Giuridico e Amministrativo

📊 WTW's "Global Food, Beverage and Agriculture Risk Report" surveyed 400 senior decision-makers and risk managers worldwide. Business interruption is a top concern, with 48% seeing it as a major risk, up 10% from 2022. Over 40% prioritize increasing liquidity, with cost reduction (38%) and business stabilization (35%) also key. Supply chain dysfunction (40%) and reputational risk (38%) are critical, with consumer preferences and climate change completing the top 5 risks. Despite challenges, 47% revise their continuity plans biannually, and 31% quarterly. Yet, 29% have property damage insurance limited to extreme weather, and 56% lack specific product recall insurance.

🏖 Osservatorio Turismo Internazionale Cashless 2024 reports cashless transactions in tourism sector up by +24.5% in summer 2024, but international card usage dropped -10% from the previous year to 15%. Top cashless spending tourists hail from the USA (13.9%), UK (10.3%), France (10.2%), with nearly 1 in 10 international card transactions over 100 euros, compared to 3.3% for Italian cards. High spending (over 200 euros) is 3.8% for international cards versus 1% for Italian. Ancona leads the growth in cashless payments with +76.4%, followed by Piacenza (+42.1%) and Rovigo (+39.1%).

🛫 Over 45% of flights from Italy between June and August experienced issues, affecting more than 928,000 travelers. During the summer, over 32 million passengers flew from Italian airports, a 3.2% increase from the previous year. Out of 213,834 total flights, 97,581 faced disruptions. Across Europe, over 38% of flights were delayed or canceled, impacting over 7.4 million passengers eligible for compensation. Globally, the number of passengers affected by flight problems reached 12.8 million. London Heathrow saw the most affected passengers in Europe with 263,000, followed by Frankfurt (249,000) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (245,000). In Italy, Rome Fiumicino had over 218,000 affected passengers, Milan Malpensa (133,000), and Bergamo Orio al Serio (79,000). Under EC261/2004 and UK261, passengers can receive compensation between €250-€600 for delays over 3 hours, cancellations, or denied boarding.

🏖️ The Italian Ministry of Tourism released guidelines for allocating €32,870,000 towards creating and upgrading temporary tourist rest areas. Aimed at boosting outdoor tourism, the measure targets Italian municipalities with a population under 20,000 or those hosting large events or near historic/UNESCO sites. Funding covers up to 80% of admissible expenses, with a maximum of €6,000 per new rest area pitch and €3,600 for upgrades. Maximum funding per project is €400,000 for new areas and €240,000 for refurbishments. Projects must complete by June 30, 2026, with applications submitted within 30 days post the 60-day notice on the ministry's website.

🚢 The 64th Genoa International Boat Show concluded with 120,864 visitors, marking a 2.19% increase over 2023, despite bad weather on the last day. The event showcased 1,052 brands and 1,030 boats over 220,000 square meters, with 85% outdoor spaces. Sea trials grew by 24%, with 3,855 outings. Over 100 novelties, including 30 premieres, were featured alongside 125 conferences and workshops. Press attendance rose by 1.58%, with 1,154 journalists and 2,416 articles published during the event. Regulatory updates to support the nautical sector were presented. High-profile visitors included Senate President Ignazio La Russa and other ministers. The next edition is set for September 18-23, 2025.

🏖️ Adv Unite highlighted issues in the tourism industry during the World Tourism Day celebration, questioning whether recovery has been strong for all stakeholders. They criticized unfulfilled promises post-pandemic about the central role of travel agencies (adv) and addressed problems caused by low-cost carriers and price issues in the Italian sea market. The group calls for more than reflection, suggesting the need for sensible, unbreakable guidelines in response to the erratic tactics of low-cost airlines.

🚏 Starting December 24, upcoming to January 6, 2026, tourist buses parking in central Rome will face increased rates – three times the current price. The move, targeting the anticipated traffic surge during the Jubilee, encourages parking in peripheral areas with reduced fees. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri aims to promote sustainable mobility and reduce city center congestion, offering tourists €1 daily tickets from peripheral parking zones.

🎲 The "Caccia ai Tesori Arancioni" by Touring Club Italiano starts on Sunday, October 6, in 100 Bandiera Arancione certified villages for its fifth edition. Giulio Lattanzi, General Director, initiated Bandiera Arancioni 26 years ago with the Liguria Region. The event offers thematic pathways: musical heritage, local culinary specialties, and historical reenactments, highlighting Italy's small yet precious cultural and historical heritage, as emphasized by Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè.

🚀 Enac's Board of Directors met on Friday, September 27, focusing on enhancing the station manager's role, strengthening the security manager's role, and optimizing national airport capacity for Summer 2025. President of Enac, Pierluigi Di Palma, highlighted the goal of innovative, sustainable, and intermodal sector development, fair market competition, and passenger rights. The board strategized on performance analyses of Catania, Bergamo, Verona, Napoli, Bologna, and Palermo airports to minimize passenger inconvenience and delays, and improve system resilience. They also drafted the DDL for ratifying the Cape Town Convention, aiming to boost Italy's aeronautical competitiveness.

🏖️ Gian Marco Centinaio, Italy's former Tourism Minister and current Vice President of the Senate, urges MEPs and Raffaele Fitto to commit to revising the Bolkestein Directive concerning beach concessions. Speaking with Eu24news, Centinaio, from the League's Tourism department, emphasizes the center-right's promise to beach operators to push for the directive's revision in Europe, highlighting the presence of a European Commissioner from their coalition in Brussels. The directive, as seen by the Italian government, is a compromise between the sector's needs and European requirements, but Centinaio insists beach concessions should not be considered services, thus excluded from Bolkestein.