Conferenze e Fiere

✈ Wizz Air expands its Italy-Armenia connections with two new routes from Naples and Bari to Yerevan. Naples-Yerevan flights begin on October 15 with three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Bari-Yerevan flights start on October 26 with twice-weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays. Corporate Communications Manager Salvatore Gabriele Imperiale emphasizes Armenia's tourism potential, while Puglia's Regional President Michele Emiliano and Aeroporti di Puglia President Antonio Maria Vasile acknowledge the new routes' significance for cultural and economic exchanges. Flights depart Yerevan at 5:30, arriving in Bari at 6:10, with return flights leaving Bari at 6:45 and reaching Yerevan at 13:20. Wizz Air already connects three Italian airports with Yerevan: Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, and Venice.

💱 Ixpira has launched a new corporate website aimed at strengthening identity, increasing visibility, and fostering market dialogue. The site features a dedicated section for Ixpira's brand identity, services, and B2B approach, with a showcase for travel agencies, hotels, and operators. Managing Director Sergio Luongo introduced an action figure representation of the Ixpira team. The site also includes recruiting, internal resources valorization, and a blog with tourism insights. Additionally, a thematic territorial mapping tool supports agents in creating customized travel itineraries.

📅 Volotea opens sales for Spring-Summer 2026 flights, offering a network of 110 destinations in 18 European countries, including France, Spain, Greece, Czech Republic, and Italy. Bookings start for the upcoming 2026 season, with flights already available in travel agencies. The announcement follows Volotea's loyalty program, Megavolotea, reaching 800,000 subscribers, offering benefits like flight discounts, priority boarding, a free 10kg cabin bag, and reduced rates for seat selection and checked luggage.

✈️ Ryanair extends its Milan-Rovaniemi route to offer year-round flights to Lapland, with two flights per week. Dara Brady, CMO of Ryanair, and Petri Vuori, Senior VP at Finavia, express enthusiasm for providing passengers with the experience of Lapland's summer magic, including the midnight sun, which allows for 24 hours of daylight.

🏖️ Ota Viaggi hosts "Obiettivo X" from May 16-18, 2025, at Marina Resort Garden & Beach in Marina Orosei, Sardinia. The event expects 280 travel agents, 116 guests, and over 30 partners. "Il Club di Ota" is a new feature focusing on key sector issues. Keynote speakers include industry leaders such as Domenico Pellegrino, Luana De Angelis, Gabriele Milani, and Enrica Montanucci. Panels moderated by TTG Italia's Remo Vangelista and Sky TG24's Claudio Calì will feature executives like Domenico Aprea and Leonardo Massa.

🏆 Master Explorer's roadshow, set from May 12 to June 25 across Italy, aims to engage travel agents with new products and collaboration opportunities before a challenging summer season. General Director Domenico Foggetti sees it as a strategic initiative for growth and networking. The roadshow will promote a promo, boosting travel agency commissions by +2% for bookings through December 31, 2025. Key dates include May 12 in Bari and June 25 in Como.

🎡 Disney announced the opening of its seventh theme park, Disneyland Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, specifically on Yas Island. The project is a partnership with the Emirati real estate giant, Miral Group. CEO Bob Iger stated that Disneyland Abu Dhabi will be "authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati." Once operational, it will be managed by a local company, with Disney earning royalties from the park's revenues. The park aims to offer contemporary architecture and advanced technology for immersive experiences.

☀ Gattinoni Travel launched their Summer Days promotion on an unspecified date, offering a month of deals for bookings made by June 7. Isabella Maggi, marketing & communication director, emphasizes the campaign's tailored, value-focused offers and effective synergy between commercial and communication sectors. The campaign includes a diverse range of travel options from all-inclusive packages to long-haul custom trips, covering various operators like Alpitour, Veratour, and Boscolo, as well as cruise lines Costa and MSC Crociere. In addition, Gattinoni Travel's own products, such as Travel Experience tours and Selected hotels, are also featured.

🍞 Milan-based Vitavigor, founded in 1958 by Giuseppe Bigiogera, showcases new baked snack line and product innovations at TUTTOFOOD in Fiera Milano Rho until May 8. The company presents three new products, including VitaCrock's "Maxi Soffietti al Mais" and a redesigned packaging for the Hospitality line. Emphasizing sustainability, Vitavigor reduced plastic use by 53% over five years with recyclable packaging. The Hospitality line, launching Spring 2025, features five varieties of grissini and daily production of 7.5 tons, exported to over 30 countries, exclusively using 100% extra virgin olive oil. The third generation, Federica, Pietro, and Valentina, continue the legacy alongside Mario Bigiogera, maintaining traditional quality and sustainable development.

🍳 At "Tuttofood," an event for the international Food Community, the Italian Cooperative Alliance's dairy sector showcased its DOP cheese excellence. On May 5-6, visitors to stand V25 can experience show cooking, tastings, and stories featuring Grana Padano DOP, Asiago DOP, Franciacorta risotto, and more. Valentina Bergamin and Maria Cristina Crucitti will narrate cheese stories, including a centuries-old DOP dairy tradition. Giovanni Guarneri emphasized the cooperative system's importance, highlighting its nearly 70% share in major DOP cheese production and the need to expand to foreign markets amidst geopolitical uncertainties.