Innovazione

💸 Freenow has integrated Alipay+'s mobile cross-border payment solutions with its taxi travel services in seven European countries: Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, France, Greece, and Austria. Alipay+ General Manager in Europe, Pietro Candela, notes the benefits for Asian tourists, especially during the European Football Championship in Germany. Alipay+'s technology allows payments through Alipay (mainland China), AlipayHK (Hong Kong SAR, China), and Touch'n Go eWallet (Malaysia). AlipayHK users also earn personalized rewards for each Freenow ride.

🌎 Ponant has equipped its entire fleet with Starlink internet provided by Marlink, enhancing global guest wifi access. “Le Commandant Charcot” was the first to test Starlink antennas at the North Pole, as part of Ponant's commitment to offer the best connectivity even in remote areas. Starlink improves bandwidth and geographic coverage beyond the main geostationary satellite-managed Vsat network.

🏡 Lindbergh Hotels, represented by VP Marco Filippetti, is attending a roundtable event today at Palazzo Wedekind, Rome, starting 9:30 AM. Topics include new hospitality models and Italian tourism growth. The event features industry leaders like Angelica Corsini, Elisabetta Fabri, and Liliana Comitini. Lindbergh's latest venture, the tech-focused Homie Hotel in Rimini, expands their portfolio to 8 properties, aiming to revolutionize traditional accommodation with a tailored, digital experience.

💰 Millennials and Gen Z, known as 'point-and-click' consumers, are inclined towards embedded insurance in purchasing processes, with 84% of Gen Z and 75% of Millennials preferring it. Automotive and travel are the favored sectors for integrated insurance, with 30% of young generations likely to buy such policies. Embedded insurance market in travel and hospitality is projected to grow from $18.8 billion in 2023 to $37 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 9.67%. Over 30% of insurance transactions are expected to be through integrated channels by 2028, with 82% of younger consumers preferring mobile devices for insurance purchases.

Via Goito 25 Rooms & Apartment in Peschiera del Garda offers a modern stay with remote check-in and enhanced comfort through Ave's domotic system for hotels, providing increased guest comfort, security, and optimized management and energy efficiency. The system includes external and internal card readers for secure access and energy savings, complemented by Ave's outdoor videophone station with contactless Mifare technology.

La trasformazione digitale è essenziale per la competitività nei settori turistico e ristorativo, con bandi nazionali e provinciali supportando la digitalizzazione. Tra questi, il Bando della Camera di Commercio Cremona (25 marzo - 28 giugno 2024), Milano Monza Brianza per la sostenibilità (13 marzo 2025 - 16 ottobre 2025) e per il Turismo in bici (28 febbraio 2024 - 16 ottobre 2025), e il bando nazionale FRI-TUR (1°-31 luglio 2024) offrono contributi e finanziamenti per la digitalizzazione e miglioramento dei servizi.

Le agenzie che muovono più soldi sono elencate nella lista annuale di Travel Weekly's, con una soglia di accesso di 110 milioni di dollari; Booking Holdings ha venduto 150,63 miliardi di dollari nel 2023. La bilancia dei pagamenti turistica italiana mostra un avanzo di 0,6 miliardi di euro a marzo, con la spesa dei viaggiatori stranieri in Italia di 3 miliardi e quella degli italiani all'estero di 2,4 miliardi. La spiaggia di Herculaneum è riaperta al pubblico dopo 2000 anni.

L'Attara Inn Senggigi, établie en 2023 à Lombok et située à 200 mètres de la plage de Senggigi, est une destination prisée par 95% de touristes internationaux. Grâce à l'utilisation des solutions tout-en-un de Little Hotelier depuis son ouverture en novembre 2023, l'Attara Inn a pu gérer efficacement ses opérations et atteindre un taux d'occupation de 94% en juin.

L'entreprise Rhea, spécialisée dans la production de machines automatiques pour boissons, innove dans le secteur hôtelier avec ses solutions de design personnalisées qui permettent de choisir parmi une variété de boissons de qualité. Ces machines non seulement complètent les services des hôtels mais sont également conçues pour être durables et économes en énergie, ce qui les rend attrayantes pour les hôtels soucieux de l'environnement. [[[POST_SCORE: +5.5]]]