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Giamaica, la strategia turistica di Bartlett

🇯🇲 Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has proposed a growth strategy for the travel industry focusing on diversifying demand, targeting visitors from the Middle East and Latin America, and reducing reliance on traditional markets. Enhancements in both digital and offline marketing, along with collaborations with airlines to improve connections and explore new routes, are pivotal to the strategy. This approach aims to fortify the sector amid global economic uncertainties and air transport challenges.
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Gruppo Gattinoni, il futuro del bt è nella sostenibilità

💲 Gruppo Gattinoni commissioned the "Business Travel 2030" research in late 2023 to analyze business travel trends. In 2023-2024, there was a 35% increase in sustainable travel requests; 19% of respondents had not yet taken specific sustainability measures. The 87% of travel managers prefer sustainable suppliers, 82% choose greener travel services, and for 49%, sustainability indicators in travel plans are useful. 20% value sustainable solutions over economic factors. Elena Carlino, Commercial Director, emphasizes commitment to ecological and safe business trips. The company works with Up2You for sustainability certification and Carbon Footprint calculation.
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Vueling investe in tecnologia con l’IA generativa

🏃 Javier Alvarez, IT Director at Vueling, a Spanish airline, reveals the upcoming launch of an AI generative copilot to assist flight crews. This tool will optimize processes, enhance customer experience, and augment staff capabilities, rapidly providing answers from extensive operational manuals. Vueling also utilizes traditional AI for predictive maintenance and price optimization for flights.
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airBaltic, cresce l’impegno in direzione dei carburanti green

✈ airBaltic, a Latvian carrier, serves nine Italian destinations directly: Catania, Milan, Naples, Olbia, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice, and Verona. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Riga-Milan route in 2024, currently connected by five weekly flights. CEO Martin Gauss cites increased demand for Italy. The airline also promotes sustainability, offering passengers the option to buy eco-fuel (Saf) voluntarily. In the first year, 16,000 travelers participated, contributing to 18 tons of Saf used in May 2024 for flights between Spain and Latvia.
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Fondo nuove competenze, Federterme chiede attenzione alle imprese del comparto

📌 Federterme Confindustria highlights the critical need for qualified workers in the tourism sector and calls for the new Fondo Nuove Competenze regulations to address this. They urge Minister Calderoni to consider the unique challenges of tourism, such as high turnover and the rise of new professions, to ensure the 2023 criteria facilitate access for tourism companies. The forthcoming publication of the regulation aims to support businesses in overcoming the skilled labor shortage.
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Enac, semestre in crescita: traffico in aumento del 12%

✈️ In the first half of 2024, Enac reported a 12% increase in air traffic compared to the same period in 2023, with over 100 million passengers. Domestic traffic rose by 5% to 33.5 million passengers, and international traffic grew by 16% to 66.6 million. Cargo volumes reached 600,557 tonnes, up by 18%, with significant growth in trade with Asia. Overall movements were 807,376, a 9% increase over 2023, and the average number of passengers per flight climbed from 114 to 124.
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Crash informatico, la risposta dei vettori aerei

🚀 During a global IT crash on a Friday, Ita Airways canceled 60 flights, including 34 at Rome Fiumicino and 26 at Milan Linate, but rebooked over 90% of affected travelers. Wizz Air offered a 120% refund in credits for canceled flights. In India, some airlines like IndiGo resorted to handwritten boarding passes, while major U.S. airlines like American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta halted all flights, creating chaos at busy airports such as Los Angeles. Sydney Airport's system was completely affected. Minor panic in Europe: Iberia in Spain avoided cancellations, Lufthansa in Berlin faced limited disruptions, Eurowings canceled all domestic flights, and Dublin's Ryanair experienced check-in issues.
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Air Transat, due voli settimanali via Toronto per il Perù

🚂 Air Transat, present in Italy for 36 years, enhances summer operations with daily non-stop flights from Rome Fiumicino to Toronto and Montréal in July, August, and September. New this summer 2024: flights from Rome to Lima, Peru via Toronto on Wednesdays and Saturdays, continuing until October 26. Venice Marco Polo Airport offers twice-weekly non-stop flights to Toronto on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and to Montréal on Mondays and Fridays.
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Federalberghi, 40,6 miliardi dai viaggi estivi

🏖️ Federalberghi's research, conducted by Tecnè, reveals that 36 million Italians plan to travel between June and September, with 90% staying within Italy. A trend towards multiple holiday segments is confirmed, with 33.1% of vacationers taking more than one holiday period, leading to a total business turnover of €40.6 billion. The average main holiday will last 10.3 days and cost €886 per person. Meanwhile, 44.8% will not vacation during these months, predominantly due to a lack of funds.
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