Giuridico e Amministrativo

🎧 Domenico Carretta notes Turin's "strongly growing" tourism figures and the city's title as the European Capital of Smart Tourism. Marina Chiarelli and Andrea Tronzano highlight Turin's mix of outdoor, culture, international events, and gastronomy. The FISU World University Winter Games brought over 2500 student athletes to Turin. The Frecciarossa Final Eight basketball from February 12-16. Food events include the Salone Del Vermouth (February 22/23) and CioccolaTò (February 27 - March 2). Special Olympics World Winter Games will host 1,500 athletes from 103 countries from March 8-16. Just The Woman I Am saw 28,000 participants in 2024; the Deejay Ten run is on March 23. Biennale Democrazia returns March 26-30. Special Shroud of Turin exhibition for youth from April 28 to May 5, during the 2025 Jubilee.

🏖 Valentina Reino, Airbnb Italia's head of public policy, highlighted that rural short-term rentals have doubled since 2020, indicating a shift of tourism to less crowded areas. In Venice, short-term rentals make up less than 5% of tourism, suggesting over-visitation stems from other sources. Across Italy, short-term rentals account for 1.3% of properties, with 13% of homes remaining vacant. Airbnb is working on projects to direct tourists to less frequented destinations, in partnership with local authorities.

🔥 Santorini, amid an ongoing seismic swarm, is the victim of fake news on social media, with artificial intelligence-generated videos depicting false volcanic eruptions. These misleading contents have gone viral, showing Santorini engulfed in flames and lava. The misinformation has caused image damage to the destination, leading to thousands of tourists leaving the island due to fears of increased seismic activity.

✈ Michael O'Leary, CEO of Ryanair, discussed the failed deal between IAG and Air Europa in an interview with El Mundo. He questioned why Lufthansa is allowed to purchase ITA while IAG can't buy Air Europa, hinting at the influence of British Airways and non-European entities. O'Leary believes Air Europa won't survive independently and would be better managed by Iberia from Madrid or Lufthansa from Frankfurt. Ryanair was positioned as a 'remedy taker' to take over routes for competition reasons if the IAG-Air Europa deal had succeeded.

💸 Volotea achieved a record year in 2024 with revenue of €811 million, a 17% increase from €694 million in 2023. EBITDA rose to €148 million (+54% from 2023) with an 18% margin, and operating profit (EBIT) hit €35 million. The airline operated 450 routes with over 75,000 flights (+10% from 2023), carrying 11.4 million passengers. It also opened three new bases in Brest, Rodez, and Bari, and grew its workforce by 15% to over 2,000 employees for the summer season. In Italy, Volotea transported over 3.8 million passengers (+9% from 2023) across 172 routes, with a 91% occupancy rate. Plans for 2025 include offering 12.7 million seats and operating over 75,000 flights, with 4.3 million seats for sale in Italy.

🏨 Lufthansa targets the tour operating market with Eurowings, set to launch Eurowings Holidays on April 1st. This digital-only brand aims to combine air travel with hotel accommodations, emulating easyJet Holidays' success. Lufthansa accelerates the move after investing in resources and structures from entrepreneur Karlheinz Kogel. Eurowings aims to enter the top ten of German travel companies, capitalizing on the industry's expected growth into 2025.

🏩 Volotea experienced growth in 2024 at its Florence and Palermo bases, with over 2,500 flights (24% increase from 2023) and 367,000 passengers (27% increase) in Florence, boasting a 94% average load factor. 13 destinations were connected from Florence, 77% exclusively. Palermo saw over 3,000 flights (15% increase from 2023), transporting nearly 500,000 passengers (15% increase), and offered 20 routes, 65% exclusively.

✈ Suites Global, a Dubai-based tour operator, has formed a partnership with Agenzia Per Amica network and FlyDubai to offer exclusive rates and quality services for tours in the Middle East, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. The collaboration, leveraging the strategic vision of Umberto Serra and the support of FlyDubai's Italian sales team Lara Roma and Vincenzo Barone, aims to provide integrated, exclusive, and competitive travel packages. Luca Fenzo, CEO of Suites Global, sees this as a turning point for the Italian tourism market.

✈️ Emirates will launch a third daily flight on the Dubai-Roma route on June 1, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER. The flight will depart Dubai at 03:30 and arrive in Rome at 07:40, with the return flight leaving Rome at 11:30 and landing in Dubai at 19:20 local time. The aircraft will feature 8 private First Class suites, 42 lie-flat Business seats, and 310 Economy seats, offering over 6,500 on-demand entertainment channels in more than 40 languages. Emirates has operated in Italy for over 30 years, now with 42 weekly flights connecting Milan, Venice, Bologna, and Rome to Dubai using a mix of Boeing 777 and Airbus A380, including a non-stop Milan-New York JFK route. An Airbus A350 will soon join the fleet for Bologna flights.

🛫 Milan, February 10, 2025 – ANAV's report, presented at the Borsa Italiana del Turismo, highlights a burdensome tax and restriction system on tourist buses that could hinder the sector's growth. Over 50 Italian cities, each with its own tariff system, collectively yield approximately €100 million annually. Bus tourists in cities like Rome, Florence, and Venice may pay beyond €20 per day, triple that of other transport users. ANAV President Nicola Biscotti reveals a significant drop in bus tourism, exceeding 30% compared to 2019, and urges for a ministerial decree to standardize and cap ZTL tariffs.