Giuridico e Amministrativo

💸 Fiavet Confcommercio signed a national labor contract renewal affecting 25,000 travel and tourism agency employees, after extensive negotiations. The new contract, effective from July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, includes a €200 salary increase for IV level employees over four years and excludes the one-time payment for the contractual holiday period since 2020. It introduces new professional roles and emphasizes the critical role of the technical director in combating widespread unlicensed activity. President Giuseppe Ciminnisi highlighted the satisfactory clarification of the technical director's role against unfair competition.

🚨 L'aeroporto di Basilea, terzo più grande della Svizzera, evacuato per allarme bomba e chiuso temporaneamente durante attacchi alle infrastrutture ferroviarie in Francia, coincide con le Olimpiadi di Parigi 2024. Nel 2023, l'aeroporto ha superato gli 8 milioni di passeggeri, avvicinandosi al record pre-pandemico.

✈ President Pierluigi Di Palma from Italy's National Civil Aviation Authority met with Joerg Eberhart, Chief Strategy Officer of Lufthansa, following the EU's approval of the ITA-Lufthansa integration. They agreed on a common vision to support the aviation industry's growth, passenger rights, and service quality. Rome Fiumicino Airport is set to become one of Lufthansa's 6 hubs, enhancing intercontinental connections as part of the new alliance's industrial strategy.

🏖️ Italian Tourism Minister Daniela Santanché emphasizes quality over quantity in tourism, aiming to make Italy a year-round destination with policies for off-peak travel. The government has allocated nearly €20 million for the development of touristic paths and €34 million to enhance small tourism-oriented towns. Santanché plans to propose a targeted tourist tax in the next Council of Ministers, ensuring it contributes to improving tourist services.

🏠 In Barcellona, Mayor Jaume Collboni announced that as of late 2028, tourist apartment licenses will not be renewed, following protests against overtourism. In 2023, Barcellona province, with 5.5 million residents, received 26 million tourists, generating nearly €13 billion. By the start of 2029, the aim is to eliminate 10,000 short-term rented apartments, with 10,101 current licenses expiring in November 2028. Over the past decade, rents in Barcellona have soared by 68%, and property prices have almost increased by 40%.

📍 Collidanielarchitetto is a design studio led by architect Daniela Colli, gaining recognition in the hospitality industry, with multiple projects completed and in progress in Rome and internationally. 📅 The article was published by We:ll Magazine on 2024-07-23, with an update on 2024-07-24. 🕒 Estimated reading time is 12 minutes.

📌 Federterme Confindustria highlights the critical need for qualified workers in the tourism sector and calls for the new Fondo Nuove Competenze regulations to address this. They urge Minister Calderoni to consider the unique challenges of tourism, such as high turnover and the rise of new professions, to ensure the 2023 criteria facilitate access for tourism companies. The forthcoming publication of the regulation aims to support businesses in overcoming the skilled labor shortage.

✈️ In the first half of 2024, Enac reported a 12% increase in air traffic compared to the same period in 2023, with over 100 million passengers. Domestic traffic rose by 5% to 33.5 million passengers, and international traffic grew by 16% to 66.6 million. Cargo volumes reached 600,557 tonnes, up by 18%, with significant growth in trade with Asia. Overall movements were 807,376, a 9% increase over 2023, and the average number of passengers per flight climbed from 114 to 124.

🏑️ In Barcelona, cruise passengers will face a substantial hike in the tourist tax for visits under 12 hours, announced by Mayor Jaume Collboni. The current tax is 7 euros per day. The increase aims to address the intensive use of public space without benefits to the city. Regional Catalan government approval is needed for the tax raise.

📌 Booking.com expressed disappointment with the Delaware District Court's decision in the USA, which ruled in favor of Ryanair in a case involving alleged 'screenscraping.' Booking.com, disagreeing with the verdict, plans to appeal. The company believes that allowing customers to compare travel prices promotes consumer choice.