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Tony Loeb

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Tony Loeb, un expert reconnu de l'industrie hôtelière et du marketing digital, a gravi les échelons de sa carrière, passant de webmaster à Directeur Technique puis co-fondateur de WIHP où il participe à la création Meta I/O. Il a ensuite lancé "Experience", le premier CRM hôtelier mondial, révolutionnant l'expérience client et aidant plus de 4500 hôtels. Actuellement, il innove avec 10minhotel.com, une plateforme et une base de connaissance pour hôteliers, combinant ses passions pour l'hôtellerie et le marketing. Le site propose également un podcast informatif, "10 min pour un hôtelier", démontrant l'engagement continu de Tony pour l'innovation dans l'industrie hôtelière.
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I pizzaioli amatoriali al Campionato Mondiale della Pizza 2025

🍕 In Parma, the 32nd World Pizza Championship will take place from April 8-10, 2025, featuring hundreds of pizzaioli from over 55 countries. The 2025 edition introduces the "World’s Best Homemade Pizza" contest for amateur pizzaioli aged 16+ who haven't worked professionally as cooks/pizzaioli. Registration for amateurs starts on December 6, until seats run out, while professionals have been registering since December 1. Nearly 2 in 3 Italians eat pizza weekly, and registration fees remain unchanged for 2025, with an early discount until January 15.
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Il 2025 Four Seasons Le nuove aperture e i grandi ritorni

📍 Four Seasons Hotel New York reopened late this year, celebrated for Art Decò style. In 2025, Four Seasons will debut several properties: the 131-room Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Cartagena in Colombia's Getsemaní district, featuring the restored 16th-century Temple of San Francisco; Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara in California after a restoration; and the 94-suite Four Seasons Resort Mykonos in Greece with views of the Aegean Sea and sustainable design. The Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort in Florida, will offer 216 rooms, dining options, golf, and water sports. Four Seasons Resort Red Sea at Shura Island will feature 149 rooms, six dining venues, a spa, and marine discovery center. Four Seasons Resort and Residences AMAALA at Triple Bay in Saudi Arabia will have 220 rooms focused on sustainability and wellness, while the Four Seasons Hotel Madinah will cater to visitors near the Prophet's Mosque.
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Originaltour compie 35 anni: il racconto di Arcangeli

🏖️ Loredana Arcangeli, General Manager of Originaltour, celebrates 35 years in the industry, having started with just four partners including Luciano Paparelli. Initially focusing on Red Sea diving trips, they expanded to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and began offering Oman tours 25 years ago. Originaltour became specialists in Oman, now featuring over 50 tented camps and leading in off-road tours, second only to a German operator. In 2024, they also saw success in Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and a recovering Sri Lanka market. Arcangeli's daughter Elena continues the legacy, ensuring tailored, high-quality travel experiences.
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Tassa di soggiorno: oltre 976 milioni di euro l’incasso per il 2024

💰 In Italy, the tourist tax revenue for municipal administrations is expected to surpass €976 million, with projections for 2025 exceeding €1 billion, as per the National Observatory of JFC. Lazio leads with over €295 million, followed by Lombardy (€108 million), Tuscany (€100 million), and Veneto (€98 million). The increase is attributed to higher tax rates, the tax's implementation in new municipalities, and positive tourism trends, particularly in major art cities. An additional 25 municipalities plan to introduce the tax by 2025.
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Ancillary sotto attacco Tremano le compagnie

💸 Ancillary revenues from airlines are being scrutinized, with authorities on both sides of the Atlantic taking action, notably against the charge for carry-on luggage. Spain imposed fines on low-cost carriers for charging for carry-on bags, a critical travel component. In Canada, the Transport Ministry has also called airlines to discuss free hand luggage for all travel classes. CarTrawler's report highlighted a record high in ancillary revenue, which allows travelers with lower spending power to utilize base fares, while the 55% who opt for extras help subsidize these tickets.
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Per Natale, Cavazza propone un Recioto da meditazione e tre vini esclusivi nella Box Identità

🍷 Cavazza celebrates Christmas 2024 with two wine offerings, the sweet and enveloping "Capitel Recioto di Gambellara Classico DOCG" and the "Box Identità" gift set featuring three signature wines: "Bocara," "Corallo," and "Fornetto." The Recioto, produced in Vicenza's western region, follows the ancient "picai" method where grape clusters are naturally dried while hanging. This process, passed down through generations, results in a wine with intense honey and dried fruit aromas, ideal for pairing with holiday sweets or enjoying alone.
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Daniele Cacciuolo omaggia l’Etna e il Vesuvio con la pizza Gambero Fiorato

🍕 Daniele Cacciuolo, acclaimed pizzaiolo from Naples based in Gela, created "Gambero Fiorato" pizza, blending Campanian and Sicilian excellence with ingredients like Vesuvius yellow piennolo sauce and Campanian buffalo stracciata DOP. Topped with Mazara red shrimp tartare, Sorrento lemon peel, black pepper, edible flowers, and nocellara Etnea oil. Cacciuolo's restaurant was named Best Pizzeria in Sicily 2022 by All Food Sicily. He uses 65% hydration dough with 48 hours of fermentation. In 2016, Cacciuolo opened "La Bella Napoli" with his wife Marzia, and in 2024, "Daniele Cacciuolo pizzeria e bistrot".
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Nasce Tuttopizza World: la fiera Tuttopizza diventa internazionale e arriva a Shanghai

🍕 "Tuttopizza," the International Pizza Expo, held annually in Naples since 2016, targets Horeca professionals and sector operators. In 2025, it will uniquely occur simultaneously in Naples and Shanghai on May 19, marking its eighth edition and first venture outside Italy. This expansion stems from a partnership between Tuttopizza, the Campania Region, Compexposium, the Sial Network, and Squisito Eventi. The global pizza market is valued at $148.6 billion as of 2023, with 12,000 Italian restaurants in Shanghai alone. The SIAL China expo in Shanghai is the third largest food fair globally, enhancing Tuttopizza's international reach and celebrating the craft of Neapolitan pizza making, a UNESCO heritage since 2017.
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Anantara Convento di Amalfi e Acarbio insieme per un Natale biodiverso

🎄 On December 6th at Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel, a “Biodiversity Tree” was lit marking the Christmas season, symbolizing the beauty and history of the Amalfi Coast. The tree, designed in collaboration with ACARBIO (Amalfi Coast Biosphere Reserve Association) since 2009, promotes local natural and cultural heritage preservation and biodiversity education. The tree is sectioned into "Sea," "Land," and "Sky," each symbolizing various aspects of the Amalfi Coast’s landscape. General Manager Estelle Vassallo presented a €14,000 check to ACARBIO during the lighting ceremony. Anantara's “Dollars for Deeds” program matches €1 per guest per night, doubling the donation to €2. The hotel hosts a Christmas market, special performances, and offers local experiences and treatments, including a handmade "Panettone Dei Cappuccini" and local ingredient-based spa treatments.
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RATIONAL raggiunge 150.000 utenti con ConnectedCooking

📈 RATIONAL reached 150,000 users for its free digital kitchen management system ConnectedCooking by the end of the year. ConnectedCooking is a digital enhancement for RATIONAL iCombi Pro and iVario Pro cooking systems, accessible via PC, tablet, or smartphone, and provides data insights and automatic equipment updates. Founded in 1973, RATIONAL employs over 2,300 people and is listed on the MDAX of the Deutsche Börse following its 2000 IPO.
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