Innovazione

🎢 Clayton Reid, ex CEO of Mmgy Global, stated that the cruise market will see normalizing growth in 2025 post-pandemic. Seven new ships to launch, including MSC World America, with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean opening new destinations and facilities in the Bahamas and Alaska. Royal Caribbean will also develop a new port in Juneau, Alaska. AI and marketing in 2025 will further push the sector to offer on-board experiences traditionally land-based, following the successful launch of Icon of the Seas with its six-slide water park in 2024.

📍 Ryanair invests $3 billion in 29 Boeing 737s to be delivered in 2025, featuring 16% lower CO2 emissions, 40% less noise pollution, and a 4% increase in passenger capacity. The planes will serve low-cost airports in EU countries like Italy, Sweden, Spain, and Poland. The expansion aims to grow passenger numbers from 200 million in 2024 to 210 million in 2025 and create 2,000 jobs, as stated by Jade Kirwan, Ryanair's head of communications.

📍 In 2025, the air travel industry will see new generation aircraft like the Airbus A321XLR enabling routes such as Madrid-Boston and Dublin-Nashville. US airlines, including Delta and United, are planning record numbers of transatlantic flights with new destinations like Nuuk, Bilbao, and Dubrovnik. Airfares will rise, with the UK's APD reaching $275 for premium seats to the US, Singapore's Changi airport fees increasing from $35 to $49, and Maldives doubling departure taxes. Air Canada will start charging for carry-on luggage in economy from January 2025. Airports will cater to over 5 billion passengers with biometric screening and AI systems, and airlines like American Airlines and Air France-KLM will offer innovative reward programs.

🍕 Roberta Garibaldi predicts that 2025 will be a year where tradition and technology converge for immersive and sustainable experiences in Italian enogastronomy tourism. Ten trends are noted: enriching travel experiences with food (15.3%), increase in lesser-known rural destinations (8.8%), enotourism evolution, hyper-personalization, authentic local events, social and TV series influence, AI in travel planning, exponential growth in food & beverage in hospitality, rural landscape enjoyment with 59.3% tourists prioritizing it, and the emergence of Gastrodiplomacy.

🚂 Trenitalia invests 850 million euros for 100 new regional trains by 2025, in line with FS Italiane's Strategic Plan 2025-2029, targeting over 430 million travelers. By 2024, 540 new trains were delivered, totaling 875 modernized trains. By 2027, 80% of the regional fleet will be renewed with 1,061 new trains at a cost of seven billion euros. Automatic compensation for delays introduced for digital regional ticket holders, with digital ticket sales reaching 43% in 2024. The 'X-GO' program has been improved for easier point accumulation, and the 'Viaggi in Regionale' initiative, in partnership with Lonely Planet, highlights five scenic train routes. For the 2025 Jubilee, Trenitalia launched new routes and a travel book for pilgrims.

📱 Meta will end WhatsApp support for select Android smartphones, released between 2012 and 2013, from January 1. Affected brands include Samsung, Motorola, HTC, and LG, specifically phones with Android 5 or older, due to inadequate security standards.

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🏂 Cortina is preparing for the upcoming Olympics by enhancing its bus service to ski lift facilities starting this season. Marco Zardini, president of the consortium, stated the initiative aims for a coordinated transport system emphasizing sustainability. From December 24, the Skibus network will operate fully, with increased frequency to every 15 minutes during peak times. Real-time bus tracking will be implemented using QR codes at all stops, and new buses will feature a snowflake icon and visible Skibus branding.

🏖️ Turisanda, founded in 1924 in Milan, is Italy's oldest travel brand with a Forbes feature. In the 1950s, it expanded intercontinentally to Japan, the USA, and South America. By the 1970s, it was leading in Egypt cruises, introducing Seychelles, Mauritius, and Maldives as destinations. In the 1980s, Turisanda modernized with software and launched charters. The company joined Alpitour Group in 2018. General manager Pier Ezhaya emphasizes sensory stimulation and alternative experiences in travel.