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💸 Borghini e Cossa, a historic travel insurance broker, present "golden rules for the insured" at the start of August, amidst traditional departure times. Key tips include immediate trip cancellation upon unforeseen incidents, prompt claim opening, careful documentation submission without delegation, and avoiding unnecessary paperwork. For medical/luggage guarantees, they advise saving policy details on phones, contacting the operational center without hesitation, following given instructions, preferring electronic payments with saved receipts, and carrying life-saving medications in hand luggage. Daniela Rando, claims management executive, emphasizes checking policy coverages, maximum payouts, and exclusions for informed choices.

🏖️ In Spain, Valencia follows Barcelona in tightening regulations on short-term rentals. The regional government plans to cap tourist rentals, proposing fines up to €600,000 for non-compliant owners. The initiative, explained by tourism official Nuria Montes, aims to control the unchecked growth of the market. Details on the first set of measures will be unveiled next Thursday.

🛫 Due to tensions between Israel and Lebanon, European airlines are suspending flights to Tel Aviv. Lufthansa has canceled flights to the Israeli city until August 8 and to Beirut until August 12. ITA Airways halts flights to Tel Aviv until August 6. Other airlines, including Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Fly Dubai, Air India, and British Airways, have also suspended flights to Ben Gurion Airport. Air France-KLM is monitoring the situation but has not yet suspended flights.

🛈 From September, the EU will reinstate a 100 ml limit for liquids, creams, and gels in hand luggage for air travel. Malpensa, Linate, and Fiumicino airports, which had recently implemented new scanners allowing for the verification of liquids, will be affected. Olivier Jankovec, director general of Aci Europe, expressed concerns about the impact on airports that adopted the new technology, both operationally and financially.

💸 The Italian Revenue Agency has halted certain communications and invitations except for urgent cases, effective from today until September 4. The suspension includes terms for certain payments as stated by the "decreto Adempimenti." Two suspension periods are set: August 1-31 and December 1-31, during which automated control communications, formal control notices, and separate tax income notifications cannot be sent. Payment terms of 30 days for automated and formal control amounts, as well as for separately taxed incomes, are also suspended from August 1 to September 4. Transmission terms for documents and information are on hold during the same period, excluding those related to access, inspection, and VAT refund procedures.