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Dubai brucia le tappe: visitatori a +9%

🏗 Dubai welcomed 18.72 million international visitors from January to December 2024, a 9% increase from the previous year, surpassing the 2023 record of 17.15 million. The growth aligns with the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda, D33, aiming to double Dubai's economy by 2033. Northeast and Southeast Asia saw the highest growth rate at 24%, followed by Africa (20%) and the CIS and Eastern Europe (16%). Western Europe maintained its position as the top visitor source with a 14% increase. Helal Saeed Almarri attributes this record tourism growth to strategic planning and agile strategy implementation.
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Milano, nuovo 5 stelle per Sina Hotels: 43 milioni di euro al Comune

🏠 Sina Hotels won the auction for a public building lease in Galleria Ciro Fontana, Milan, securing a 36-year contract at €1.2 million per year. The announcement, reported by Il Giorno, follows a previously unsuccessful bid for the property which aimed for mixed-use development. Sina Hotel's expansion project includes adding around 30 new rooms and suites, communal spaces, a restaurant, and a wellness area to their nearby Sina The Gray hotel. The city of Milan will receive over €43 million from the agreement. Any modifications to the heritage-protected complex require approval from the Superintendence.
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Il Grand Hotel San Pellegrino Terme rinasce grazie agli americani

🏡 The Grand Hotel San Pellegrino Terme, closed since 1979, will be revitalized by a $64 million investment from California-based Ekn Development. The 99-year agreement grants Ekn Development rights over the property and park. The project, which includes renovation and potentially adding one or two new pools, is expected to take 3-4 years. Additionally, public funding of €5 million will contribute, with €3 million from the Lombardy Region and €2 million from the municipality of San Pellegrino Terme.
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All Nippon Airways: ordine di 77 nuovi aerei per la flotta

🏩 Ana, a Japanese carrier, announced the purchase of 77 aircraft from Boeing, Airbus, and Embraer, valued at approximately 2 trillion yen (€12.7 billion) - the company's largest single order. Koji Shibata, president of Ana Holdings, envisions this order as key to enhancing profitability on domestic flights and bolstering international routes, signaling a sustainable development push post-Covid-19 pandemic. The purchase includes 30 Boeing, 27 Airbus, and 20 Embraer planes.
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Norse riduce il numero di aerei operativi quest’anno

✈ Norse trims its fleet from 15 to 8 aircraft, targeting increased profitability. Four planes leased to IndiGo for new long-haul routes, deals starting in H2 of this year. Three Boeing 787s already returned to leasing companies. CEO Bjorn Tore Larsen focuses on the top eight performing routes, with Los Angeles and Miami routes currently not in Norse's winter schedule. Norse endured a pre-tax loss of $135 million in 2024 but achieved its first December profit, predicting a profitable 2025 with an expected average load factor of 90%. Ticket sales up by 38% and average ticket price by 13% compared to last year. Norse aims for annual savings of $40 million by autumn, including closing some crew bases.
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I4T potenzia la rete con nuovi area manager su Sicilia e Veneto

🛡 I4T expands its commercial network with two new area managers: Emilio Ganci for Western Sicily and Jacopo Rumor for Lower Veneto, including Padova, Vicenza, and Rovigo. The team now boasts 15 professionals, supported by an internal back-office resource and coordinated by network director Ilaria Bortolato. This expansion is part of a strategy to effectively cover the territory and enhance human resource competencies, essential for excellent service. With a focus on dialogue and problem-solving, these managers will bolster travel agent support. Commercial Director Giovanni Giussani emphasizes the importance of pre-contractual clarity for agents in the wake of IVASS highlighting complaints in the insurance sector.
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Guide turistiche, 27mila le domande: la preoccupazione di ConfGuide

🎮 The Italian Ministry of Tourism launched a national call for tour guides, receiving 27,000 applications. This number could potentially double the current 14,000 licensed tour guides, possibly tripling the professional count within the year. Valeria Gerli, ConfGuide president, expressed concerns about declining service quality and "overtourism" effects. ConfGuide criticized the reduction in qualification requirements from a degree to a diploma and foreign language proficiency from two languages to one at B2 level.
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Pioggia di ricorsi contro il resort di Giovanni Rana sul lago di Garda

🏠 Giovanni Rana's resort on Lake Garda won a legal victory when the Veneto regional administrative tribunal (Tar) dismissed a lawsuit from Count Agostino Guarenti. The suit aimed to annul construction permits but was rejected as it was filed past the 60-day deadline after work commencement. This is just one of six appeals against the resort in the protected Punta San Vigilio area.
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