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🏨 In the 2024 Megahubs report by OAG, London Heathrow is ranked as the top connected airport, followed by Kuala Lumpur (Air Asia holds 35% of flights), with Tokyo Haneda in third place. Istanbul Airport has the highest number of connections with 324, while Frankfurt surpasses 300 destinations (304). Other top 10 European continental airports include Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The leading US airport is Chicago O'Hare International. Rome Fiumicino climbs from 42nd to 35th place, with Ita Airways being the top carrier there, having 35% of flights. Dominant carriers in top-ranked hubs include Vueling with 41% at Barcelona, easyJet 48% at London Gatwick, KLM 55% at Amsterdam, Air France 56% at Paris, the Lufthansa group 60% at Frankfurt, Turkish Airlines 79% at Istanbul, and Delta 75% at Atlanta in the US. For more information: www.oag.com.

📍 Albania's Tirana Airport welcomed a record 3.5 million travelers during summer (June-August), despite price hikes up to 90% in some areas. Compared to the same period in 2023, arrivals shot up by 45.8%. Out of these, 1.35 million flew between Italy and Albania, marking a 47% increase. From January 1 to September 10, 7.6 million passengers were recorded, surpassing the entire 2023 figure. The year-end projection is 10.5 million passengers. Prime Minister Edi Rama criticized absurd price increases in southern tourist spots like Ksamil and Sarande.

🍷 Global online wine sales are projected to hit $6.16 billion in 2024 and may reach $7.56 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.2%, according to Statista's August 2024 report. The number of online wine enthusiasts is expected to rise to 327.76 million by the end of the decade. Italy's e-commerce wine revenue is forecasted at $557.84 million for 2024, with user numbers growing to 2.48 million by 2029. Tannico.it leads with a 2023 revenue of €64.6 million, while Vino.com is expanding across over 12 European countries.

🍭 The ICE market recorded a +4% increase for Robusta coffee and +3% for Arabica between July and August, reaching +80% and +57% year-on-year respectively. The primary price driver is weather impact uncertainty on Brazil and Vietnam's crops, with Brazil's Minas Gerais drought causing concern for the 2024/25 harvest. Sunflower seed prices rose +14% in early campaign to 422.5 €/t, reflecting a -5% EU, -19% Ukraine, and -6% Russia production drop due to drought, potentially leading to a -10% global sunflower oil supply decrease for 2024/25. U.S. peanut prices fell -18%, reaching the lowest level since June 2022, and -26% since the beginning of the year, despite the forecast of a +14% production increase to over 3 million tons for 2024/25. Argentina's peanut market saw a -3% decline mid-August and -21% since January 2024 highs, with record 2024 harvest estimates of 1.5 million tons, a +56% increase from the previous campaign.

🍷 The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index, tracking 100 top fine wines, declined by 1.0% in August 2024, with a cumulative drop of 5.4% since January. The broader Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 index also saw a decrease of 0.1%, with a 7.3% loss since the beginning of the year, driven by losses in Burgundy 150 (-10.3%), Champagne 50 (-6.1), and Bordeaux 500 (-6.9%). Conversely, the Rest of the World 60 index rose by 0.8%, with Dominus 2014 leading with a 22.4% price increase. U.S. traders accounted for 64.0% of the total trade value in August, a significant increase from 10% in 2023.

🍷 Giannitessari, a winery from Roncà (Verona), introduces AD 13.21 Monti Lessini DOC, a limited edition Durello Metodo Classico Dosaggio Zero with only 200 magnum bottles available. This special cuvée blends the 2013, the year the winery was founded and its first harvest, with the 2021 vintage known for its freshness. Priced at €300 per magnum, this exclusive release features a minimalist label and is sealed with wax, housed in painted wooden boxes. ????

🍫 Mondelēz International noticed stabilization in cocoa prices despite a recent cost increase and a production decrease in Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer. At the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 4, CEO Dirk Van de Put and CFO Luca Zaramella reported a cocoa price decrease from recent highs. A "rather good" African cocoa harvest is expected this year, possibly improving by 20-25% over the last year, with confirmation pending in the coming weeks. If this stabilization persists, significant cost reductions could be reflected in Mondelēz International's third-quarter financial report. The chocolate category is deemed the best-performing in the snack sector, and pricing will be closely monitored to maintain market penetration.

🏕 During summer, RHC Group's La Plage Resort in Taormina achieved a record occupation rate of 96%, up 8% from 2023. Hotel Raito and Relais Paradiso on the Amalfi Coast reached an average occupancy of 93%, a 7% increase, with full capacity at times. Clientele was international, from the USA, Italy, Northern Europe, Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Eastern Europe. CEO Giuseppe Marchese highlighted the importance of anticipating guest needs, establishing direct dialogue, and balancing artificial intelligence with human contact.

🏅 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to keep large multicolored Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until 2028 for the Los Angeles Games. Despite IOC consent, Parisians, including around 70 living descendants of designer Gustave Eiffel, oppose the change. The Eiffel Tower, attracting about 7 million visitors annually, is the world's most visited monument, standing at 330 meters tall, built for the 1889 Paris Exposition and owned by the city of Paris. It became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991.

🏨 Perdormire Hotel will showcase its premium bedding systems at various hospitality events in October 2024. Event dates and locations include INOUT in Rimini (9-11 October, Pad D1 Stand 049), DOLOMITI HORECA in Longarone (6-8 October, Pad B Stand 13-14 G), Hospitality Day in Rimini (8 October, Stand A4), ITHIC in Rome (17-18 October, Rome Cavalieri), and HOTEL in Bolzano (21-24 October, Pad AB Stand B08/28). The company promises unparalleled rest experiences for hospitality guests.