Fusioni & Acquisizioni

🏖 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.

🚙 Flix Group, celebrating their 12-year anniversary since the first FlixBus left from Munich, is expanding in Latin America by launching bus services in Peru. André Schwämmlein, CEO and co-founder, sees Latin America as a huge opportunity due to limited railway infrastructure and an airport network connecting only major cities; the market is worth approximately €18 billion. Since arriving in Latin America in 2021, Flix has seen significant growth, expanding its network from 27 to over 100 cities in Brazil within three years, and connecting 14 destinations in Chile, serving around 70% of the population. Augusto Abarca will lead the team in Peru, working with local SMEs.

🏨 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.

🚃 Trenitalia resumes Milan-Paris service on April 1, aiming to expand high-speed rail in France. On June 15, the Paris-Marseille line will debut, enhancing Italy connections. With 40% growth since August 2023 on Paris-Lyon, Trenitalia France plans to double its 2024 figure of one million passengers in 2025. Future expansions include Milan-Monaco (2026), Milan-Berlin (2027-28), and Ljubljana. Trenitalia invests €1.3 billion for 46 new Etr 1000 trains starting February, focusing on integrated services and travel agency collaboration.

📍 Air Tahiti Nui and Air Rarotonga have initiated a partnership to enhance connections between France, the United States, and the Cook Islands via French Polynesia. The strategic collaboration improves flexibility, optimizes itineraries, and simplifies connections between the Pacific islands. Now, passengers can travel on a single ticket, easing the travel experience through hubs in Faa’a à Papeete (PPT) and Rarotonga International Airport (RAR). The cooperation offers 4 return flights weekly, coordinated by Air Rarotonga (GZ) and Air Tahiti (VT), in conjunction with Air Tahiti Nui flights to and from Papeete.