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🌍 African Explorer and World Explorer are expanding their 2025 offerings with tours to Tunisia, overland options, and new routes in Kenya and Tanzania, as well as in Oman and Saudi Arabia. Alessandro Simonetti, owner of African Explorer, highlights the growth potential in the Mediterranean Africa region, including Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. The new Tunisia Explorer group tour is exclusive to African Explorer. They aim to capture younger audiences with different price points. World Explorer reintroduced Japan in 2023, Sri Lanka in 2024, and has new deals with Singapore Airlines for trips to Bali and Komodo. New commercial deals include World Explorer with Korean Air for Japan, anticipating increased travel due to Osaka's 2025 Expo.

❄ Livigno tops the 2024-2025 rankings by Holidu as Italy's favorite ski destination, with an average daily cost of €67. Madonna di Campiglio and Alto Sangro follow at €104 and €56 respectively. Trentino Alto Adige dominates with 16 out of the top 40 locations, with 35 Italian destinations favored by locals, and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in France leading six foreign spots at €63 per day. Costs range from €28 in Nicolosi to €128 in Zermatt, with Cortina d’Ampezzo being the priciest in the top 10 at €117.

🏕️ In Italy, Christmas camping reservations soared by 132% compared to last year, reports Pitchup.com. Globally, Christmas day bookings surpassed 2023's count with 12,424 stays versus 10,922. The past 12 months saw Portugal leading in total transaction value growth at 251.18%, followed by Hungary (228.85%) and Montenegro (216.58%). Belgium, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, and Croatia also marked significant increases, highlighting an international trend.

🍫 London cocoa prices rose over 40% since early November, reaching highs not seen since June, with a 127% increase compared to December 2023. Aretè attributes the hike to weather conditions in West Africa and fears of production not meeting consumption for 2024/25. USA Light Halves walnut prices climbed 10% from October to December, hitting a peak since February 2022, due to a 19% reduced US harvest for 2024/25 and strong European demand, despite a 26% lower 2024 Chilean yield.

🏖️ 60% of holiday bookings for 18 December 2024 to 12 January 2025 made 90 days in advance, increasing revenue by 12% over 2023. Average package price at €2,400 per person, average holiday length of 8.2 days. Key tourism generators: China, Germany, United Kingdom, and USA, accounting for 45% of global flows. Emerging markets include Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and Pakistan. Spain, France, and USA are top destinations; Italy ranks sixth in 2040. Global tourism's top 5 destinations predicted to drop from 30% to 20%. Over two-thirds of global demand focuses on culture, tradition, and local cuisine. Tourism concentrated in four regions: Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Caribbean. Challenges to be addressed using technological innovations for sustainable growth.

🏖️ Daniela Santanchè, Minister of Tourism, attended the Rome Boat Show to discuss the challenges and opportunities of nautical tourism in Italy. Economist Gianni Lepre highlighted a lack of infrastructure resulting in losses of over 500 million euros annually. Campania alone lacks 3,000 berths, causing a 40 million euro loss from mooring shortages and another 55 million from ancillary revenue loss. Gennaro Amato noted the potential of marinas to boost local GDP, considering Italy's 8,500 kilometers of coastline. Santanchè mentioned advances including a 5 million euro allocation for port Wi-Fi and the approval of a law to enhance underwater tourism.

📊 Assalzoo and Nomisma presented a report at MASAF revealing the Italian FeedEconomy's worth of €150 billion, involving over 840,000 companies. The agricultural sector contributes €24.354 billion (37% of the total agriculture), the zootechnical food production is €54.937 billion (39% of the total production), and exports amount to €10.9 billion (18% of the total). Italian family food spending adds approximately €59.875 billion, 38% of the total FeedEconomy value.

🍷 The fine wine market in 2024 experienced uncertainty with declining prices, low risk-taking, and cautious participants. Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 dropped by 9.2%, while Fine Wine 50 and Fine Wine 1000 both decreased by 11.1%. The worst performers were Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 and 1000, underperforming all major stock markets and gold, especially after Trump's reelection. Italian wines, particularly from Tuscany, saw increased trade volume by 17.6%, volume by 17.3%, and value by 9.8%, with Tuscany's commercial value up 16.1%.

🍽 APCI and Manpower have collaborated on an exclusive event focusing on the future of personnel in commercial, collective, and hotel catering. The online event, which is streamed live from the Manpower Auditorium via Teams, gathers industry experts such as HR directors from national and international restaurant chains, representatives from Italian hotel schools, and industry associations. Key topics include labor market trends, essential skills for the sector's future, and the evolution of chain restaurant staff. Notable speakers include Anna Gionfriddo, AD of ManpowerGroup, and Sonia Re, General Manager of APCI. This event serves as a critical opportunity for professionals to network, learn about the latest trends, and discuss the sector's evolving dynamics.