Giuridico e Amministrativo

🏖️ Gianluca Caramanna, responsible for the National Tourism department of FdI and advisor to Italy's Minister of Tourism, aims to place Italy among the top three global travel destinations. The Italian government values tourism's economic impact over visitor numbers, focusing on quality tourism that enhances the economy. Efforts include battling unauthorized services in tourism, and promoting slow, proximity tourism post-Covid. The imminent Jubilee and "Roma Caput Mundi" funds (€500 million) are expected to boost religious tourism significantly.

🛸 Paris airport workers' unions canceled a strike planned for today, 9 days before the start of the Olympic Games, following an agreement with Aeroporti di Parigi (Adp). The unions had demanded extra pay for the increased workload due to the Olympics, from July 26 to August 11, and the Paralympics, from August 28 to September 8. Adp, which employs 570,000 people across Charles de Gaulle-Roissy, Orly, and Le Bourget airports, agreed to certain economic incentives. Paris expects 15.3 million visitors for the Games, with 90% being French, half from the Île de France region.

🛫 Paris airport workers' unions called off a strike planned for today after reaching an agreement with Aeroports de Paris (Adp) just 9 days before the Olympics. The dispute was over "extra pay" due to increased workload for the upcoming Paris Olympics (July 26-August 11) and Paralympics (August 28-September 8). Adp, employing 570,000 people across Charles de Gaulle-Roissy, Orly, and Le Bourget airports, agreed to certain financial incentives. Paris expects 15.3 million visitors for the Games, 90% being domestic, half from the Île de France region.

💰 In Italy, the 2023 fiscal calendar shifted the tax payment deadlines from June 30 to July 1 due to the former falling on a Sunday. Travel agencies and tour operators face a congested period with the usual monthly VAT and withholding payments due on the 16th, combined with income tax balance payments for 2023 and the first 2024 advance payment due on July 31. The newly introduced Biennial Preventive Agreement alters the deadline for eligible parties to the month's end. Italian tax authorities are accelerating compliance document issuance, including presumed undeclared POS earnings alerts, to manage the August break. Adjusting the fiscal year-end to September 30 or August 31 could help companies avoid summer tax bottlenecks.

📃 FTI Voyages, subsidiary of German-based FTI Touristik, is now in administrative liquidation as declared by the Strasbourg court, with the sale open until July 22 but no buyers emerging. The company proactively canceled all bookings up to 2025, affecting thousands of clients, as confirmed by General Manager Ludovic Rigel. Bookings made via agencies with full or partial payments for GDS-based or low-cost flights packages are not canceled.

🏖️ Italy's Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè addresses overtourism and short-term rentals, highlighting the Meloni Government's efforts to regulate these issues. No specific dates or numbers provided. Measures cited include a database for accommodation facilities, regulations for tour guides, support for lesser-known destinations, and sustainability initiatives.

🏖️ Once a top Italian destination, Gallipoli's rapid fall from grace highlights the critical impact of service and infrastructure issues on tourism. Tourists, previously flocking to the city, now face problems like inadequate parking and a non-vehicle-friendly park road, forcing them to walk under the scorching sun. This decline serves as a cautionary tale for the entire Italian tourism sector, emphasizing the country's need to address infrastructure weaknesses despite its strong brand appeal.

🚧 Boeing workers voted for a strike under the slogan 'No pay, no plane', demanding a 40% pay increase from the current contract, last updated 16 years ago. The strike is scheduled for September 12, involving 30,000 workers.

🌍 At the fourth meeting of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace, UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized enhancing connections through travel, familial ties, educational exchanges, and culture. His comments, reported by Corriere della Sera, highlighted the rich diversity of the continent. Agenda items included improving UK-EU relations, establishing a new geopolitical partnership, addressing border controls, and revisiting the status of EU citizens living in the UK, with over 70 associations seeking a review.

📍 In the UK at Blenheim Palace, during the fourth meeting of the European Political Community, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the need to support connections between people and culture, highlighting vacations, family ties, student exchanges, art, and sports. Reported by "Corriere della Sera," the agenda focused on improving UK-EU relations, proposing a new geopolitical partnership without compromising Brexit's integrity. The rights of EU citizens in the UK were also a concern, with over 70 associations requesting a review of their status regularization procedure.