Giuridico e Amministrativo

🏠 Starting from July 24, the experimental phase of Italy's national database for tourist accommodations will include Liguria and Sardinia. Previously added regions are Puglia, Abruzzo, Calabria, Lombardy, Marche, Sicily, and Veneto. Updates on service activation in other regions and autonomous provinces will be posted on the Tourism Ministry's website in the coming weeks. The platform allows property owners to request a National Identification Code (CIN) for advertising and displaying at their properties. During the experimental phase, no penalties are enforced for non-compliance. More information can be found at www.ministeroturismo.gov.it.

✈ Middle East Airlines reports increased flight disruptions at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport due to rising tensions with Israel. Lufthansa Group suspends five routes, operated by Swiss International Air Lines, Eurowings, and Lufthansa to/from Beirut until July 30 for caution. Flightradar24 notes Turkish Airlines' two flight cancellations on Sunday evening. SunExpress, AJet, Aegean Airlines, and Ethiopian Air also cancel flights to Beirut amidst escalating regional tensions.

📖 Turismo5, also known as ROSS 1000, is a tourist data management service for accommodation providers in Italy to report guest information to ISTAT, ensuring legal compliance. The platform is designed for hotels, vacation homes, agritourisms, and B&Bs to streamline reporting. The process on Turismo5 includes data entry, automated processing, submission, confirmation, and audit trail, minimizing administrative costs and human error. Integration with Chekin automates compliance, enhancing efficiency and data accuracy. This helps hoteliers focus on guest experiences while fulfilling reporting obligations effectively.

🏠 Located in Bishan, Yi County, southeast Anhui Province, China, y.ad studio designed a hotel that blends traditional and contemporary architecture. Published by We:ll Magazine on July 24, 2024, and updated on the same day, the article indicates the hotel harmonizes different architectural styles. The image dimensions are 1200x831 pixels, and the article is in Italian. It was written by Bianca Visconti and has an estimated reading time of 7 minutes.

🏠 In Venice, the Access Contribution experiment ended on July 14, with Mayor Luigi Brugnaro declaring success. It saw 485,062 people pay the fee, totaling €2,425,310 in revenue for the city. Reservations hit 3,618,114, including exempt categories such as workers and students. QR code checks from http://cda.ve.it totaled 399,030, from users in 194 countries. The initiative aims to manage tourism and respect for Venice, with further data analysis planned for September and October.

🏨 Federalberghi Torino and the Chamber of Commerce of Turin have launched a territorial marketing project targeting passengers at Malpensa Airport, to promote Turin's cultural excellences and events. The initiative, part of the ongoing Discover Turin experience, employs advertising campaigns and content about Turin's attractions at the airport, leveraging Malpensa's millions of yearly passengers to attract tourists who have never visited Turin. The digital-focused strategy aims to capitalize on the airport's high-spending, digitally-savvy travelers.

🏢 Convention Bureau Roma e Lazio has grown by 13 new associates, including AG Group Italy, ICB Allestimenti, Pepe Catering, and ten others confirmed in late January. President Onorio Rebecchini reports the network now encompasses 151 operators, including 130 members and 21 partners. Rome ranks in the top seven worldwide destinations for international events and congresses and is the leading conference destination in Italy according to the International Congress and Convention Association (Icca).

💳 Hospitality businesses are affected by the additional sickness contribution for hotel-associated restaurant, café, and bar employees. The Italian social security institute (Inps) introduced a new worker code "IA" meaning "Intermittent worker in public establishments owing an additional sickness contribution of 0.77%." Confusion arose, prompting Federalberghi and its General Director Alessandro Nucara to seek clarification. Inps clarified that establishments integral to and managed by hotels are exempt from the 0.77% contribution, while independent entities with separate licenses must pay. The exemption also applies to small boarding houses categorized as hospitality businesses, regardless of room numbers.

📂 Israel's Electronic Travel Authorisation (Eta) for visa-exempt countries will become effective on January 1, 2025. Initial Eta enforcement was planned for August 1, 2024, following a pilot period starting June 1, 2024. The pilot, initially for selected countries, was to expand to all visa-exempt nations from July 1, 2024. Due to airline requests for more preparation time for technological system integration, the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority extended the pilot by five months after a comprehensive review.

🌍 At Frankfurt Airport, eco-activists disrupted operations by gluing themselves to the runway at 5 AM, resulting in a NOTAM issuance, diversion of intercontinental flights, 140 cancellations, and significant delays. Environmental group Letzte Generation claims six activists cut through fences to gain access.