Fusioni & Acquisizioni

🏡 Savona 18 Suites joined Preferred Hotels & Resorts Lifestyle, a collection with 600 properties in 80 countries, including over 50 in Italy. Blu Hotels' Nicola Risatti expressed pride in the integration, highlighting the hotel's modern design and attention to detail. Roberta Possenti of Preferred Travel Group noted the expansion in Italy and praised Savona 18 Suites' authentic hospitality and modern renovation. The partnership marks Blu Hotels' dynamic approach to growth.

🌍 Japan, after a record-breaking 2024 with 37 million international visitors, continues its positive trend in early 2025, reaching 10.53 million visitors in the first quarter, and aims for 40 million by year-end. In March alone, coinciding with cherry blossom season, the country welcomed 3.49 million tourists. Factors such as lifted Covid-19 restrictions and a weaker local currency, which reduces travel costs, are driving the tourism boom. The annual White Paper on Tourism highlights the concentration of foreign visitors in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, with plans to spread tourism to rural areas.

💸 In Italy, online purchases are expected to grow by 6% in 2025, reaching over €62 billion, with services sector up by 8% to €22 billion and product eCommerce increasing by 6% beyond €40 billion. Food & Grocery and Beauty&Pharma sectors predict a 7% growth. Online retail penetration in the product sector hits 11.2%, up 0.5% from 2024. Italian eCommerce companies with websites have grown by 3.4% to 91,000, with a marked increase in capital companies by 8.5%. Lombardy, Lazio, and Campania lead in distribution, with Milan, Rome, and Naples as main hubs. In 2025, 35.2 million Italians shop online, an increase of 1.5 million from the previous year, with 89% of transactions happening at the time of order, and Digital Wallets (30.8%) and credit cards (26.4%) as preferred payment methods.

🏖 Evolution Travel recorded €5 million in sales in March, a 26.26% increase from the same period last year. The first quarter saw nearly €16 million in revenue, matching the pre-pandemic annual turnover. March had 982 sales (+13.26% compared to March 2024) with an average value of €5,306 per sale (+11.47%). The top destinations were the United States (€458,587), Egypt (€410,151), Japan (€398,850), Maldives (€385,882), and Kenya (€262,494). First-quarter sales reached €15,341,466, exceeding the previous year by 20%.

🏦 Ksl Capital Partners targets Jw Marriott Venice Hotel with a proposed €140 million purchase from Germany's Aareal Bank. Located on Isola delle Rose, the negotiations are ongoing, offering €55 million above the original €85 million paid by Aareal Bank 15 years ago to acquire the property from the administratively distressed Cit Group.

🚗 Noleggiare partners with Trenitalia's Intercity and Regionale to offer flexible, convenient travel solutions, merging train transport with car rental services. Travelers using Intercity and Regionale receive a 10% discount on pre-booked rental cars online, while X-GO loyalty program members enjoy a 15% discount plus additional free driver, young driver supplement, and unlimited mileage. This initiative aims to improve travel experiences, reduce limitations, and promote versatile mobility options. More details at https://www.noleggiare.it/it/trenitalia/.

🍪 Melandri Gaudenzio launches Crunchy Snack Bites, natural snacks made with select Italian apples. Offered in three flavors: Mixed Seeds, Sunflower Seeds & Cinnamon, and Sunflower Seeds & Cocoa Beans. Sugar-free, non-fried, preservative-free, catering to all age groups, including children, and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Ideal for athletes as a quick energy source. Packaged in single servings to maintain freshness. Retail price: €1.29 per pack.

📈 Numa Group boasts €80 million in revenue and €50 million in gross operating profit, with a presence in 36 European cities across 15 countries. In 2024, Numa expanded into the UK, launching Numa Bloom in London's Bloomsbury and acquiring lifestyle aparthotel brand Native Places, adding over 800 units in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. Growth continued in Southern Europe with key properties in Spain and Portugal, and in Italy under General Manager Umberto Ottaviani. Numa entered Scandinavia with a property in Copenhagen. CEO Christian Gaiser highlights over 1 million nights booked, revenue growth exceeding 100% in 2024 over 2023, and plans for further national and international expansion in 2025.

🏡 Eurostars, under the Spanish Hotusa group, announced the lease acquisition of Eurostars Matera La Suite 5*, a boutique hotel in Italy, adding to its 12 existing properties in the country. The hotel, inaugurated in 2019, features 40 sophisticated suites and retains original elements of its historic building. Italy is Hotusa's third-largest market, with locations in Rome, Florence, Naples, Venice, and Palermo. Grupo Hotusa President Amancio López emphasizes the strategy to expand in Italy's premium segment. Eurostars Hotel Company, the hotel chain of Grupo Hotusa, operates over 270 hotels in 21 countries under 6 brands.

🏕 CDSHotels anticipates a strong summer in 2025 with bookings up 31% compared to the same time in 2024, driven by both international guests and an awakened national clientele. Early booking discounts of 10% ended March 31, while some properties offer a reduced 5% discount until April 30. French and Swiss bookings have surged, placing them at the top of the market, with Germans and English following, despite a slight dip in German reservations due to recession. The American market is burgeoning, particularly for the Baia Taormina due to the 'White Lotus' effect. CDSHotels expands with the upcoming late June opening of the CDSHotels Le Castella - Ninfe Saracene in Calabria, a 4-star Superior hotel with 85 rooms.