Conferenze e Fiere

🏖️ Club Med kickstarts Black Friday 2024 tourism deals on November 19, running until December 2. Offers include special prices for couples and family stays between November 24, 2024, and May 30, 2025, with free stays for children under 6 at sea destinations and under 4 in mountain resorts. They also provide a Snow Guarantee allowing vacation rescheduling if over 50% of lifts are closed for 2+ days.

🎄 Giver relaunches a 5-day Danubio Christmas markets cruise on December 16, visiting Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava aboard the 4-star superior Vivienne, with Giver staff and all-inclusive. A second exclusive trip on December 4 to Rovaniemi via 'Santa Express' direct flight from Milan Malpensa, includes free thermal gear and Giver assistance. Free overnight stay in Milan for those >250 km away.

🇩🇴 World2Fly to launch three new long-haul routes from Europe, connecting Madrid and Lisbon to La Romana in the Dominican Republic, Mauritius, and Montego Bay in Jamaica starting in 2025. Flights to the Dominican Republic will operate from June to October, on Saturdays from Madrid and Fridays from Lisbon. Mauritius flights will be available from June to September every Tuesday, while connections to Jamaica will depart Lisbon every Wednesday during the summer. These routes add to World2Fly's existing destinations such as Cancún, Havana, Punta Cana, and Santo Domingo.

🏠 eDreams ODIGEO's 2024 report highlights travel trends for 2024 and 2025. Europeans favor their own continent for 2025 trips, while America and Asia also rank in the top 10 searches. Paris, with a 62% booking increase in 2024 thanks to the Olympics, and Tokyo, hosting the 2025 World Athletics Championships with a 135% search increase, lead the destinations. For 2024, 64% of Italian travelers chose international short to medium-haul flights, 23% domestic flights, and 13% intercontinental. Rome, influenced by the Jubilee, saw a 16% year-on-year search increase and is 4th in 2025 bookings. In 2024, French, Spanish, and German tourists dominated Italian vacation bookings with 25%, 21%, and 18% respectively. Social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest significantly influenced destination choices. Music tourism also impacted global economies, with events like Oasis' reunion spiking Manchester searches by 700%.

📈 The Independent Hotel Show 2024, held at Olympia London on October 15-16, united over 200 exhibitors and featured 30 educational sessions. Key themes included sensory-led guest experiences, wellness with a focus on sustainable mattresses from Silentnight and Hypnos, and sustainability in the form of bio-based materials and VOC-free paints. Discussions on hospitality staff mental health were led by The Burnt Chef Project. An Innovations Stage showcased new technologies like Re:Guest's CRM. HotelPartner, trusted by over 500 hotels, offers revenue management solutions aligning with industry trends. The show will continue in Munich from November 20-21, 2024, at MOC – Event Center Messe München.

🏆 Alberto Cirio, President of the Piedmont region, highlighted the lineup of major events in Piedmont and Turin at the WTM in London. Emphasizing that Piedmont hosts roughly one major event per season, with a higher concentration in autumn, Cirio noted the dual positive impact of such events: immediate wealth and long-term promotional effect. He also pointed out that 52% of tourists in Piedmont are now international.

🏦 Emirates resumes direct flights between Dubai and Edinburgh after almost 5 years halted by Covid, marking the 8th UK destination. Added to the Glasgow connection, it doubles flights to Scotland. Adnan Kazim emphasizes easy connections to popular long-haul destinations. In 2023, Scotland saw a 23% increase in international visitors, with 4 million arrivals contributing £3.59 billion to the economy.

📃 Vfs Global, exclusive provider of Indonesia's new e-Visa on arrival (e-VoA) service, targets travelers from 97 eligible countries including Italy. Starting mid-December 2024, the online platform streamlines the visa application process with pre-approval via email. Indonesia's General Director of Immigration Silmy Karim aims to enhance foreign entries, supporting the country's goal of 14 million visitors in 2024, building on the 9.92 million arrivals from January to August 2024. Vfs Global partnered with Emirates to facilitate e-VoA applications for airline passengers.

🎄 King Holidays gears up for the festive season with Christmas markets and holiday events. Barbara Cipolloni, the product manager, highlights over 1,000 dedicated flight seats from major Italian airports. Options range from European city breaks to unique New Year's celebrations in Morocco or Nile cruises, featuring customizable packages with local culture and tradition experiences.

🏠 Lazio focuses on the 2025 Jubilee, aiming to distribute tourist flows beyond Rome. Antonello Aurigemma, President of the Lazio Regional Council, promotes diverse tourism through religious, naturalistic, and exploratory routes. Over 35 million arrivals are expected for the Jubilee, as detailed by Gianluca Caramanna, advisor to the Minister of Tourism, at the WTM London press conference. The strategy encourages tourists to extend their stay by 2 nights outside of Rome.