ttgitalia

📖 The Italian Ministry of Tourism is creating a national database of accommodation facilities, including non-hotel lodgings and short-term rental apartments. Gianluca Caramanna, National Head of the Tourism Department, highlighted that short-term rentals make up nearly 50% of Italy's accommodation capacity, proving vital for the economy in 2023. The experimental phase of the "Cin" identifier began in June 2024, with 20,000 out of 276,000 registered facilities receiving it. By September 2024, all facilities must comply, facing fines from €800 to €8,000 for non-compliance, with additional fines for failure to display the required badge. This initiative aims to fight illegal accommodation and unfair competition.

🏖 Destination Italia is investing over €3 million in IT development, specifically in the Hubcore platform for tourism operators, over a three-year period. The all-in-one technology is designed for OTA, hotel businesses, and DMC/DMO. The investment focuses on improving booking processes through Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming at efficiency and responsiveness. Migration of Destination Italia's data to Hubcore has begun, and various tourism operators are already using the platform. Dina Ravera, the company's president, emphasizes the importance of IT investment in tourism for the country's economic growth and the integration of AI to save time on repetitive tasks.

🏠 Milan is the most sought-after Italian destination by British travelers, second for Spaniards, Dutch, and Portuguese, fourth for the French, and sixth for Germans as of August 2024, according to www.jetcost.it. Italy ranks as the second most searched country for vacations after Portugal. Leading holiday spots for Italian tourists include the Canary Islands and major European capitals. Tenerife tops the list, followed by Catania, Palermo, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Olbia, Corfu, and Ibiza rounding out the top ten. Jetcost's marketing director, Ignazio Ciarmoli, noted a record surge in vacation searches, surpassing the previous year.