Fusioni & Acquisizioni

💸 HNH Hospitality recorded a turnover of €113 million in the fiscal year, an 8% increase from 2023. EBITDA Margin reached nearly 15%, with room occupancy growing from 73.5% in 2023 to 77% in 2024 and the average daily rate (ADR) for rooms increasing by 4% to €164.7. The company celebrated a strategic turning point in 2024, including the management contract for Palazzo delle Stelline in Milan, set to relaunch under the MGallery brand in 2026. Additionally, HNH Hospitality is entering hotel real estate with up to 25% minority stakes and maintaining full operational control. In 2025, the Group will expand with a new extended stay project in Verona, featuring 23 apartments. CEO Luca Boccato aims to surpass €120 million in turnover, consolidating market position and opening new prospects.

🏂 Trentino achieved its best winter season in the last decade, with over 7.685 million overnight stays, reaching 90% occupancy between Christmas and New Year. Foreign guests made up 45% of the total, predominantly from Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, England, and Belgium. The Dolomiti Superski and Skirama Dolomiti - Adamello Brenta offer over 1500 hotels and 480,000 beds. Notable developments for 2024 include a new 10-seat cable car at San Martino di Castrozza and a water reservoir for snowmaking at Pordoi.

🏖️ Loredana Arcangeli, General Manager of Originaltour, celebrates 35 years in the industry, having started with just four partners including Luciano Paparelli. Initially focusing on Red Sea diving trips, they expanded to Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and began offering Oman tours 25 years ago. Originaltour became specialists in Oman, now featuring over 50 tented camps and leading in off-road tours, second only to a German operator. In 2024, they also saw success in Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and a recovering Sri Lanka market. Arcangeli's daughter Elena continues the legacy, ensuring tailored, high-quality travel experiences.

🏕 Gruppo UNA announces the addition of UNAHOTELS One Catania to its franchising network of over 20 hotels in partnership with MHG Italy. The hotel, a requalification of the historic Hotel Villa del Bosco, is set to open in April 2025. Located in a residential area of Catania, it features 55 rooms and suites, a high-cuisine restaurant, Technogym-equipped gym, an 80-seat meeting room, and a 1,400 sqm Spa. The Spa is one of the largest urban wellness centers in Italy, offering two pools, hammam, Finnish sauna, emotional showers, and advanced aesthetic treatments by [Comfort Zone]. Giorgio Marchegiani, CEO of Gruppo UNA, highlights the growing urban spa market trend. Donald DeVivo, CEO of MHG Italy, aims to expand in Sicily and other key Italian destinations, converting meeting areas into wellness oases.

🎭 MSC unveils new office in Milan, targeting Northern Italy's medium-high market. CEO Gianni Onorato and VP Leonardo Massa reveal MSC Cruises' aim to reach 5 million passengers by 2025. A new ship launches in Miami in April next year, while the third Explora luxury vessel joins the fleet by end of 2025. Italian cruises grew from 200,000 passengers in 2000 to 1.2 million in 2023. Over 100,000 Italians are expected to cruise the Mediterranean this winter.

🛫 London Stansted Airport aims to increase its passenger volume to 51 million per year by 2040, up from the current 48 million, without increasing the number of allowed flights. This growth is expected to be achieved through the use of larger aircraft. The plan follows a recently announced five-year £1.1 billion investment program.

🏖 Preferred Hotels & Resorts announces 24 new affiliations including three in Italy, across Val d'Aosta, Piemonte, and Toscana. Grand Hotel Courmayeur Mont Blanc joins the L.V.X. Collection with 72 rooms and suites, featuring a 460 sqm spa. Castello dal Pozzo Resort in Piemonte, part of the Lifestyle Collection, boasts 46 rooms with Lake Maggiore views. Hotel Number Nine in Florence offers 40 locally-inspired rooms. The group spans 14 countries, enhancing the global portfolio of luxury independent hotels.

✈ Lufthansa will take over Ita Airways in January, with an initial 41% stake valued at €325 million, potentially reaching 90% by end of 2025. The European Commission approved the deal. Next steps include a shareholders' meeting, capital increase, and the appointment of a new board with two Lufthansa representatives, leading to a new president from Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance and a CEO endorsed by Lufthansa.

📍 La famiglia Hidalgo ha investito 65 milioni di euro in Air Europa per salvare la compagnia, anticipando la decisione di IAG, secondo azionista. Nel 2023, Air Europa ha registrato utili per 165 milioni di euro ma un patrimonio netto consolidato negativo di 455,3 milioni di euro e debiti superiori a 600 milioni di euro. Il salvataggio statale di 475 milioni deve essere rimborsato entro il 2026.

📆 Ávoris, a Spanish group, is downsizing by discontinuing its tour operator Joliday and transferring its activities to Travelplan. Joliday offered trips to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Cuba, including flights and local experiences. This move is part of a reorganization strategy to streamline the brand portfolio while strengthening Travelplan.