Fusioni & Acquisizioni

📍 Central America boosts air connectivity with Europe: Air France increases flights with two direct connections from Madrid to San José, Costa Rica, and four additional flights with layovers in Mexico and the US, while Air Europa adds direct flights from Madrid to Tocumen International Airport in Panama, a weekly direct flight to Santo Domingo, and two weekly flights to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. British Airways offers a seasonal flight directly connecting London Gatwick with Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica three times a week from November to March. Iberia maintains daily flights to Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, with Avianca providing seasonal flights from June to January between Madrid and San Salvador. 🚀 Investments in airport infrastructure include a $250 million renovation of Belize's Philip Goldson International Airport, a public-private partnership to upgrade Guatemala's La Aurora International Airport, a $320 million funded project by CAF for El Salvador's "El Salvador Vuela" program including the construction of the Pacific Airport and the renovation of Ilopango Airport, Honduras' modernization of Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport, Nicaragua's upcoming $400 million Punta Huete International Airport with a July start date, and Panama's modernization plans for Tocumen Airport, which served 1.6 million passengers in June 2024. Santo Domingo's Las Americas José Francisco Peña Gómez International Airport in the Dominican Republic is set to build a

🏖 Human Company is hiring over 700 positions for hu openair facilities in Veneto, Toscana, Lazio, and Luxembourg, including Palagina and PLUS Florence in Firenze. After a notable 2024 with an 11% revenue increase and a turnover exceeding €160 million, the company is launching a recruitment campaign. Mattia Rosati emphasizes the importance of employee well-being. The company seeks 320 hospitality and customer support staff, 300 service area workers, and 80 technical professionals. Toscana has 500 job openings, Veneto and Lazio each have 100. Employee benefits include training courses and welfare practices.

🎢 Cordelia Cruises, an Indian cruise company, plans to expand its fleet by filing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) through its parent company, Waterways Leisure Tourism. The IPO aims to raise approximately 8 billion rupees. Currently operating a single ship, Cordelia is eyeing the secondhand market, looking for ships that can accommodate around 2,000 passengers, as they have received numerous offers from existing cruise lines updating their fleets with larger vessels.

🏦 Ernesto Preatoni, associated with the tour operating sector, listed Preatoni Group on the Paris Stock Exchange, specifically on the Euronext Access+ market segment for startups and SMEs with high growth potential. This debut was reported by La Repubblica. Initially planned for October 2022, the listing was delayed due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Preatoni has also contributed to the tourism industry through Domina, developing Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, and ventured into Myanmar about a decade ago.

🏨 Minor Hotels Europe & Americas closed 2024 with revenues of €2.4 billion, a 12% increase from €2.2 billion in 2023. Net profit soared to €212 million, up 65% from the previous year. The average daily rate (Adr) rose by 5.6%, from €138 to €145 per night, and average occupancy reached 69.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from 2023. Spain's occupancy hit 74%, with a 10% increase in Adr. Italy, Benelux, and Central Europe also saw Adr and occupancy boosts, while Latin America's occupancy remained stable.

🏖️ Karavel Fram and Alpitour World signed a strategic development agreement in the hotel and tour operating sector, resulting in the acquisition of Alpitour France by Fram. All employees of Alpitour France, established in 2017, will join Karavel Fram's teams from April 2025. The collaboration includes integrating Alpitour France's product portfolio, featuring Bravo and Sea Club brands, and developing new destinations. Executives Cyrille Fradin, Gabriele Burgio, and Folco Aloisi highlighted the opportunity for synergies, enhanced product offerings, and a new development phase. Patrice Caradec will facilitate the integration, marking the alliance's first phase.

🚲 Aktivhotel SantaLucia joins Luxury Bike Hotels in Torbole, Trento. Offering bike services like workshops, wash areas, secure storage, laundry, bike rentals, guided outings, and energy snacks. With rooms, suites, apartments, two heated pools, Technogym, saunas, and massage cabin, it caters to sport lovers, couples, families, and friend groups. In 2025, a partnership with IsyTravel, an outdoor and experiential tourism operator, will offer specialized bike travel packages for active vacation enthusiasts.

✈ Binter airline signed an agreement with Atr for the purchase of four new 72-600 range aircraft, with an option for five more Atr 72-600s. The new additions aim to modernize the fleet and cut CO2 emissions by 45%. President Rodolfo Núñez emphasized the commitment to comfort, connectivity, fuel consumption reduction, CO2 emissions, and operational costs. The total investment is approximately 205 million euros, supported by Santander, CaixaBank, and BBVA.

🍺 Conserve Italia, an agri-food sector leader, will showcase its Horeca Division at Beer&Food Attraction 2025 in Rimini from February 16-18, 2025, alongside the International Horeca Meeting. Italy's out-of-home market exceeded €100 billion in 2024, stabilizing post-Covid with events like Rome's Jubilee and Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 anticipated to attract tourists. New beverage products include Yoga Zero 500 ml, Yoga Fruit Pro, and a limited edition Amarena mix by Jolly Colombani. Foodservice will feature Italian Apricots Valfrutta Granchef and new tomato ranges, with Cirio Alta Cucina sponsoring "Miglior Professionista Lady Chef" contest.

📦 Chef Salvo Lo Castro launched the innovative brand CasaSalvo NYC, which opened its first location on May 13, 2024, on Amsterdam Avenue. The brand saw rapid growth with three additional New York locations: 1491 Second Avenue, 470 Ninth Avenue, and 1675 Broadway (Times Square). Achieving a turnover of $2 million in less than a year and a monthly growth rate of 8-12%, CasaSalvo NYC plans to open six more locations in New York by 2025, targeting an overall turnover of $10 million next year. The brand is also expanding to Miami with two new locations, furthering its vision of combining quality, tradition, and innovation in Italian cuisine.