Distribuzione e Revenue

🏨 Una Hotels targets a net profit of €25 million in 2024, up from €1.5 million the previous year, with revenues surpassing €200 million, a growth of 4%. CEO Giorgio Marchegiani reveals plans for around 20 new openings by 2028, including directly managed and franchised properties, starting with a new hotel at Portello near FieraMilanoCity in Milan. The expansion reflects increased interest in Italian hospitality, despite rising rental costs, particularly in art cities.

🌍 In 2024, the Cook Islands receive approximately 170,000 visitors annually, while Liechtenstein attracts about 58,400 tourists. Samoa anticipates closing the year with around 250,000 arrivals. Tonga is noted for whale enthusiasts, and Bhutan imposes an entry fee of €92 per person per night for visa applications. Kiribati sees a mere 6,000 visitors yearly. These countries are listed among the least visited according to World Population Review.

📍 Jumeirah Group, in collaboration with Thanda Group, is set to debut in Africa, managing two luxury properties in Tanzania and South Africa. The exclusive-use property on Shungimbili Island’s marine reserve and the Jumeirah Thanda Safari in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, mark the group's entry into a market that shows strong growth in luxury travel, as stated by COO and CEO Thomas Meier. - Travel Weekly reveals the expansion.

🏖️ Carlo Sangalli of Confcommercio remarks on holiday travel, estimating 17 million Italians traveling, exceeding November's forecast by 1 million. Over 60% stay within Italy, 25% travel domestically and internationally, and 12% only abroad, especially for New Year's and Epiphany. Economic reasons prevent 20% from vacationing; 13% lack leave days. Expected spending exceeds €8 billion; New Year's sees €390 per person, nearly 9 million travelers. For New Year’s, 27% choose cities or art cities, 23% mountains; for Epiphany, short stays dominate (52% under 3 nights), with 29% selecting foreign destinations for 5+ day vacations.

🚀 Tap Air Portugal surpasses two million passengers on Portugal-Brazil routes in a single year. Victor Pereira, the two-millionth passenger, a 22-year-old engineering student, flew from Salvador Luís Eduardo Magalhães Airport in Bahia to Porto, Portugal with a stop in Lisbon. Celebrating this milestone, Tap Miles&Go awarded him 200,000 miles. CEO Luís Rodrigues highlights the airline's commitment to quality service and customer trust, aiming to expand further and maintain excellence in service into 2025.

🚑 TTG Word addresses tourism experience fatigue by suggesting unique travel options tailored to 10 traveler types - luxurious, anthropologist, explorer, recordman, archaeologist, and medical tourist. For each type, TTG offers bespoke suggestions to fulfill their desire for unique vacations. Details on these 10 ideas can be found in TTG World's publication dated December 12, 2024.

🍕 "I Borboni" pizzeria, founded by Valerio Iessi and Daniele Ferrara in August 2018, joined by entrepreneur Adriano Romano in 2020, ranks 40th on 50 Top Pizza Italia 2024 and 92nd on 50 Top Pizza World 2024, with 2 Gambero Rosso slices. In 2024, they introduced a protein-rich pizza with soy flour and a pizza named 'Morese' using buffalo serum instead of water. Tasting menus range from €30 to €50, paired with wine selections. Open daily for dinner and Sundays for lunch in Pontecagnano Faiano (SA), contact at 340 4994871.

🎄 During Christmas holidays 2024, Italy expects 16.3 million tourists in hospitality structures, with a 4% increase in presence. Forbes USA reports 119.3 million Americans traveling between December 21, 2024, and January 1, 2025, up by 3 million from the previous year. Reservations made at least 90 days in advance account for 60% of Christmas bookings, leading to a 12% revenue increase over the same period in 2023. BWH Hotels Italy & Malta notes a couple bookings rise of 21%, long stays increase by 4%, and a slight short stays decrease. Average spending is up by 4% from 2023. Popular destinations include Naples, Venice, Verona, Turin, Rome, Sanremo, Arezzo, Trento, San Martino di Castrozza, and Sestola. Malta also confirms its winter appeal.

🍕 Emilia-Romagna reports a 30.8% preference rate among Italian enogastronomic travelers, increasing from 16% in 2023 to 25.6% in 2024. The 2024 "Rapporto sul Turismo Enogastronomico Italiano" shows a +12% increase from the previous year and a +49% from 2016, with 70% of Italians having traveled for food and wine. Domestic destinations are favored by 64%, with Tuscany at 39.3% for past trips and 33.9% for future plans. The economic impact of gastronomic tourism contributed over €40 billion to Italy's economy in 2023.

🍺 Stella Artois Draught Masters Italia final, hosted by AB InBev, will take place on February 17, 2025, at Beer&Food Attraction event in Rimini. Eight finalists, narrowed from 80 professionals through semifinals held between September and October across Italy, compete in two beer pouring challenges. The event, occurring from February 16-18, showcases both national and international offerings in beer and food for Out of Home consumption. AB InBev, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, leads the global beer market with around 155,000 employees and a diverse portfolio of over 500 brands.