Conferenze e Fiere

📃 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.

🏨 Booking Designer offers free training for the hotel industry from early November to mid-December, featuring 4 educational events. Gian Piero Linardi, business developer, highlights partnerships with market leaders like takyon on resalable rates, Hermes for tourism employment policies, Scalapay on 'Pay now buy later' options, and Be safe rate for insured rate topics.

🏠 In Italy, 75%+ hotel rooms are already booked for Ognissanti, despite one less holiday day compared to 2023. Rome and Venice lead with 82% and 84% occupancy, followed by Milan at 78%, and Naples at 77%. Florence lags with 66%. Perugia and Matera boast 90% and 88%, matching last year's figures, while Verona confirms its 71% from 2023. The high-end market thrives, fueled by international tourists, notably Americans, British, French, and Germans.

🌊 Roberto Perocchio, President of Assomarinas, announced on October 31 at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in Florida the Icomia World Marinas Conference, scheduled for October 15-17, 2025 in Venice at Isola della Certosa. The event will host a maximum of 500 participants from every continent and around 40 speakers from Icomia-affiliated marina organizations. It's supported by the Italian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Tourism, and the NMMA. Registrations are open at www.worldmarinasconference.com.

🏨 Hilton plans to open DoubleTree by Hilton Naples Oriente and Hampton by Hilton Rome St Peter's in 2025 in Italy. The Hampton property will feature 124 rooms and debut in March 2025, offering amenities like free breakfast, a gym, and meeting spaces. DoubleTree Naples, also franchised, will have 112 rooms, a gym, day-long restaurant, and a rooftop bar. Alan Mantin notes over 2,000 rooms in Hilton's Italian pipeline and nearly 60 million visitors to Italy in 2023.

🏠 Faro Capel Rosso on Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, offers a luxury experience on November 23 and 24 which includes helicopter flight, landing at the lighthouse, followed by an encounter with Michelin-starred chef-patron Roberto Rossi from restaurant Silene. The visit features an exclusive dinner prepared by Rossi, an overnight stay, a bioenergetic lesson, and breakfast. New events with different chefs are also planned.

🏠 Matera to host the 3rd edition of "Roots-in", the International Tourism Exchange of Roots, on November 18 and 19. Organized by Apt Basilicata, in collaboration with Enit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ita Airways, the event targets over 80 million people of Italian descent globally. The edition emphasizes the link between Italian roots and 'Made in Italy', featuring a forum, workshops, and talks with 60 experts, and a market with 74 international buyers and 150 sellers from 19 Italian regions.

🏖️ "Made in Italy" is the theme of the third edition of 'Roots-in', the International Exchange of Roots Tourism, held in Matera on November 18 and 19. The event, organized by Apt Basilicata under the direction of Antonio Nicoletti, aims to highlight the role of Italians abroad as ambassadors of Italian culture and skills. It will attract about 80 new international buyers, 150-200 Italian operators, and features participants from 13 Italian regions, 30 workshops with 60 notable speakers, as well as 12 foreign journalists and influencers to widen the event's international scope. The project promotes Italian internal areas in national tourism, with roots travelers preferring longer stays of 7-14 days in less touristy locations.