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🏖 Hilton Rome Eur La Lama has launched the La Lama Wellness Centre on the 15th floor, offering panoramic views of Rome. Accessible from Viale Europa via glass elevators, it features personalized massages, beauty treatments, a sauna, Turkish bath, emotional showers, and a solarium. Guests can enjoy the relaxation area with herbal teas or cocktails on the terrace. Open to all by reservation, it enhances the lifestyle and MICE offerings of this iconic EUR structure.

🏨 Radisson Hotel Group, in 2025, acquired four French hotels in Paris Opéra, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Cannes, and Bourges, expanding its portfolio to 34 properties. New additions include Cour des Loges Lyon and Radisson Blu Hotel, Montpellier, offering luxury and premium experiences. Partnerships with Covivio and Byron Capital support this growth. Elie Younes, Radisson's global chief development officer, emphasizes France's strategic importance in their expansion plans. Over 65% of Radisson's worldwide owners possess multiple hotels.

🍴 Daniele Sera, Chef al ristorante Tosca presso il Castello di Casole, guida una cucina toscana d'eccellenza. Dal 2012, Sera valorizza prodotti locali e stagionali su 1300 ettari biologici. I menù, "Tracce" e "Anima Vegetale", presentano piatti con ingredienti dall'orto. Tosca opera dal martedì alla domenica, dalle 19:00 alle 22:00, offrendo esperienze gastronomiche raffinate. Dal 2025, Sera parteciperà al progetto Garden Gastronomy by Veuve Clicquot.

☕ Bugan Coffee Lab, led by Maurizio and Sonia Valli, opened a new location in Milan at Via Vigevano 15, bringing their specialty coffee expertise from Bergamo. Established in 2014, they boast nine national and two world barista titles. The Milan outlet offers diverse coffee experiences, excluding sugar to preserve taste integrity. They source from regions like Kenya and Ethiopia, using direct trade and coffee hunters. Each coffee undergoes cupping for optimal roasting and extraction methods.

🏖 Grand Hotel Ampezzo in Cortina d'Ampezzo opens this winter season, located in the historic center on Via della Stazione. Designed by Studio Zuretti, the hotel, originally from the 1920s, features 70 rooms, including 26 suites with Dolomite views. The 1000 sqm spa, one of the largest in Cortina, includes various wellness amenities. Part of the DHOM Collection, this new luxury address offers a garage with 80 spaces and complements the Grand Hotel Savoia within the group.

🍕 In Ostia, Ilary (19) and Massimo Fabi (21) launch "Panineria Popolare" to reinvent traditional Roman cuisine. The PANPO's spherical sandwich measures 15 cm, made with 48-hour leavened dough and premium local flours. Menu highlights include coda alla vaccinara and trippa. The 25 sqm space offers 20 seats and modern ordering options. Open Monday-Thursday (11:00-22:30) and Friday-Sunday (11:00-24:00), with delivery and takeout available.

🏨 Dopo una ristrutturazione multimilionaria durata otto anni, il Waldorf Astoria di New York ha riaperto il 1° ottobre 1931. L'hotel, originariamente aperto nel 1893, ha ridotto le sue camere da 1.400 a 375, incluse 78 suite, ma ha raddoppiato gli spazi eventi. La gestione è affidata a Hilton per 100 anni, sotto proprietà del gruppo Dajia. Il restauro ha preservato elementi storici e modernizzato le strutture.

🏨 Mikhail Kusnirovich, a Russian billionaire, acquired Villa Durazzo in 2021 from the D'Amico family to transform it into the five-star Bosco Palace Hotel on Lake Maggiore. The historic site, known for hosting Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill, will feature 93 to 117 rooms, a spa, pool, luxury dining, and a private beach club, opening between March and May 2026. Renovation began in 2022, aiming for international appeal.

🏡 The Thinking Traveller adds Palazzo Musmeci in Acireale, Sicily, to its luxury villa collection. This 17th-century baroque palace, a former aristocratic residence, hosted monarchs like Ferdinando IV and Umberto I. The two-story palace features six bedrooms with private bathrooms, a ballroom, a private chapel, a herringbone-tiled pool, and panoramic terrace. Rossella Beaugié, co-founder, expresses pride in including this historic residence, reflecting their 20-year dedication to preserving valuable properties.

🍦 La Scimmietta, a renowned Campanian gelato brand, originated in the 1950s in Afragola, officially branded in 1962. With 72 artisanal flavors, it plans three new locations by 2025, including a 250-square-meter site in Naples opened on September 4. Expansion will create 20 jobs and includes a Master Franchisee deal with Nello Nunziata for 12 new sites in three years. Led by Biagio Giglio and Davide Pirozzi, the brand embraces franchising with expert support.