Giuridico e Amministrativo

🏠 FRI-Tur deadline extended to 12 September for applications, targeting medium to large investments between €500,000 and €10 million, focused on upgrading hospitality services and facilities with digitalization and environmental sustainability. Projects must be completed by 31 December 2025. Total funding is €780 million, with €180 million for direct expense contribution and €600 million for subsidized financing from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. Applications started on 1 July 2024, managed by Invitalia and promoted by the Ministry of Tourism.

📌 Ryanair is formally challenging the Athens airport's attempt to bypass a Greek state decision to slash aviation taxes by 75% from €12 to €3 per passenger starting November 2024. The airline argues this would boost off-season connectivity and year-round tourism growth in Greece. Ryanair urges the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority and the Greek government to ensure Athens airport and Fraport Greece comply with the tax reduction to prevent seasonal and costly tourism and connectivity.

✈ The Barcelona Court warned Ryanair to end its "unfair practices" against eDreams Odigeo, accusing it of false claims to deceive consumers in violation of Article 9 of the unfair competition law. Ryanair allegedly targeted competitors with defamatory strategies forcing them into anticompetitive distribution agreements. Following eDreams' recent legal win in Germany, the Spanish court demands Ryanair to urgently stop its misleading campaigns.

🏠 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.

🏢 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.