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Trentino: il turismo open air vale 2,3 milioni di presenze

🏖️ In Trentino, 2024, open-air tourism reached 429,000 arrivals and 2.33 million overnight stays, contributing €200 million to the economy. The sector saw an increase in guest duration, with a 16.7% rise in arrivals and 14.6% in overnight stays since pre-Covid 2019. Data revealed by Ciset Ca’ Foscari study during Faita Federcamping convention in Riva del Garda.
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Sailwiz: triplicati nel 2024 i turisti nautici italiani

🚣 Sailwiz, a Spanish platform, has tripled its user base in 2024, as confirmed by CEO Álvaro García de Polaviej. The platform caters to Italian sailing enthusiasts, including those without boats, by enabling them to find crews to share rental costs. Sailwiz also offers individual cabin bookings to make nautical tourism more accessible and promotes sustainability through wind energy use and circular economy practices.
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Mandarin Oriental sbarca a Porto Rico con il Mandarin Oriental Esencia

🏖️ Mandarin Oriental announces the opening of Mandarin Oriental Esencia in Porto Rico for 2028. Located at Cabo Rojo on the southwestern coast in Boquerón Bay, the resort will feature 106 rooms and suites, each with a balcony, terrace, or private garden with pool. Additionally, there will be a collection of 83 branded villas along the beach, hills, and cliffs, plus over 200 private residences within six-story buildings. Facilities include five restaurants, a beach club, a poolside bar, an elegant lounge bar, and an 18-hole golf course designed by Rees Jones. The resort will also offer a spa, a fitness center with an outdoor swimming pool, a beauty salon, a kids club, and an adventure park. The project is a collaboration between Reuben Brothers, Three Rules Capital, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, with architecture by Studiomk27.
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Brian Tsoi, Cathay: “I turisti asiatici sognano l’Italia”

📍 Cathay Pacific is investing over 100 billion Hong Kong dollars (over 1 trillion euros) by 2032 to revitalize its passenger experience, with premium materials and technology. The new Aria Suite for the B777 is part of the upgrades. Flights to Milan will occur daily, and Rome's seasonal flight is reopening. The focus on the European market relates to high load factors and margins, with key hubs in London, Paris, and Munich. The Italian market is promising due to Asia's interest in Rome, especially during the Jubilee, and Milan's trade and fashion connections. There are hopes to make Rome's seasonal flight a regular service.
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Vola Air Europa Risultati record sull’Italia

✈ Air Europa in Italy reports an 8% revenue increase in 2024 and a 10% rise in passenger numbers compared to 2023, with a record Ebitda. The leisure segment grew by 50%, and long-haul destinations accounted for 90% of growth. Renato Scaffidi, Air Europa Italia's country manager, anticipates a 7% revenue increase and a 12% passenger increase in 2025, aligning with the 25th anniversary of their Italian operations. The fleet might expand by four aircraft, including three Boeing 787 Dreamliners and one 737 Max. Business travel represents 10% of operations, while leisure continues to grow in the Dominican Republic, Lima, Bogotá, Cancun, and Buenos Aires. The company plans to enhance engagement with travel agencies and tour operators through webinars, workshops, and events. With a 2023 turnover of €2.9 billion, up 6.3% from 2023, the group remains attractive to major market players and considers future partnerships to maximize potential.
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Morto l’Aga Khan, il creatore della Costa Smeralda

🏖 Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, linked with the luxury tourism destination Costa Smeralda, died in Lisbon at 88. In 1962, he bought 1,800 hectares in Sardinia, founded Alisarda, now Meridiana, which later failed. He built Olbia airport and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in 1969, and took over Ciga Hotels Spa in 1985, which struggled and was sold to Sheraton in 1995. Awarded by Italian Presidents and Queen Elizabeth II, he was honored in 1977, 1988, and received a title in 1957.
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Alpe di Siusi, protesta contro i turisti: compare una scritta sulla neve

🚨 In Alpe di Siusi, a protest message against overtourism was displayed in red letters in the snow near a cable car. Repubblica.it reported the message appeared three times to be visible to cable car passengers. Similar sentiments have been expressed in Alto Adige, with past protests in August near the Bolzano-Soprabolzano funicular, and anti-tourist graffiti at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, over 2,000 meters high.
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