Giuridico e Amministrativo

🎲 In Italy, a pact for tourism focusing on issues like sustainability and AI was signed at the National Tourism Forum. Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but will honor tickets and loyalty points. Thailand targets 40 million arrivals and about 94 billion euros in tourism revenue for the next year, possibly through gambling legalization. Booking Holdings plans staff cuts despite a Q3 revenue of $8 billion and a $3.7 billion EBITDA, up 12% from 2023. Italy is essential for the Minor hotel group, which aims to expand. Pompeii caps daily visitors at 20,000 to improve the experience, possibly reducing to 15,000. Protests in Florence against short-term rentals led to calls for key-box bans. The Campuestohan Highland Resort in the Philippines opened a new 15-room hotel shaped like a 35-meter high chicken.

🏠 Amaro Lucano launches a promotional initiative targeting the GDO channel, running until January 19, 2025, where consumers purchasing a 70 or 100 cl bottle can win customizable led signs by Insulti Luminosi, through a weekly registration over nine weeks on the mini-site www.cosavuoidipiudallavita.com. Supported by an on-pack communication plan and 50 in-store totem lights, the strategy by Lucano1894 aims to strengthen brand awareness and support sell-in with high-impact activities, complemented by a 100% digital campaign. Lucano 1894, a historic company founded in the late 1800s in Pisticci (Matera) by Pasquale Vena, has approximately 60 employees and has grown into a major industry group with a strong local heritage, also a founding member of the Association of Historic Brands since 2021.

🍴 Alain Ducasse opens a restaurant at ROMEO Napoli on the ninth floor. The autumn menu by Ducasse and executive chef Alessandro Lucassino embraces Mediterranean cuisine with a focus on Campanian culture and flavors. Two new pasta dishes, short cooking methods, and sustainably sourced ingredients highlight the menu. The restaurant features a six-course "Esperienza Collezione d’Autunno" and a nine-course "Esperienza Orizzonte", blending tradition and innovation, such as "Tagliolini al pane di ieri" and "Spaghetti freddi al caviale Kristal".

🍷 Tenute Martarosa, a Molise-based winery with roots in the 1930s, has been redefining regional enology with a daring approach. Brothers Michele and Pierluigi Travaglino took over in 2014, ceasing grape sales to third parties and starting wine production. With 30 hectares of vineyards, they produce 90,000 bottles annually, focusing on Moscato, Fiano, and Tintilia grapes. Their avant-garde philosophy earned them the Tastevin AIS 2024 for Tintilia del Molise 2020.

📖 Orogel lancia la rivista "Ristoro" per il settore della ristorazione, mirando a informare e ispirare professionisti del food service. Con oltre 50 anni di attività, Orogel è il primo produttore italiano di vegetali freschi surgelati. Nato nel 1967 a Cesena da 11 agricoltori, ora ha 1.600 soci produttori, coltiva più di 9.000 ettari in Italia, e ha venduto 143.800 tonnellate di prodotti nel 2023, raggiungendo un fatturato di 360,2 milioni di euro. Impiega 2.300 dipendenti e gestisce 3 stabilimenti produttivi e 5 magazzini per prodotti freschi.

🌍 Presidente della Regione Basilicata, Vito Bardi, celebrated the success of Roots-in, the International Tourism Exchange of Origins, in Matera three years after its initiation. The event, addressing overtourism, promotes local traditions and culture by connecting Italian descendants with their ancestral lands, benefiting especially the smaller villages. Roots-in represents a strategy for international visibility and strengthening ties with the diaspora.

✈ Lumiwings, starting December 11, 2023, until March 26, 2025, doubles its service on the Foggia-Bergamo route with an additional frequency. New flights every Wednesday, leaving Foggia at 18:35 and Bergamo at 20:45, aim to increase connectivity for passengers traveling to Lombardy and further international destinations.

✈ Air India has announced an increase in baggage fees for flights to Europe and the United Kingdom, aligning with rates of other international carriers. Passengers must now pay an additional 4,000 rupees (approximately 45 euros) for a one-way trip to check a second piece of luggage, opting for either Classic or Flex fares. This pricing shift marks a move away from the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach.

🏡 Ávoris, a Spanish travel company, is poised to reach 3,000 travel agencies. To avoid Antitrust interventions, Ávoris has submitted documentation to the Comisión nacional de los mercados y la competencia. Currently, the company has about 2,300 outlets across various brands. Approval from the Spanish Antitrust is anticipated by the end of the year.

✈ British Airways experienced a computer system failure causing flight disruptions at London Heathrow yesterday evening, stranding thousands of passengers. The airline has rectified the issue but further delays may occur. Past incidents have led to sanctions against the carrier, with the current problem related to electronic flight plan registration.