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🚩 Danilo Curzi, CEO of Idee per Viaggiare, raised concerns about international destinations at a recent fair. Jordan's tourism potential has been impacted by regional conflict and international situations. Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates face noticeable booking difficulties, influenced by the conflict and psychological barriers related to warzone flyovers. Additionally, the Maldives experienced a slowdown in tourism in late 2024.

🏖 Roberta Possenti, vice president of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, unveils insights into attracting, seducing, and retaining guests for the brand's 600+ upper-level global properties. Key markets for Italian venues prioritize hyper-personalized experiences, blending large and small art cities for culture and the Italian way of life, including starred dining to cooking classes. U.S. clients, crucial for Italy, research via travel agents or OTAs and social media, but book through agents, OTAs, or hotel loyalty programs, seeking added value like bike rentals, welcome cocktails, and museum bookings.

🍷 Sandro Bottega unveiled the "Prosecco Premium Vintage Collection" in Milan, featuring select single-vineyard grapes from Unesco Heritage Hills, sustainable viticulture, and a patented cork from Sardinian cork to signal off-flavors. With up to 12 months of fermentation, prices range from €35 to €250 per bottle, limited to 50,000 bottles worldwide. Bottega S.p.A.'s turnover for 2023 was over €91 million (+6.5% from 2022), with exports exceeding 80% and a presence in 165 countries. The company forecasts nearly €100 million in revenue by the end of 2024.

💱 Italy-China commercial exchange hit €73.9 billion in 2022, with Italian exports at a record €16.4 billion and imports at €57.5 billion. In the first eight months of 2023, trade was around €45.7 billion, down 7.9% from 2022, due to an 18% drop in Chinese exports to Italy. However, Italian exports to China increased 30% to €13.6 billion. On October 11, 2024, China will require EU spirit importers to retain deposits for anti-dumping duties in response to EU's definitive compensatory duties on Chinese electric vehicles. China imported 43.31 million liters of brandy in 2023.

🏕 In Austria, the tourism sector is gearing up to surpass pre-pandemic levels with a record 115.6 million overnight stays in the first eight months of 2024, marking a 3% increase in attendance and a 9.6% surge in arrivals for August compared to 2023. Tobias Thomas, the director of the Austrian Federal Statistical Office, reported these figures, which exceeded the 115.3 million overnights of January-August 2019. Factors contributing to this achievement include Austria's rich cultural offerings, scenic landscapes, and popular tourist attractions, with Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, and alpine regions drawing both domestic and international visitors.

🏖️ Enrico Ducrot, CEO of Viaggi dell’Elefante, outlines tourism trends: popular destinations in Asia include Japan, India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Uzbekistan, with South Korea, Mongolia, and Bhutan as rising stars. Growth is seen in Iceland and Scandinavia in Europe; Peru, Argentina, and Cuba in Central and South America; Tanzania and Southern Africa in Africa, with specific interest in Rwanda, Uganda, and Mozambique. Honeymooners prefer Australia, New Zealand (plus Fiji and Cook extensions), Japan, India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

🏖️ The Seychelles welcomed 253,736 visitors in the first nine months of the year, a 0.38% decrease from 2023. European arrivals grew by 1% to 183,574, with Italy ranking fourth after Germany, France, and Russia, despite a 5% drop. Bernadette Willemin, the Director General of Marketing for Tourism Seychelles, focuses on trade collaboration and stakeholder education. The Avani hotel in Mahé will open in the first quarter of the next year, followed by Melià Hotel and Cheval Blanc.

🏖️ In 2024, Italy anticipates 130.3 million tourist arrivals and 445.3 million overnight stays, down by 2.5% and 0.4% from 2023 with 133.6 million arrivals and 447.2 million overnight stays. Italian tourists are expected to decrease by 4.5% to 63 million, with their overnight stays falling by 2.5% to 208 million. Foreign tourist arrivals remain stable with a slight drop of 0.6%, but their overnight stays may rise by 1.4% to 237.6 million. Tourism spending could reach €127 billion, an increase of 3.8% from 2023.

🛫 Assaeroporti reported over 147 million passengers in the first eight months of 2024, marking an 11.6% increase compared to the same period in 2023, and a 12% increase compared to January-August 2019. Air movements rose by 8.3% to 1.1 million. In August alone, Italian airports saw traffic exceed 23.5 million passengers, up 10.6% from the previous year. Notable airports include Catania (1.2 million passengers, +21%), Bologna (1.1 million, +5.6%), Bari (over 827,000, +16%), and Cagliari (650,000, +9%).

🍰 Ballarini, an iconic Italian brand, unveils the redesigned Patisserie line, featuring bakeware for both sweet and savory baking made entirely in Italy. The line boasts a new double-layer, PFAS-free nonstick coating for easy release, high-quality steel construction for even and fast cooking, and oven-safe durability up to 230°C. Versatile offerings include muffin, plumcake, quiche, and tart molds, as well as drip-proof springform pans, available in multiple diameters, now presented in elegantly modern grey and anthracite packaging.