Conferenze e Fiere

✈ On March 10, Ver.di union called for a 24-hour strike affecting staff at 11 German airports including Berlin-Brandeburgo, Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Hannover, Bremen, Hamburg, and Leipzig-Halle. The strike is expected to disrupt about half a million passengers and approximately a thousand domestic and international flights.

🎁 Abu Dhabi launched its new campaign 'Make Abu Dhabi Your Easter Surprise' at the ITB Berlin, targeting European markets including Italy for Easter or spring getaways. The unprecedented promotional campaign combines marketing and gamification, featuring 'Easter eggs' in digital ads that offer a chance to win a group trip for 4 to Abu Dhabi.

🏖️ Club Med is hiring 480 staff for spring-summer 2025, including 250 positions in Italy, to enhance its teams for the Exclusive Collection and other categories. Recruiting sessions are scheduled in Milan on April 9 and online on April 3, following a February 28 Job Summit in Rome. The company seeks professionals in Hospitality, Cuisine & Catering, Support & Sales, Childcare, Wellness, Sports, and Art & Entertainment, emphasizing soft skills for luxury service roles.

📷 ScuolaZoo offers 'Offline Days' for Gen Z in May and June to disconnect for four days in Tuscany's nature. Available from May 1-4 for adults and June 12-15 for ages 16+, activities include sports, hiking, and group activities like beach volleyball and canoeing. Photos will be captured with analog cameras, not smartphones. Gioele Pollino, project lead, emphasizes the experience over digital connectivity, aiming to encourage voluntary disconnection rather than enforcing rules.

🏖 The 'HighWellness-South Italy' project, led by the Calabria Region, will be officially presented at the 2025 Itb Berlin. Funded by Italy's Ministry of Tourism, it aims to create a network platform for mountain tourism operators in Southern Italy, promoting strategic synergies and an integrated management model. This initiative seeks to enhance the cultural, artistic, natural, and gastronomic heritage of the mountain areas, while also focusing on environmental protection and revitalizing at-risk villages. National Parks of Sila, Pollino, Aspromonte, and the Regional Park of Serre are participating.

✈ easyJet's winter season 2025/2026 runs from December 15, 2025, to March 22, 2026, offering 4 million seats on over 20,000 flights to and from Italy. New destinations include the Canary Islands—Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife from Milan Malpensa, and Gran Canaria from both Milan Malpensa and Naples—as well as the Red Sea spots of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurgada, and Marsa Alam accessible from Naples and Milan Malpensa. Cultural destinations from Milan Malpensa include Rabat and Marrakech, the latter also from Naples. Flights from Milan Linate to Copenhagen, Oslo, and Vienna, and from Rome Fiumicino to Brussels, Munich, or Zurich, are available.

🛡 The Special Olympics World Winter Games' "Fiamma olimpica della speranza" arrived in Rome Fiumicino from Athens yesterday. Celebrating the 13th edition, the event will take place in Turin from March 8-13, with 1,500 athletes from 102 countries. Italian officials, including Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè and Sports Minister Andrea Abodi, welcomed the flame before it heads to the Vatican and then to Piedmont.

🍀 Ireland Week in Milan, from March 9-17, celebrates St. Patrick's Day and Irish culture. Maria Sheehy, Irish Consul in Milan, notes strong Italy-Ireland connections with numerous flights. There are 18 Italian cities connected to 5 Irish airports, including Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Ireland West Airport Knock, and Belfast. Milan-Belfast route reactivates in March, with Aer Lingus and Ryanair expanding fleets and routes. Italy confirmed as the sixth-largest visitor source to Ireland in 2024, with an 11% increase over 2023, surpassing the international average growth of 10%. Tourism Ireland aims to spread tourism benefits across all counties and promote year-round travel for Italians, focusing on regenerative tourism.

🍰 Portrait Milano's Cake Couture initiative celebrates Milan Fashion Week by merging fashion and high-end pastry, inspired by Salvatore Ferragamo's iconic shoe designs from the 1930s-50s. Pastry chef Cesare Murzilli crafted six cakes, mirroring the timeless design of Ferragamo's creations, available at the 10_11 Bar, Giardino, Ristorante. Cakes like "Dama," "Rainbow," "Avanguardie," "Damigella," "Iride," and "Argo" pay homage to Ferragamo's innovative style and Italian tradition.

🏦 The Grand Hotel Sitea in Turino first opened on February 19, 2025. During the Covid pandemic, it was discovered that the hotel had no locks or keys as it had never closed before. Emiliano Lera founded the hotel; his family continues to run it four generations later, maintaining its independence. Long-time waiter Paolo spoke German to his dog and, after his passing, his grandson was unknowingly hired in the kitchen. Beppe Loi, the head barman for 40 years, created a cocktail that won a contest and is still served. General Manager Fabrizio Musso began working at the hotel at 18 and is now likening it to his family and home. Actor Marcello Mastroianni once waited to personally thank Musso. Centennial celebrations include a special menu by executive chef Davide Scabin and an initiative in collaboration with EBT, Exclusive Brands Torino, to highlight local entrepreneurial history. Federico and Nicolò Buratti aim to use the hotel to tell these stories and foster creative energies.