Giuridico e Amministrativo

📰 China is set to welcome visitors with memorable experiences in the new year. Laura Grassi from Chinasia by Idee per Viaggiare offers nine itineraries, including visits to the panda homeland in Chengdu and Silk Road tours. Chen Jianyang of the Chinese National Tourist Office in Italy anticipates a positive 2024 and promising tourism in 2025. Visa-free entry for trips up to 30 days has been introduced to promote travel. Air China facilitates direct flights from Rome and Milan to Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu.

🔥 In Turchia, 76 victims confirmed in a hotel fire at Grand Kartal on Monday; it took 10 hours to extinguish. National mourning declared. Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated the hotel had operational approval for 2021-2024. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya assured swift investigations, promising accountability. Nine arrests made, including the hotel owner.

✈ Volotea to increase seats for sale from Naples by 18% in 2025, reaching 621,000 compared to 525,000 in 2024. Flights will rise from 3,115 to 3,571, serving 22 destinations across Italy, Croatia, France, Greece, Spain, and Denmark. Starting July 6, a new international flight to Marseille from Salerno will launch. In 2024, Volotea employed up to 58 employees at its Capodichino base. The expansion aims to support economic and tourist growth in Campania.

✈ Starting January 1st, European airports enforced a mandate requiring 2% of refueling to be with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Iberia, with corporate director Juan Cierco, expresses concerns on preferente.com about EU's stringent requirements compared to other regions, warning that this could lead to higher flying costs and potentially threaten Spanish tourism without investment in SAF production.

🚢 Nizza's Mayor, Christian Estrosi, plans to ban cruise ships with more than 900 passengers from docking at the French port starting next summer. The policy targets ships over 190 meters, potentially impacting the 124 cruise ships scheduled to visit Nizza in 2025. This move is expected to reduce cruise passenger arrivals by 70%, as Estrosi criticizes these "floating hotels" for pollution and low-cost tourism that doesn't contribute economically. Upcoming legislation could disrupt ship itineraries planned years in advance.

🚨 National railway strike in Italy involving Gruppo FS, Trenitalia, Trenitalia Tper, and Trenord scheduled from 21:00 on Saturday, January 25 to 20:59 on Sunday, January 26, 2025, announced by independent unions Cub and Usb. Trenitalia warns of possible train cancellations or schedule changes. Passengers can request refunds or rearrange travel plans due to the strike. Details on long-distance service guarantees and updates available on Trenitalia’s app and website, as well as Trenord's platforms. Trenitalia provides assistance through the toll-free number 800 89 20 21.

✈ The Sicilian Region extended their flight price subsidy throughout 2025, granting a 25% reimbursement on ticket prices for flights to and from Rome Fiumicino, Rome Ciampino, Milan Linate, Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio, and Milan for Sicilian residents. An additional 25% is offered to residents earning less than €9,360 annually, students, and the disabled (with at least 67% disability). Reimbursement is valid for single leg ticket prices above €50, with a 30-day post-flight claim period.

🏖 Aefi joined the 'Patto per il turismo' initiated by the Italian Ministry of Tourism during the second edition of the International Tourism Forum. Loredana Sarti, the association's general secretary, represented President Maurizio Danese to sign the pact, aiming to outline a common path of shared actions to boost the growth of Italy's tourism industry.

🏖 The Milleproroghe decree is extending several measures into 2025, impacting tourism, particularly for communities within the Apennine mountain range. A fund is provided for businesses affected by reduced snowfall from November 2023 to March 2024, requiring a revenue decrease of at least 30% compared to the previous year. Beneficiaries include lift operators, rental services, ski instructors, travel agencies, tour operators, thermal bath establishments, and hospitality and restaurant businesses. The decree extends a 50% subsidy on expenditures for energy efficiency and seismic retrofitting of tourism-related structures until 31 October 2025. Simplified procedures for installing photovoltaic systems in tourism and thermal facilities are prolonged until 31 December 2025. Additionally, the deadline for private sector employers to sign fixed-term contracts beyond 12 months and for businesses to secure catastrophic risk insurance contracts is extended to 31 March 2025.

🍵 Nespresso introduces "Purple Collection," a limited edition of Arpeggio-inspired purple coffee and accessories. The Arpeggio blend, originally named "Toscana" in 1993 to pay tribute to Florence's tradition and elegance, was renamed in 1999. The collection includes classic Arpeggio, caffeinated Arpeggio Extra, and decaffeinated versions. Accessories and a limited-edition Pixie machine in purple Arpeggio are available. The new collection is available from January 15, 2025, through all Nespresso channels. Nespresso, with 157,000 farmers in 18 countries, received B Corp certification in 2022, operates in 93 markets, and has 14,000 employees with a global retail network of 791 boutiques.