Giuridico e Amministrativo

🛑 Ergo Insurance Group, part of Munich Re, closes its office in Italy, impacting travel agents and tour operators who can no longer offer Ergo policies due to the cessation of insurance promotion and absence of coverage for policies mediated after the declaration of withdrawal. The B2C channel for policy subscription on Ergo's website is currently suspended.

🍻 Compagnia dei Caraibi, a leading Piedmontese company in premium and ultra-premium spirits, wines, and soft drinks importation and distribution, participating in Buonissima festival in Turin from October 22-27, 2024. They will feature at Bistromania on October 26 at OGR, with a curated drink list by Luca Magone of XXL, including Vermouth Carlo Alberto, Match Tonic Water, Sabatini Gin, Bitter Rouge!, and Ilegal Mezcal. The event merges gastronomy with art, culture, and history, emphasizing quality and responsible drinking.

🍸 The Foletto family's heritage, beginning in 1850 in Valle di Ledro, Trentino, lives on in the Foletto Heritage line featuring distinctive liquors. Their flagship, Amaro Proibito, enriches the story with its origin dating back to 1943, offering hope during tough times. The line includes Gin 170th, celebrating 170 years of family history, Tinctura Stomatica from 1898, Vermuth 1850, and Bitter 1850, all with 100% vegetable ingredients in numbered bottles. The Foletto Pharmaceutical Laboratory Museum in Ledro, renovated in October 2024, spans over 800 sqm. The company practices environmental sustainability, with a photovoltaic system covering 70% of their electrical needs and CO2 neutral production thanks to a 1 Megawatt biomass plant. 🌿

🍷 Apostelhoeve, a renowned winery in Limburg's Jekerdal, Netherlands, is making strides in the European wine scene. With the help of Vino&Design from Reggio Emilia, Italy can now enjoy Apostelhoeve's unique wines, characterized by freshness, aromaticity, and strong personality. Viticulture in Netherlands dates back to Roman times, revived in 1970 by Hugo Hulst. Today, the winery produces 110,000 bottles annually from 20 hectares of vineyards. Vino&Design, established in 1999 by Dutch entrepreneur Dick Ten Voorde, has a significant role in the Ho.Re.Ca sector and Italian wine distribution. Apostelhoeve produces four grape varieties: Müller-Thurgau, Auxerrois, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio, each reflecting the Limburg soil and climate.

💵 The CAPS Centro Addestramento della Polizia di Stato in Cesena negotiated a direct deal with "WD Cesena Srl" for meal services during police training courses on 04/11/2024-15/11/2024 and 25/11/2024-06/12/2024. The contract is valued at €70,472.72, excluding VAT, based on course length, attendees, and a meal cost of €17.27 each, excluding VAT. For more details: https://prefettura.interno.gov.it/it/prefetture/forli-cesena/.

✈ Boeing and its unions may reach a resolution tomorrow as over 30,000 workers vote on a proposed agreement featuring a 35% wage increase, bonuses, incentives, and enhanced pension contributions. The ongoing strike, lasting one and a half months, has cost Boeing approximately $2 billion, with the company facing $45 billion in debt. Despite the situation, Boeing plans to lay off 17,000 employees (10% of its workforce). Airbus also struggles, aiming to fulfill over 8,500 orders amid supply chain issues. Analysts reduced 2024 aircraft delivery estimates from 1,525 to just below 1,100, impacted by strikes and engine issues with Pratt & Whitney Gtf that require 300 days of downtime, potentially leading to higher ticket prices due to an aircraft shortage amidst rising demand.

✈ Fiavet secured a deal with Air Tahiti to overturn the 'zero commission' policy announced on October 1. The travel agents’ association negotiated a reinstatement of a 1% base commission, which can increase to 4% for agencies selling over 350 coupons annually. This change was formalized by Air Tahiti in a communication sent to Bsp (Billing and Settlement Plan) agents. Giuseppe Ciminnisi, Fiavet Confcommercio president, praised Air Tahiti's collaborative approach.

📍 From October 14-18, three hundred travel agents from around the world attended "G'day Australia 2024," an annual event by Tourism Australia, in partnership with Tourism Western Australia. Agents from 21 markets, all qualified as Aussie Specialists through an online training program, explored Australian tourism offerings to promote extended stays upon their return, with previous editions reporting a 100% post-event promotion rate by attendees, according to Phillipa Harrison, Managing Director of Tourism Australia.

🍻 In Prague, pub crawls are officially banned between 10 PM and 6 AM. Adam Zabranský, a council member, says the city aims to curb low-cost alcohol tourism. Organizers defying the ban face fines up to 100,000 Czech crowns (around €4,000). The measure was approved this week.

🍹 Distillerie Bonollo Umberto Spa, over 100-year-old company from Padova, Italy, famous for its Grappa OF Amarone Barrique, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Infinium Spirits for Templeton Whiskey in Italy. Elvio Bonollo represents the fourth generation leading the company. Templeton Distillery, with a 100-year history in Iowa, has a production capacity of over 3 million bottles a year, a 20-acre site featuring a distillery and museum, and two aging warehouses totaling approximately 5,000 square meters. Templeton Rye products, distributed by Infinium Spirits, headquartered in San Diego since 2005, will add five unique whiskeys to the Italian market: Templeton Rye Whiskey aged 10, 6, and 4 years, Templeton Midnight Whiskey, and Templeton Fortitude Bourbon.