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🏨 Hyatt Hotels Corporation launches "Unscripted by Hyatt," an upscale brand targeting travelers focused on essentials and spontaneity. Positioned for adaptive reuse and conversion opportunities, it aims to include over 40 hotels globally. Unscripted offers a lean operational model with flexible brand standards, benefiting from Hyatt's reach and the World of Hyatt loyalty program, which has over 56 million members. The Essentials portfolio saw a 10.5% room increase, with Lifestyle growing by 11% from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025.

🌴 Rosewood Mandarina opens on the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico, featuring 134 ultra-luxury accommodations, including three special suites and two expansive villas, each with private pools. The resort spans three ecosystems: mountaintop, beach, and agrarian plains. Guests enjoy surfing, horse riding, and golf at Mandarina Golf Club, which opened on April 1. Culinary options include Mexican at La Cocina and Spanish at Buena Onda, with a Japanese restaurant and cocktail bar opening soon.

🏨 Poltu Quatu, between Porto Cervo and Baia Sardinia, is set to welcome W Sardinia in August. The hotel, owned by Castello Sgr and managed by Marriott International’s W Hotels, will offer 154 luxury rooms and suites. Guests can enjoy the Tanit seafood restaurant, a boat-exclusive beach club, W Lounge, Wet Deck, Away Spa, and Fit fitness center. The design blends contemporary style with local craftsmanship using natural materials.

🏝️ Domenica 25 maggio, Porto Palo di Menfi, Sicilia. Le Dune Resort inaugura la stagione estiva come parte del Gruppo BWH Hotels Italia & Malta, sotto il brand Signature Collection by Best Western. Il resort 4 stelle offre 52 camere e si arricchisce di servizi esclusivi: ristorante, piscine, area bimbi, spiaggia privata, e aree fitness. Con questo ingresso, BWH rafforza la sua presenza in Sicilia, totalizzando 11 hotel nell’isola.

🍯 La Yogurteria e Nescafé hanno aperto un nuovo punto vendita alla Stazione Centrale di Milano, offrendo frozen yogurt e caffè di alta qualità. La Yogurteria, con 90 punti vendita in Italia, collabora con Nescafé per offrire esperienze multisensoriali. Il team è stato formato presso la Nestlé Coffee Academy. Alberto Langella ha fondato La Yogurteria nel 2007. Nestlé, attiva dal 1866, opera in 187 Paesi con oltre 2000 marche, rinnovando il suo impegno in Italia da oltre 110 anni.

🏠 The Social Hub Firenze Belfiore opened its rooftop terrace, featuring a 7,000 sqm urban garden accessible from June 1. This marks the final phase of an urban regeneration project. Designed by architect Antonio Perazzi, it includes 3,500 perennial plants and a 50-meter pool. Since opening, it has hosted 140 events. Starting June 19, the terrace will offer free community workouts, including a Workout Party, Soul Fit session, and an All In One collective fitness event.

🍹 In 2025, LVG Hotel Collection unveiled "The Flag," a 250 sqm sky bar in Pallanza, Verbania, on Lake Maggiore. Architect Pierfranco Savino renovated a 1950s ferry terminal into a two-level venue. Open daily from 17:00 to midnight, the bar features innovative cocktails by Tommaso Bindella, using local ingredients like Piedmont hazelnuts. LVG, managing four properties with 287 rooms, saw over 54,000 room nights in 2024 with 87% occupancy. Weekly summer events enhance the experience.

🏢 Pontedera, April 2025: METRO Italia inaugurates a 9,000 sqm Food Service Distribution depot, part of a 26,000 sqm logistics hub, marking its third FSD facility in Italy. Aiming to double its €140 million revenue in Tuscany, the depot serves numerous Horeca clients. Equipped with a 400 kWp solar plant and BREEAM Excellent certification, it aligns with sustainability goals. Operating in 16 regions with 47 stores, METRO Italia caters to 200,000 clients, generating €2 billion in sales for fiscal year 2023/2024.

🍰 Venerdì 30 maggio su Rai 2, Tg2 Eat Parade alle 13.30 presenta Sal De Riso e chef Giovanni Cozzolino con nuove creazioni estive "Stecchi". Sal De Riso, nato a Minori, Costiera Amalfitana, apre "Pasticceria De Riso" nel 2000, e nel 2016, un multistore a Minori. Ha vinto "Pasticcere dell'Anno 2010/2011" e presiede AMPI dal 2021. Nel 2023, apre "Sal De Riso Gourmet" a Minori, con ingredienti locali.

🏨 NH Firenze, located near Florence's historic center, has revamped its image for summer 2023 with updated interiors and a renovated rooftop terrace. Who? NH Firenze. When? Summer 2023. Where? Florence, Italy. What? Modernized 152 rooms and a rooftop pool & bar. How? Renovations include warm tones and premium materials. The Narciso Rooftop Pool & Bar is open daily from 10:00-18:30, while the bar operates until 24:00. Business facilities include nine meeting rooms for up to 130 people.