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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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Torna ‘Sell & Go’, programma Sandals per le agenzie

🏖️ Sandals Resorts relaunches "Sell & Go" for travel agents, offering free nights proportional to booked room category for 6+ nights stays: 3 free nights for Butler, 2 for Club Level/Concierge, and 1 for other rooms. Agents must complete online training. Free nights from 2022 bookings valid until December 20, 2024; from 2023 stays, until December 20, 2025. Requests 60 days post-client return, for Deluxe room stays of 3-7 nights, booked at least 60 days in advance.
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Affitti brevi, guida al Cin: le procedure e le sanzioni

💰 The Italian National Identification Code (Cin) for short-term rentals will be mandatory in 3 weeks. Minister Daniela Santanchè aims to unify 21 regional and provincial systems with Cin, which has been experimentally active since June in Puglia, Veneto, Abruzzo, Calabria, Lombardia, Marche, Sicily, Sardinia, Liguria, and Molise. By September 1st, all regions will join, with two months' grace before enforcement. From January 2025, tax and finance authorities will impose fines up to €8,000 for non-compliance. Landlords must display Cin on listings; platforms like Booking and Airbnb won't feature properties without it.
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Malpensa, i servizi di pagamento Revolut disponibili al T1 e al T2

💸 Revolut payment services launch at Milan Malpensa Airport, offering automatic dispensers at T1 and T2 for passengers to obtain Revolut debit cards at no cost. The Visa-compatible cards can be used in 200 countries and over 100 million merchants worldwide. Travelers can link the card to the Revolut app, create an account in minutes, and new clients get €10 cashback on their first transaction. Ignacio Zunzunegui, head of growth Southern Europe at Revolut, aims to make Revolut the top banking app for their 2 million Italian customers.
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Tassa di soggiorno Santanché frena: “Nulla di deciso”

💰 Minister of Tourism, Daniela Santanchè, addresses the controversy regarding changes in the tourist tax. Council of Ministers to discuss new regulations on August 7. All municipalities could apply the tax, potentially up to €25 per night depending on hotel cost. Hotel associations express concern over potential loss of international competitiveness. Discussions with industry stakeholders to continue in September.
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Enav: nel semestre picco di voli da e per l’estero

🛫 Enav's CEO Pasqualino Monti reported a traffic increase over 20% in Italy's first semester of 2024, with 1.15 million flights managed in the first 7 months, a 10.2% rise from 2023. Italy noted the highest European growth rate with an 18% increase in international arrivals and departures. Enav's revenue grew by 5.7% to more than €461 million, with an Ebitda near €100 million and a 25% increase in net profit to €23 million.
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Crescita a doppia cifra per gli arrivi turistici in Spagna

🏖️ Spain's National Institute of Statistics reported a 13.3% increase in arrivals during the first half of 2024, reaching 42.5 million, potentially setting a new record. Italy showed a significant growth rate of 19.8%, second only to the Netherlands. Revenue surged to €55.5 billion, a 20% rise from the previous year. Tourist spending and stay duration also grew. Popular destinations include the Balearics, Catalonia, Andalusia, with Madrid having the highest annual growth rate at 20%.
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Finnair apre le porte del Giappone: potenziata la summer

📍 Finnair is boosting its routes to Japan in summer 2024, introducing Nagoya flights in May, alongside existing Tokyo and Osaka flights from Helsinki. Tokyo is served by both Haneda and Narita airports. Osaka is set to host the Expo in 2025. Helsinki Airport connects with Milan, Rome, Naples, Bologna, Venice, and Verona, facilitating convenient transfers to Japan.
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Wizz Air, l’app disponibile per i dispositivi Huawei

✈ Wizz Air's app is now available on Huawei's AppGallery, enabling Huawei device owners to book flights and check in with ease. Remus Moraru, Wizz Air's head of e-commerce, states the expansion onto Huawei AppGallery will provide users easy access to a range of convenient features including seamless flight booking, real-time updates, and exclusive discounts, thereby enhancing the travel experience and extending the airline's digital presence.
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Tassa di soggiorno, Confindustria Alberghi: “A rischio la competitività di imprese e territori”

🚩 Maria Carmela Colaiacovo, president of the Associazione Italiana di Confindustria Alberghi, expresses concern over potential changes to the tourist tax, warning it could harm the competitiveness of businesses and territories. She highlights the risk of misusing funds intended for tourism support and promotion, and fears increased taxation could contradict efforts to distribute tourist flows more evenly. The hospitality sector's vital contribution to Italy's economy, especially with international travelers post-Covid, necessitates careful policy to maintain competitiveness.
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Aeroporti italiani, è boom di traffico: semestre a +12,3%

🛫 Italy's passenger traffic surpassed 100 million in the first half of 2024, a milestone that edges closer to the annual record of 200 million. Assaeroporti reported a 12.3% increase to 100,397,247 passengers. Fiumicino witnessed a surge of nearly 27%, while Malpensa experienced a 10% rise. Other airports like Bergamo and Bologna also grew by 10%, Florence by 22%, and Linate by 15.6%.
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