Giuridico e Amministrativo

🚬 Starting January 1st, Milan imposes a smoking ban in outdoor areas where maintaining a distance of 10 meters from others is not possible. By 2025, smoking will be virtually prohibited across the city, including bar and restaurant outdoor seating areas. The ban applies only to tobacco products; e-cigarettes are permitted.

🏨 Federalberghi describes the Codice Identificativo Nazionale (CIN) aiming to clean up the Italian hospitality market. As of today, about 80% of accommodations, over 451,000 of 571,000, are registered. Matera leads with 94.10% registrations, followed by Bolzano (93.09%), while Terni (54.33%) and Trieste (55.69%) lag behind. Toscana (54,134), Lombardia (48,463), Veneto (48,747), Lazio (40,244), Puglia (36,720), and Sicilia (35,411) top region registrations. Fines for non-compliance, effective January 2, 2025, range from €800 to €8,000.

📍 Cuba's tourism faces a severe downturn with a sharp decline in demand. Official numbers from the national statistics office reported by Ansa from January to November show just over two million international tourists arrived on the island, down from 2.4 million the previous year. Pre-pandemic, Cuba consistently exceeded 4 million arrivals, indicating a more than 50% drop in traffic. Contributing factors include the country's economic crisis and inadequate infrastructure.

🎁 Milan Bergamo Airport surpassed 17 million passengers during the Christmas holidays, showing significant growth from nearly 16 million the previous year. The achievement is attributed to the vision and synergies of airport operations, including contributions from employees and various operators, as stated by SACBO President Giovanni Stanga. The airport's quality and safety are set to improve further with the expansion of passenger terminal facilities, including new check-in and security areas.

✈️ Air Baltic cancels 4,670 flights in 2025 due to engine maintenance issues with their Airbus aircraft. Affected flights originate from Riga, Vilnius, Tampere, and Tallinn, primarily impacting summer routes to British airports and Mediterranean destinations. The cancellations are attributed to unexpected delays and extended engine maintenance by supplier Pratt & Whitney.

🗺 TTG Italia's online digital edition, TTG World, highlights three travel reports touching Europe, Africa, and the Americas, featuring destinations like England post-Brexit, Madagascar's south and northern islands, and the Caribbean isles of Antigua and Barbuda; available online as of 12/12/2024, providing unique insights for travel agents and tour operators.

🛬 Following the tragic incident on Sunday, December 29, in Seoul, the government mandated inspections of all B737-800s in the country's airlines. The scrutiny, involving six airlines' 101 aircraft, will focus on maintenance records of engines and landing gear. Announced by Deputy Minister Joo Jong-wan, inspections are to conclude by January 3.

🎨 In 2025, after the coronation of the new king, the UK unveils a yearlong calendar of major events, including Bradford as the Culture Capital and UNESCO's first City of Cinema. London's Curtain Playhouse will open a William Shakespeare museum in spring; Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester reopens in summer. The British Museum will launch the 'Gladiators of Britain' exhibition. The 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth will be celebrated. Musical highlights: Oasis tour through Cardiff, Manchester, London, Edinburgh; Kylie Minogue's Tension Tour hits Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Birmingham; Bruce Springsteen in Manchester, Bob Dylan in Liverpool and Nottingham, and Coldplay in London.

🎄 Cinecittà World in Rome offers a shuttle service from 5 PM to 8 AM for its New Year's Eve festivities. The theme park features 40 attractions, 8 themed dinners, 10 live shows, concerts, and DJ sets of various music genres, including a techno festival, Amore 025 NYE, with 60 artists. Activities include a children's New Year's Eve, 'Capodanno sul Ghiaccio' for families, and 'Gran Galà di Capodanno'. Oriental World runs until January 6, showcasing over 200 Chinese lantern installations.

🌍 European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra proposes kerosene tax for airlines and a 'carbon price' for non-EU carriers to combat pollution, paralleling the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Currently, airlines pay no fuel tax despite aviation being responsible for 4% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions and 13.9% of transport emissions. The proposal aims to boost the Green Deal's target of reducing transport emissions by 90% by 2050. Southern European countries and IATA's Willie Walsh express concerns over potential fare increases and question the environmental efficacy of the tax.