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🏨 Minor Hotels announced four new hotel brands: The Wolseley Hotels, Minor Reserve Collection, Colbert Collection, and iStay. These brands target luxury, premium, and select market segments. By 2027, Minor Hotels aims to reach 850 properties globally. Ian Di Tullio, Chief Commercial Officer, emphasized the expansion's role in meeting evolving traveler and investor demands. The company plans to announce new developments for each brand in the coming months, enhancing Minor Hotels' diverse portfolio.

🏨 Falkensteiner Hotel Bozen WaltherPark opens on July 10, 2025, in Bolzano’s WaltherPark district. This elegant urban retreat offers 114 rooms designed by Aggi Bruch and Muza Lab London. The fourth-floor Acquapura Spa overlooks the Catinaccio mountains. The rooftop hosts Mochi Sushi.Grill.Rooftop Bar, serving Japanese-inspired dishes. Architect David Chipperfield designed the hotel, part of a larger WaltherPark development, including a shopping center and underground parking. CEO Otmar Michaeler and President Erich Falkensteiner highlight the project's uniqueness.

🏨 Falkensteiner Hotel Bozen WaltherPark opened in Bolzano, Italy, as part of the WaltherPark complex, which will be fully operational by the end of 2025. The hotel has 114 rooms, an Acquapura SPA, and a rooftop restaurant. The project was designed by David Chipperfield Architects with interiors by Muza Lab London and Aggi Bruch. The sixth floor features the first Mochi Sushi.Grill.Rooftop Bar in South Tyrol, inspired by Japanese izakaya culture.

🍹 In July 2025, the Ambrosia Bar atop Hotel Artemide in Rome reopened, featuring low-alcohol cocktails. Mixologist Maurizio Zuddio leads with a Greek mythology-inspired menu. The hotel offers stylish rooms and a panoramic terrace near historical Roman sites. Ambrosia emphasizes hospitality and creativity, aiming for inclusive and responsible drinking. The bar blends artistic Greek inspirations and modern mixology, promoting consumer engagement and return visits.

🍺 Al centro di Milano, il primo KoRo Café d'Italia apre vicino al Duomo. Il locale, con un design in legno e toni pastello, offre un menù completamente vegan o vegetariano, con colazioni, pranzi e merende. Collaborando con la pasticceria vegana Nepà, KoRo propone dolci come muffin e brownies. Situato in Corso di Porta Vittoria 14, apre lun-ven 7:00-18:00, sab 9:00-18:00, dom 10:00-16:00.

🏨 IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its voco brand to Rome, selecting the Hotel Albani near Villa Borghese. The 4-star hotel, featuring 155 rooms, was designed by Venturino Ventura in the late 1970s. IHG, with over 6,600 hotels across 115 countries, chose voco to align with the hotel's style. Savills’ Hospitality & Leisure team advised the Violante family in this franchising venture, attracting interest from major hotel chains for Rome's mid-scale market.

🍴 In 2023, chef Luca Salatino opened "Iolanda Vino e Cucina" in Rome's Marconi area. The restaurant features a 40 sqm dining area with 32 seats. Salatino emphasizes zero kilometer sourcing, using local suppliers like Pastificio Lagano for pasta and Pescheria Galluzzi for fish. The menu blends traditional and innovative dishes, including carbonara, which Salatino considers his signature. The restaurant opens Monday to Saturday, 12:30-15:00 and 19:30-23:30, closed on Sundays.

🏛 Notre-Dame, from December 2024 to June 2025, welcomed 6.015 million visitors, averaging 35,000 daily. It could reach 12 million in 2025, surpassing its pre-fire visitor count of 11 million annually. This achievement could make it France's top monument, overtaking Montmartre (9 million), Louvre (8.7 million), Versailles (8.4 million), and Eiffel Tower (6.3 million). The Gothic marvel reopened on December 7-8, 2024, post a five-year, €850 million restoration.

🏨 Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), with 620 hotels globally, unveiled its 2025 strategy in Rome. Italy hosts 88 properties, representing 10% of SLH’s portfolio, celebrated at The Goethe Hotel. CEO Richard Hyde noted Italy’s unique hospitality. In 2025, SLH welcomed 51 new properties, including Twin Palms in Phuket and Cuvée in Osaka. Owned by the Shibru family, the group doubled top hotel bookings via Hilton’s Honours program. Emerging destinations include Matera, Girona, and Berlin.

🍦 La Fiat 500-gelateria Toschi arriva all’Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia per quattro mesi, offrendo dieci gusti di gelato al giorno, tra cui opzioni vegane. Fondata nel 1945, Toschi Vignola è presente in oltre 80 paesi ed è riconosciuta come Marchio Storico di Interesse Nazionale dal 2022. La loro linea Zero+, lanciata nel 2019, risponde alla domanda di prodotti senza zuccheri aggiunti, consolidando la loro posizione nel mercato italiano.