Conferenze e Fiere

📣 Ryanair to temporarily shut down its website from 19:00 on Wednesday, October 16 to 03:00 on Thursday, October 17. The maintenance-related outage affects both desktop and mobile platforms. Passengers must check in online before the shutdown or face a €60 fee for airport check-in and boarding pass printing.

🏖 Lombardia, Veneto, and Provincia autonoma di Trento launch 'Regione Garda' for joint tourism promotion in a triennial plan for 2024-2027, aiming to boost the competitiveness of Lago di Garda as a travel destination. According to Lombardia's Tourism Assessor, Barbara Mazzali, provisional data from January-July 2024 shows 1.5 million arrivals, 63% foreign, 36.35% Italian, and over 6 million overnight stays, a 12.06% increase from the same period in 2023.

🚙 Trenitalia and SkyTeam alliance signed a memorandum of understanding to offer combined train + air itineraries in a single booking. The partnership allows tourists arriving in Italy with a SkyTeam company to reach destinations served by Trenitalia's high-speed trains. Frequent flyer members of SkyTeam can earn and spend miles on selected Frecciarossa trains, just as CartaFreccia members can with selected SkyTeam flights. The agreement enhances travel options in Italy and integrates Trenitalia into the European rail transport market.

🏗️ TTG Travel Experience e InOut|The Contract Community opened today featuring the theme 'Veritas', with 9 arenas, over 200 events including conferences, round tables, and debates, and over 250 speakers. Key industry figures like Marcello Mangia, Matteo Della Valle, Cristina Pizzutti, Adriano Apicella, Alberto Bolognesi, Chiara Fabbri, Vanessa Padovani, Angelo Trivellone, and Massimo Ferrara highlight the importance of the event for market trends, strategic partnerships, and innovative solutions. The event also features TTG Next STARTUP and special sections for solo travelers and Africa at Book&Go narrative workshop.

🛫 Allianz Partners focuses on its renewed Globy range at TTG Travel Experience starting tomorrow in Rimini. The classic Globy Rosso, Globy Verde, and Globy Giallo are expanded for broader protection. New offerings include Globy Crociere for cruise lovers, plus options for youth and business travelers. New additions are Globy Sport for sports enthusiasts and Globy Long Trips for journeys up to 180 days. Massimo Sibilio highlights the event's importance for industry engagement and introducing the new Globy range. The new Globy Essential line, in Rosso, Verde, and Giallo, caters to the growing demand for simple insurance products with essential coverage.

📍 Rimini will host the 2026 edition of Routes Europe, a major three-day event for airport and aviation industry players. The announcement was made at the 2024 Routes World in Bahrain, attended by regional tourism councilor Andrea Corsini, Rimini Mayor Jamil Sadegholvaad, and Fellini CEO Leonardo Corbucci. Hosting Routes Europe is seen as a prestigious event and unique opportunity to boost Rimini's tourism by showcasing the city to top airlines.

🚢 The "Viaggio Italiano" project, led by Regione Marche, aims to promote active vacations and nautical tourism in Italy, presenting 17 interregional nautical routes inspired by historical and commercial pathways, culminating in around 30 tourist itineraries. A conference will be held on October 9 at TTG Travel Experience, featuring key figures such as Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè and Luca Oriani as moderator. Further details on itineraries will be disclosed on October 10 with participants like Barbara Casagrande and Giuseppe Nicotra. This initiative is part of a broader strategy involving regions like Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, and Abruzzo, each focusing on themes like "villages," "slow tourism," "active tourism," and "nature and parks." Partner regions Tuscany, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Campania contribute to enogastronomy, golf, and underwater archaeological tourism, respectively.

🏖 On October 5th at Brucoli, the "Italia le radici della bellezza" Convention, organized by FdI parliamentary groups, focused on network-enhanced industrial museums and quality tourism. Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè, alongside industry associations, emphasized teamwork and leveraging Italy's potential. Antonio Barreca, Giuseppe Roscioli, Marco Misischia, and Vittorio Messina discussed tourism diversity, national identification codes (219,000 assigned), local tax deployment, and cultural offer enhancements. The government acknowledges businesses as wealth creators and stresses the importance of dialogue for decision-making.

🏝 ASTOI, representing Italy's Tour Operating sector, will be at Pavilion A3 with the successful “Villaggio ASTOI” of 900 sqm during the trade fair. Including members like Alidays Travel Experiences, Alpitour, and Costa Crociere, the space emphasizes collaboration in the tourism market. The ASTOI Party, attracting up to 900 attendees last year, returns on October 10 at Rimini's Rockisland, organized by ASTOI's Marketing and Events delegate Stefano Pompili and Art Group's Artistic Direction. Key partners include Europ Assistance, American Express, Neos Air, and Art Group. President Pier Ezhaya highlights the importance of cohesion in strengthening the market.

🏖️ In November, Florence will host both the G7 Tourism (November 13-15) and the second edition of the International Tourism Forum (November 8-9). The Italian Ministry of Tourism announced the “Week of Tourism” as a key event for the industry. The Forum aims to facilitate dialogue among institutions, associations, and businesses in tourism before the G7 meeting. Minister Daniela Santanchè emphasizes the industry's importance and plans to involve sector associations and businesses. Participation details and press accreditation will be announced soon.