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🏖 Costa Azzurra, identified by France Tourisme's Osservatorio del Turismo as a top summer destination, maintains a strong hotel occupation rate of 81% in June 2024, equal to 2023 levels. Boosted by events such as Cannes' Lyons and Nice's Ironman 70.3, the region sees a 14% increase in Revenue per Available Room (RevPar). Airline bookings for July-September 2024 are up 17%, with North America leading the surge at 35% growth. Domestic airline bookings, excluding low-cost carriers, fell by 17%. Early July hotel occupancy on the coast hit 85%, up 4 points from 2023, with Nizza hotels full during the Tour de France's first weekend, reaching 90% occupancy on July 19. Overall, summer occupancy is expected to be around 85%, slightly higher than in 2023.

🏖 Mare is the top summer vacation choice for Italians with 66.8% preferring cities of art and 51.9% mountains, while hills (49.3%) and lakes (42.6%) are less chosen. Research by La Base Balneare, Donnedamare, and Assobalneari Italia, coordinated by Daniele Marini from the University of Padova, finds that 74.4% of beachgoers opt for bathing establishments. Average stay is around 13 days, but 43.4% stay under 6 days. Cleanliness (88.7%), theft protection (86.6%), and sea safety (84.5%) are key priorities. Accessibility for the disabled is important for 67.7%. 73% are satisfied with facilities, and 69.9% with beach cleanliness. Two-thirds believe these establishments support tourism growth and local economy. For every euro spent at the beach, €2.36 is generated in other sectors. 65.3% acknowledge their role in marine heritage and environmental sustainability, and 62.8% see coastal management as a public service.

🏙 Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel was included in Time's "World’s Greatest Places" list for 2024, comprising 100 outstanding destinations. The hotel, opened in April 2023 after a significant renovation, offers guests an experience amidst ancient cloisters and elegantly furnished rooms and suites with original details preserved. The Anantara Spa provides wellness treatments drawing from local healing traditions. General Manager Estelle Vassallo expressed honor at the recognition, which follows the hotel's inclusion in the 2024 Travel + Leisure IT List.

🛡 Filcams Cgil Calabria launched an initiative last week to meet workers in the Calabrian tourism sector. Key locations include Serra San Bruno, Isola Capo Rizzuto, Gioia Tauro, and Soverato, with public events, debates, and discussions planned in each. The union aims to highlight precarious work conditions such as informal contracts, undeclared labor, exhausting shifts, low wages, and lack of safety, and to engage in constructive dialogue with regional institutions including the new Tourism assessor.

🏡 Gruppo Bulgarella inizia oggi a Palermo i lavori di rifacimento dell'ex Motel Agip, acquisito l'anno scorso, per trasformarlo in un hotel 4 stelle con 120 camere, ristorante, bar, cucina, e tre sale conferenze. Riapertura prevista nel 2025 con l'obiettivo di 60mila presenze annuali. Città scelta per il suo potenziale turistico in crescita, necessita di migliorare pulizia, arredo urbano e trasporti per incrementare il turismo. Altre proprietà in rinnovamento includono la Colonia Olivetti e l'Hotel Bristol di Viareggio.