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🏠 Autentico Hotels expands its portfolio with La Monastica Resort & Spa in Tuscany, becoming the group's 19th property and 4th in the region. The 5-star boutique hotel, housed in a 16th-century monastery in Buggiano Castello near Montecatini Terme, offers 19 rooms and suites, Devoti gourmet restaurant, and an exclusive rock-pool spa. CEO Mario Cardone highlights the resort's harmony with nature and preservation of historical treasures over 400 years old. Guests can enjoy herbal walks, truffle hunting, stargazing, and barefoot forest walks.

🏖️ The tourism sector in Italy reached an agreement for a national contract renewal for employees, effective July 1, 2024, until December 31, 2027. Confesercenti, along with unions Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl, and Uiltucs, signed the proposal. Associations such as Assoturismo, Fiepet, Assohotel, Assoviaggi, Assocamping, and Fiba aim to unify the sector under one contract. The new contract includes a €200 salary increase, welfare improvements, term contract enhancements for hotels and campsites, measures against gender violence, and a national joint commission for workplace health and safety by the end of 2024.

🏡 Derwent House, Scarborough, ranks as runner-up on Channel 4's 'Four in a Bed.' The apartments carry a 9.8 rating on Booking.com. Owner Claire Moseley also manages Maynard Hotel and Rowntree Lodge, using Little Hotelier’s all-in-one solution for operations. Derwent is a highly seasonal destination, requiring rate adjustments. Little Hotelier’s system offers inventory management, mobile app for on-the-move operations, and 24/7 customer support, optimizing efficiency for Claire's three properties.

🏨 In 2023, dependency on online travel agencies (OTAs) for hotels increased to 29.1%, up from 19.3% in 2013. Booking.com dominates with a 71% share of OTA hotel sales in Europe, an 11% increase since 2013. Expedia and HRS trail with 14.4% and 16.6% shares respectively. Small hotels with under 20 rooms are particularly affected, with 27% distributing 30-49% of their rooms through OTAs, and another 27% selling more than half. Direct bookings peaked in 2021 at 59.7%, but fell to 55% in 2023.

🛫 Evaneos survey reveals 70% of Italian tourists have avoided attractions due to overcrowding, with 27% often experiencing this. Popular crowded sites include Piazza San Marco, the Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain. Key issues are feeling overwhelmed by crowds (31.7%) and observing litter at tourist sites (48%). Price increases (57.5%) and reduced quality of life for residents (43.6%) are significant impacts. Solutions proposed include promoting lesser-known destinations (49.3%), visitor quotas (42.1%), responsible tourist behavior (40.4%), and eco-friendly activities (39%). Furthermore, 87.8% prefer less crowded places, 86.8% are willing to travel off-peak, and 82.7% would choose locations less visible on social media to avoid 'hit-and-run' tourism.

🏖️ In Italy, June's online accommodation saturation rate reached nearly 36%, a 2% increase from May. Short-term rentals hit approximately 39%. Preference was shown for art cities (50%), lakeside (47%), and spa (45%) locations. Despite a 10% price hike from the previous year, Italy's average nightly rate remained competitive at €134. Top saturation rates were in Lazio (61%), Veneto (56%), Friuli-Venezia Giulia (54%), and Tuscany (52%), with Rome (62%), Venice (61%), and Florence (58%) leading in attraction. Over a quarter of air bookings were domestic (26%), with a growing US tourist share (from 10% to 13%). Rome (32%), Milan (25%), Venice (7%), Naples (5%), and Catania (5%) were the preferred airport hubs.

🏖️ Over three decades, global tourism doubled, enduring two wars, 9/11, and a pandemic. France tops with nearly 100 million tourists in 2023 from 60 million in 1995. Top 5 stable but Turkey jumped from 14th to 6th, Germany from 11th to 8th. Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands enter the top 15, ousting Switzerland and Poland. Germany led 1995 tourism investment with $65 billion; now 3rd after China and the US, as Italy dropped to below Canada with $33 billion.

🛫 Solo female travelers now account for 14% of the global female travel market. Mabrian and The Data Appeal Company-Almawave Group examined this trend, with key factors being cultural change and the rise of experiential tourism. Most solo female travelers are European, with Germans leading followed by the UK and France. Domestic travel dominates at 75%, with a preference for urban tourism in cities like London, Paris, Tokyo, Madrid, and Rome during summer and mid-season months. Safety is a crucial factor. Spanish, Italian, and Japanese women often travel abroad, with 48% of Spanish, 36% of Italian, and 34% of Japanese booking international destinations.

👟 Solo female travelers now constitute 14% of global female travelers. Key factors driving the demand for 'solo female travel' were analyzed by Mabrian and The Data Appeal Company-Almawave Group. Cultural shift and experiential tourism have boosted this trend, as explained by Carlos Cendra, Mabrian's marketing and communications director. Mostly European with Germans leading followed by the UK and France, 75% prefer domestic destinations, with high travel in summer and mid-season months like June and September. Top cities include London, Paris, Tokyo, Madrid, and Rome. Safety is a crucial factor for these travelers. Spanish, Italian, and Japanese women often travel abroad, with 48% of Spanish, 36% of Italian, and 34% of Japanese booking international destinations.

🏖️ The traditional honeymoon season of spring and summer has changed, with no specific season now preferred. Claudio Busca of Gruppo Bluvacanze notes a market trend shift, with new generations already having long-range experience before marriage. The average honeymoon budget used to be around 20,000 euros, but now prices are lower (2,500 to 5,000 euros per person) due to off-season travel and occasions such as vow renewals or anniversaries. Wedding planners help optimize trips, with destinations chosen based on specific interests, like cherry blossoms in Japan. Dante Colitta of Welcome Travel Group mentions honeymoons can be shorter (2 or 3 nights) and less costly. Sergio Testi from Gruppo Gattinoni highlights a need to rethink the honeymoon format, especially for the 25-40 age group, leading to closer collaboration with tour operators.