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🌞 Viva Resorts by Wyndham saw an 8% increase in Italian market presence in the Caribbean in 2024. Direct Neos flights in spring to Mexico and the Dominican Republic facilitate travel. Giuliana Carniel, Vice President of Sales & Revenue, highlights the region's safety and competitive all-inclusive offers. With nine resorts in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and the Bahamas, spring advantages include greater room availability and easier access to activities and restaurant bookings. Easter and spring breaks focus on resorts in Mexico (Viva Maya and Viva Azteca), Dominican Republic (Viva V Samaná for adults only), and the Bahamas (Viva Fortuna Beach). Ideal spring travel is marked by festive bridges, honeymoon trips, and potential savings.

🏡 Autentico Hotels in Campania announces the addition of Miramalfi in Amalfi and Excelsior Parco in Capri to its portfolio, now nearing 25 properties. Excelsior Parco, an Art Nouveau gem built in 1906 on ancient Roman villa ruins, has won Travellers’ Choice Best Of The Best from 2012 to 2024 and features 11 rooms with scenic views of the Gulf of Naples. Miramalfi offers a quiet luxury escape with Mediterranean design and a restaurant serving local cuisine.

🏖 Paul Gauguin Cruises opens bookings for the 2027 season, unveiling nine unique itineraries in the South Pacific with 34 departures. The 165-room Gauguin offers 7 to 20-night cruises across the Society Islands, Tuamotus, Marquesas, and Cook Islands. Additional 13, 17, and 20-night sailings connect Singapore, Australia, Fiji, and Bali, featuring extended stays. The vessel's design enables access to shallow lagoons and remote islands.

🌳 Italians showed a strong affinity for Barbados, the youngest republic in the world since 2021, with a remarkable +37% increase in arrivals from Italy in the past year, totaling about 3,700 visitors. In 2024, the island, rich in historical identity and recognized for its UNESCO heritage capital, Bridgetown, attracted diverse tourists, including families and sports enthusiasts. Weekly packages, including flights and resort stays, start at €1,980 per person, with 4 or 5-star accommodations like Sandals Barbados. Barbados boasts one of the best air connections from Italy to the Caribbean, with direct flights via British Airways, Virgin Atlantic through London, or Condor through Frankfurt.

🏦 Palazzo Talìa, a 5-star hotel, opened in spring 2024 near Piazza di Spagna and Fontana di Trevi. Housed in a 16th-century building, once home to humanist Angelo Maria Colocci, now features 26 luxury rooms and suites designed by Marianna Lubrano Lavadera and Laura Feroldi. The interiors, boasting 60 marble artworks and a Roman Menade statue, were curated by Luca Guadagnino, marking his first hôtellerie project. A standout, the Terrace Suite, offers a 66-square-meter terrace. The hotel also includes Tramae restaurant, Bar della Musa, and a Spa with Roman-inspired marble and majolica.

🏨 London, Istanbul, and Dublin lead European cities in new hotel room openings in 2025, with London adding more than 5,600 rooms, Istanbul 3,920, and Dublin just under 3,200. Overall, Europe will see nearly 107,000 new rooms this year, including those opened early in 2025. CoStar reports a total of about 171,000 rooms under construction, 86,000 in final planning, and 163,000 in initial planning stages.

🏨 IHG Hotels & Resorts introduces the mid-scale brand Garner to Rome, renaming The Smooth Rome to Garner Rome Aurelia after partnering with Pacini Group. The rebranding emphasizes IHG's commitment to strengthening its portfolio in Italy's mid-scale segment, adding to over 88 Garner properties in development. Launched in 2023 as IHG's 19th brand, Garner Hotels is recognized for its flexibility and solid returns. Garner Rome Aurelia is located west of Rome on Via Aurelia, providing convenient access to Fiumicino Airport, Vatican City, Trastevere, and central historical attractions. After Pacini Group's total renovation in January 2025, the hotel features 58 modern rooms, a restaurant, bar, open terrace, and meeting area, focusing on essential elements like strategic location, comfort, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour fresh ground coffee, and quality H24 snacks at the Garner Shop. Willemijn Geels, VP of Development Europe at IHG, sees this expansion as a milestone for growth in Italy, while Emidio Pacini, Founder & CEO of Pacini Group S.p.A., expresses pride in the partnership and the ability to meet the increasing demand for quality hospitality in Rome.

🏡 Tridente Collection, under Fabrizio Pacini's guidance, recently opened U-Visionary Venezia in Cannaregio, Venice, joining the brand's Roman hotel. The boutique hotel showcases a blend of Western and Eastern culture through modern design, curated by architect Daniele Chiocchio from Integra Design. U-Visionary Venezia features rooms overlooking the Grand Canal, a 26 sqm family suite with a terrace, and an Oriental-style garden. Artistic elements are incorporated in collaboration with Cinquerosso Arte gallery, harmoniously balancing dark wood with vivid textiles.

🏡 Vista Ostuni, a luxury 5-star hotel by the Passera family, is confirmed to open in summer 2025 after two years of construction. Located 37 km from Brindisi Airport and near the White City, it’s part of The Leading Hotels of the World and housed in the former 14th-century Manifattura Tabacchi. The hotel operates year-round, offering 28 rooms and suites with an average size of 60sqm, two restaurants, three pools, a rooftop bar, a library bar, a Spa, a beauty center, and a gym. Michelin-starred Chef Andrea Berton oversees the food & beverage, with two dining experiences: Bianca Bistrot and Berton al Vista. The hotel features over 16,000 sqm of gardens designed by landscape architect Erik Dhont, private beach club transfers, historical and artistic site visits, and 70 staff members. Architect Roberto Murgia of RMA led the restoration with a vision of discreet luxury.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group in 2024 added nearly 40,000 rooms globally. Elie Younes highlighted a successful year despite geopolitical changes and plans for 2025 focusing on growth and new business models. The Radisson Collection expanded to 70 hotels, including first-time acquisitions in Paris, Madrid, and a third in Riyadh, with new flagships in Rome and Srinagar, India. In collaboration with PPHE Hotel Group, they launched art'otel London Hoxton in May, with an art'otel Rome slated for early 2025, marking the brand's debut in Italy. Radisson Blu brought over 20 new properties, like those in Casablanca's financial district and Conakry, Guinea. Radisson RED entered markets such as Danang, Berlin, Auckland, Vientiane, and Abuja, with significant openings in Galway and Phuket Patong Beach. Launched in 2020, Radisson Individuals rapidly grew in the Apac region with nearly 15 new properties, including in India, Oman, Sardinia, Turkey, France, and the UK. The mid-scale brand prizeotel was rebranded to Prize by Radisson, with upcoming openings in Gdansk and Berlin. An Eastern Mauritius coast hotel is under development.