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🏨 During the Milano Beauty Week, the Milano Verticale | UNA Esperienze hotel in Corso Como-Porta Nuova announced a partnership with Armonia Wellness Solutions. SPA Armonia offers a tranquil escape with a sauna, Turkish bath, whirlpool, and solarium. UNA Italian Hospitality, Italy's largest hotel chain with over 6,000 rooms in 58 locations, enhances its quality services. The spa includes traditional Italian treatments, cutting-edge technology, and natural products such as MEI-Alta Fitocosmesi Italiana and Terme di Comano.

🍕 Gabriele Bonci reopens Pizzarium in its original location on Via della Meloria 43, Rome, in September 2025, after renovations. The pizzeria now spans 160 square meters with an expanded kitchen and an 8-meter counter showcasing up to 11 trays. New features include a refrigerated counter with maritozzi and tiramisù, alongside a visible kitchen and a VIP counter. Bonci's approach includes 72-hour fermentation, seasonal ingredients, and a connection to sustainable agriculture.

🍕 Pupillo Pura Pizza inaugurates its third location in Latina on September 19 at 7 PM, located at Via Cesare Battisti 30. The brand, celebrated for its Neapolitan base and local ingredients like Gaeta olives and Bassiano prosciutto, also introduces the historic Falia bread. The space, redesigned by architects Marchetti and Scimia, merges past and present. Since 2017, under Mauro Reali, Pupillo has earned awards like the "Tre Spicchi.

🏨 Oman and Grupo Tui have signed a strategic agreement to boost tourism. The Sultanate aims to be a top sun-and-sea destination by acquiring a 1.4% stake in Tui. Plans include building five hotels in Dhofar under Tui's brands. Construction will take at least three years, and these hotels are set to welcome global guests starting winter 2028.

🍸 Giorgio Aceti's new cocktail bar, Silk, opened in Como two months ago. He co-founded it with childhood friend Massimiliano Gatti. Giorgio, 31, spent 13 years in hospitality, including seven in London at Ritz and Jumeirah Carlton Tower. Silk features two menus, including a "Biography" menu with six signature drinks. The drink list changes every six months. Initially attracting locals, Silk saw tourist influx in August but aims primarily to serve Como residents.

📍 Un nuovo DoubleTree by Hilton con 216 camere sarà inaugurato nel primo semestre del 2028 all'interno dell'aeroporto di Milano Linate. Il progetto, approvato da SEA e ENAC, include anche 25.000 mq di uffici, spazi pubblici e 14.000 mq di aree verdi. Il gruppo HNH Hospitality gestirà l'hotel. Situato vicino alla linea M4 della metropolitana, il complesso mira a migliorare l'attrattiva di Linate e a integrare l'aeroporto con la città di Milano.

🛫 DoubleTree by Hilton, a four-star hotel, will open in the first half of 2028 at Milano Linate Airport. Developed by SEA Aeroporti di Milano, ChorusLife Linate, HNH Hospitality, and designed by Studio Tectoo and Studio Marco Piva, this urban project includes 216 rooms, 9 suites, and various amenities. Part of the Linate Airport District's sustainable urban regeneration, it features 25,000 sqm of office space and 14,000 sqm of green areas, enhancing Milano Linate's appeal and competitiveness.

🌏 Aman Karingani, Mozambico's first Aman resort, opens in 2026, marking Aman's entry into the safari sector. Located in the 150,000-hectare Karingani Reserve, the resort features 30 rooms and private residences for 3 to 6 guests. It includes a central lounge with amenities and an Aman spa. Chairman and CEO Vlad Doronin highlights this opening as a significant milestone due to high demand for Aman-branded safari retreats.

🏟 Sports Illustrated Resorts, launched in 2023, plans to open its first urban location in Chicago's Loop by 2026, converting the Virgin Hotel into a 250-room facility with a salon, fitness center, café, restaurant, and bar. This follows their success in the Dominican Republic. The Chicago site will celebrate the city’s sports culture. Future locations may include Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Nashville, Tennessee, shifting focus from university towns to mature sports tourism.

🏨 Nel 2024, The Dylan, un boutique hotel di Amsterdam situato nel Keizersgracht, ha completato una ristrutturazione del suo edificio Serendipity e delle sue strutture culinarie, tra cui la brasserie Occo e il ristorante Michelin Vinkeles. Originariamente aperto nel 1999, l’hotel conserva elementi storici del teatro Schouwburg, inaugurato nel 1638 e distrutto da un incendio. Il designer Paul Linse ha guidato il progetto, bilanciando minimalismo e patrimonio storico. La rubinetteria Dornbracht arricchisce l'elegante design dei bagni.