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💍 Jeff Bezos booked five hotels in Venice from June 24 to 26 to celebrate his wedding with Lauren Sánchez. Around 250 guests are expected daily. The couple's arrival will be on a $500 million yacht, and they've reserved the entire local taxi fleet for the day. Lanza & Baucina, a renowned London agency, is managing the event, which Venice's mayor anticipates will have significant economic impact. San Giorgio's Fondazione Cini may be the venue, providing security and privacy.

🛑 Italian trade, artisan, and SME associations recently protested, prompting the government's council today to consider extending the deadline for mandatory natural disaster insurance policies to June 30. Initially, an amendment for a seven-month postponement was deemed inadmissible. Without clear criteria and benchmarks for policy definition, companies cannot make informed choices. This obligation affects over 90% of Italy's 4.5 million businesses, including bars, restaurants, and small hotels. Non-compliance risks exclusion from investment incentives. Confcommercio calls for a longer extension, noting the regulation was only issued on February 27 and the Ivass portal for insurance comparison is not yet active.

✈ American Airlines reconnects Italy and the United States, resuming daily flights to Dallas since March 6 and reintroducing daily connections to New York, Chicago, and Charlotte from March 31. A historic milestone will be reached on June 6 with the inauguration of daily flights between Leonardo da Vinci Airport and Miami International Airport, bringing the total to six U.S. hubs linked to Fiumicino. Vice President José Freig expresses enthusiasm for the record-setting connections to Rome, a highly demanded destination in their global network. Adr's Ivan Bassato anticipates new records in transatlantic traffic for summer 2025, highlighting the significance of the Rome-Miami direct flight and Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport as a major hub for North American flights.