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🏩 Rimini's tourism future is linked to Federico Fellini Airport's growth with British Airways and EasyJet debuting in 2025, announcing 16 routes. British Airways starts in May with three weekly flights from London (Monday, Thursday, Saturday), and EasyJet in April with flights from London and Basel (Wednesday, Sunday). Ryanair offers eight routes including Palermo, Cagliari, London, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, and Kaunas. Flights from Luxembourg resume in May, Riga and Vilnius in June, and a year-round flight from Tirana with Wizzair. Luxwing connects Monaco during Sigep and works to extend it throughout the summer.

🛫 Oman Air launches a second flight from Italy to Muscat, with departures from Rome Fiumicino four times a week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 20:30, arriving at 5:45 local time. Flights are operated with Boeing 737/800, soon to be replaced by Max 8, configured with 3 service classes. The airline aims to boost traffic to Oman from Central and Southern Italy, targeting both business and leisure travelers, and hopes to maintain an 85% load factor.

🛒 Italy's Council of Ministers is considering a measure today to outlaw the sale and manipulation of online reviews. Drafted by the Ministry for Enterprises and Made in Italy within the annual bill for SMEs, the law will ban the purchase, sale, or incentive-driven manipulation of reviews. Consumers will have to verify their identity and confirm that they have used the reviewed service within 15 days. Reviews must be detailed and accurate, or businesses can request removal or publicly respond. Obsolete reviews can be deleted after two years or if issues reported are resolved.

🏖️ Filcams Cgil, Fisascat Cisl, and Uiltucs, alongside Aica and Federturismo Confindustria, signed a new national tourism industry contract, effective for three years from January 1, 2025. The deal introduces a €200 salary increase over four installments, five for travel agencies and tour operators, including a one-off €450 payment, €320 for travel companies. Measures also address service outsourcing, ensuring adherence to national sector agreements, and include provisions for service internalization. Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè highlights additional government measures, like the tax exemption increase on tips from 25% to 30% and the income threshold from €50,000 to €75,000, plus a special supplement for night and overtime work. Vice President of the Senate Gian Marco Centinaio emphasizes the contract's role in enhancing salaries, guarantees for workers, particularly women and parents, and fostering local contracts.