Innovazione

🗺 CartOrange plans to enhance existing destinations in 2025-26, focusing on technology, particularly booking platforms and AI, for personalized travel proposals and customer management. Despite April's long weekends affecting demand, summer 2025 saw a 5% overall growth compared to 2024, with internal operations surging 12%. Japan exceeded expectations with a 29% increase, Indochina experienced explosive growth, and Peru saw a 45% rise. Additionally, Australia and Tanzania/Zanzibar performed well.

🛌 In 2025, Chiardiluna, a Florence-based company with over 60 years of experience, partners with luxury hotels worldwide. The company offers custom solutions like ergonomic and sustainable mattresses, including their 31 cm thick "Ambassador" model with seven-zone pocket springs. Chiardiluna focuses on enhancing sleep quality, a growing trend in hospitality, with innovations like bio-based foams and photovoltaic energy, aligning with the rise of "sleep tourism" and sustainable practices.

🗺️ Distriply One, launched in Italy by NDC Distriply by Hahnair, simplifies access to NDC content for independent travel sellers. 🚀 After swift registration, agents book growing airline partner rates, bypassing IATA/ARC accreditation and complex system integrations. Rachel Pascall, Chief Commercial Officer, highlights its capability to level the playing field with intuitive interfaces, comprehensive post-booking services, upselling options, and direct content access, avoiding traditional GDS. 🌍

✈️ Air France, in collaboration with Starlink, plans to offer onboard Wi-Fi on 30% of its fleet by the end of 2025 and the entire fleet by 2026. Passengers can access free Wi-Fi using their Flying Blue account. Until full implementation, a free messaging pass is available for Flying Blue members, with a paid option for others. This initiative continues the airline's commitment to enhancing passenger experience.

🎶 Napoli, 2024: The "Sirena" app, set to guide tourists through the city's musical heritage, is a joint initiative by Napoli's local government and the Ministry of Culture. It's part of the "Napoli 2500" celebration, marking 2,500 years since the founding of Neapolis. Sirena offers curated music, podcasts, and unique audio experiences, leveraging geolocation to unveil both famous and hidden spots linked to Neapolitan classics from 1896 to 1940.

🛌 Ponte Giulio, a leader in bathroom furnishings, focuses on accessibility in hospitality, offering customizable grab bars, accessible showers, ergonomic fixtures, and professional furniture for hotels, public spaces, and healthcare facilities. The HUG collection and SOLO shower columns exemplify their design, supporting up to 150 kg and requiring no invasive installation. Using BioCote® silver ion technology, their products ensure high hygiene standards. Compliant with Italian and EU regulations, Ponte Giulio combines functionality and Italian design.

🏨 Thomas, terza generazione di albergatori, gestisce L’Ardésia a Morzine, Alta Savoia, aperto dal 1960. Dal 2008, l'hotel è stato gestito dai suoi genitori, e Thomas ne è diventato proprietario nel dicembre 2024. Utilizza Amenitiz per migliorare efficienza e gestione, passando dalla carta al digitale. L’Ardésia si distingue per la sua posizione tra montagne e fiume. Thomas mira a trasformare l'hotel mantenendo la sua identità, offrendo un'esperienza accogliente.

💰 NewPrinces, nel primo semestre 2025, ha registrato ricavi di 1,31 miliardi di euro, leggermente inferiori agli 1,36 miliardi del 2024. L'EBITDA adjusted è cresciuto del 16,5%, raggiungendo 104,6 milioni di euro. L'EBIT ha più che raddoppiato, toccando 52,8 milioni, mentre il risultato netto è migliorato, passando da una perdita di 1,3 milioni a un utile di 22,3 milioni. Acquisizioni recenti includono Carrefour Italia per circa 1 miliardo di euro.

🍞 From September 26-28, 2025, Senigallia's Foro Annonario will host Pane Nostrum, attracting over 50,000 participants, including 6,000 industry professionals. With more than 200 bread varieties from Italy showcased, this event promotes bread culture and innovative technologies. Over 50 exhibitors will join, featuring B2B and B2C activities. Highlights include masterclasses, Temporary Bakery shows, and discussions led by experts like chef Moreno Cedroni and baker Ezio Marinato. 🌍 Visit [panenostrum.it](https://www.panenostrum.it) for details.

🚀 JetBlue, in collaboration with Amazon's Project Kuiper, will enhance its onboard free Wi-Fi starting in 2027. Project Kuiper involves thousands of interconnected low-earth orbit satellites, offering fast, reliable internet. This upgrade supports the growing demand for stable onboard Wi-Fi driven by streaming, social media, and cloud services. JetBlue, since 2013, remains the only major U.S. airline offering free high-speed Wi-Fi on all flights, aiming for even faster and more stable connections in the near future.