Unconventional Breakfast was among the top three projects awarded in the category International Inspirational Projects at the 2nd edition of the Edelweiss Award recognizing excellence in the development of responsible tourism, sponsored by the Aragon Sustainable Tourism Cluster.

Local products for different dietary requirements

Receiving the award at the gala ceremony in the Caesaraugusta Theater Museum in Zaragoza  Spain, Concetta D'Emma, founder of the Unconventional Breakfast said:

“I am very excited about this international recognition and I dedicate this award to all the people who have believed in this project, which is the most inclusive and sustainable breakfast project realized in the hospitality and tourism industry.” 

 

Putting people’s needs first 

“The Unconventional Breakfast allows hotel guests and travellers with different dietary styles (vegetarians, vegans, coeliacs, lactose intolerant people, athletes and those who follow particular religious precepts) to rediscover typical and traditional recipes”, explained D’Emma. “Many of these dishes are ‘reinvented’ using ingredients suited to the different dietary needs, without forgetting to tell the story and the traditions behind the products. This makes for unique and unforgettable gastronomic experiences at the breakfast table, without making anyone being made to feel like a burden or different. It is about putting people's needs and real desires first, without judging their food choices or lifestyles”. 

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The Lazio Region is behind the 2023 Year of Return Tourism project and the event was presented recently in Zagarolo close to Rome by the Destinazione Sud Network and Lazio Region's Tourism Department.

The project aims at re-launching the image of Lazio and Italy, promoting tourism and encouraging exports and business meetings through stable collaborations between compatriots living abroad. 

Showcasing the best of each region and municipality

"In recent years we have learned that by uniting our excellences and exploiting them together we can achieve important goals," said Emanuela Panzironi, mayor of Zagarolo. - The Year of Return Tourism will consist of events at which each region and municipality will be able to showcase its cultural, productive, food, wine, and tourism excellences. Our heartfelt thanks go to the Lazio Region's Councillor for Tourism, Valentina Corrado, for choosing our city as the first stop on this journey."

Working with associations of Italians around the world

"After Abruzzo, the Marche, Lombardy, and Campania, we are delighted to be in Lazio to present our project - said President Lurgi. - Our national and international promotion committee can now count on more than 300 municipalities in 20 Italian regions and over 200 foundations, organizations and associations of Italians around the world, in addition to the 1.000 companies that have been working with the Destinazione Sud Network for many years. "

The Voihotels’ partnership with Treedom aims at planting 1,500 new fruit and forest trees in three years starting from 2022.

Treedom is a web platform that directly finances agroforestry, creating sustainable ecosystems and allowing thousands of farmers to meet the initial costs of planting new trees in order to guarantee food sovereignty and income opportunities over time.

All Voihotels hold the GSTC certification

Sustainability is very important to Voihotels, with various initiatives undertaken to promote social responsibility in the world of tourism. Among these is the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) certification project, aimed at reducing energy consumption, which has seen the certification of all 13 Voihotels in Italy. 

Involving guests in environmental issues 

Other virtuous activities include the recovery of exhausted oils, which are recycled to obtain regenerated oils, that are then reintroduced into the market. Another activity is the collaboration with Worldrise, an organisation that aims to protect the marine environment. Voihotels also promotes education about the sea and its wonders, involving guests in targeted activities and initiatives to promote knowledge and training on environmental issues.

Plastic-free hand wash and shampoo

All Voihotels are also certified by Dream & Charme, an independent, impartial, specialized and legally accredited international body. In 2019 Voihotels stopped using disposable plastic and introduced D Planet: an innovative cosmetic line created with Allegrini that includes plastic-free hand wash and shampoo.

Enhancing local excellence and protecting areas 

"Our goal is to develop sustainable hospitality, raising awareness among our guests and living in harmony with the areas in which our hotels are located - explains the CEO of Voihotels, Paolo Terrinoni -. The new partnership with Treedom adds to those already in place, which are aimed at enhancing local excellence and supporting  areas of Italy with history, flavours and particularities that need to be protected and promoted. "

HNH Hospitality’s Giardino di Costanza has opened in Mazara del Vallo. This elegant 5-star resort in the Mazara del Vallo countryside is not far from the sea, in a lush green Mediterranean park with palm trees and centuries-old olive trees, fountains and water features.

Modelled on an ancient Sicilian noble homestead 

The Almar Giardino di Costanza Resort has been modelled on an ancient Sicilian noble homestead, and the name is a tribute to Constance of Altavilla, mother of Emperor Frederick II, a protagonist of the Arab-Norman era. Adjacent to the resort is Villa Fontanasalsa, built around 1850 which, after a meticulous renovation, will host events and receptions.

Artisanal salts will feature in the restaurant

The new resort has 88 rooms including junior suites, suites and royal suites, and all rooms have private balconies and terraces. In the Aquamadre Restaurant, named after the famous salt pans in the area, the chef’s creations will be accompanied by ten types of typical artisanal flavoured salts from the ancient Culcasi di Nubia salt pan. This is a Slow Food presidium and the only salt pan in this western region where, for over 100 years, just one type of salt has been collected once a year, by hand. 

The Almablu Wellness & Spa will be expanded 

The restaurant offers guests authentic cuisine with international influences and, there are two bars: the main Turchinu Lounge & Terrace and the Pool Bar next to the outdoor pool. At the end of 2022 the renovation and expansion of the new spa will begin. Inspired by the concept of the Almablu Wellness & Spa at Almar Jesolo it will be expanded to more than 2,700 square metres. There is also a relaxation area with comfortable loungers, a fully equipped gym, and three treatment rooms for face and body rituals and massages.

The Olympic Spa Hotel's new Natural suites and Natural Spa chalet have been unveiled and the four-star Trentino hotel in the Val di Fassa now has ten new sustainable solutions designed by the noa studio. The Natural Te Bosch suites have a private internal patio and there are sleeping bags available for those who wish to sleep outside, under the stars. The Natural Te Aga suites have a private Jacuzzi mini-pool that will be heated all year round and both these types of suites have large terraces overlooking the Dolomites.

The five suites have fountains with pure mountain water 

The facade used on the new suites has a granular appearance and the colour reflects the hues of the surrounding mountains. Each of the suites also has a small fountain with pure mountain water that flows down from 3,500 metres: the Olympic Spa Hotel’s way of providing guests with pure drinking water and eliminating the use of plastic bottles.

The chalet has a sauna and an outdoor Jacuzzi

The Natural Spa chalet is on two levels and has an emotional shower and a wellness area overlooking the forest. It also has a shower room, a sauna with a view of the stunning Sasso Lungo mountain, an outdoor Jacuzzi and a mesh sofa suspended between two floors. Breakfast is served in the room, giving guests complete privacy.

A wooden sauna in the trees

The ongoing restyling project includes a new sauna in the trees which will be completed in 2023. This elevated construction, entirely made of wood, will blend in with the forest and have access only from the outside, via an elevated walkway from the hotel.

Stilviaggi Tuscany is a quality inbound Italy lifestyle specialist that opened 1986.  Enhancing and personalizing every detail of each trip with care and passion, this new inbound brand blends the professionalism of a lifetime with a desire for innovation and renewal. Products are perfectly tailored to customers’ needs, and there is a wide range of innovative and special experiences with creative insights into Tuscany as well as known and not-so-well-known parts of Italy.

Wine and gourmet tours with certified sommeliers

Stilviaggi also proposes lesser-known areas that are rich in culture, art, excellent wines and food, for gourmet breaks and moments of relaxation and fun!   The range of products include exclusive wine and food experiences and discovering all about local crus with professional lessons in the company of certified sommeliers.

Vespa and vintage car itineraries  

There are also targeted and exclusive itineraries to discover Italian art in the company of expert and native guides, and Vespa tours for exciting rides around the winding roads of the rolling Tuscan hills. For those in search of exclusivity, the trip can be enhanced by tours in the Val d'Orcia with vintage or luxury cars for unique experiences in a true corner of paradise. 

Tuscany for sports enthusiasts 

Tuscany also offers a lot to sports enthusiasts, and thanks to its collaboration with professional personal trainers and teachers, Stilviaggi offers trekking and biking on little-trodden paths, as well as yoga and meditation sessions in wonderful natural settings. And then thee is a choice of relaxation breaks in the thermal spa towns in southern Tuscany, renowned for their elegance and uniqueness. 

Stilviaggi.  Your ideal DMC and partner

Stilviaggi’s strength lies in its decades of experience, but also in its love, profound knowledge and respect for Italy and for Tuscany. With the assistance of a team of experts who ensure total, continuous and discreet assistance, Stilviaggi Tuscany is your ideal DMC and partner. For info: Tel. +39 0578757450 

The Life Resorts Calabrian Riva del Sol themed resort targets young adults thanks to a management contract between The White consulting company and the Riva del Sol Beach & Spa in Santa Caterina dello Jonio, on the Soverato coast. Ideal for holidays dedicated to relaxation, nature and fun, the Life Resort Riva del Sol is set in a tropical garden with hundreds of tall palm trees and includes 98 ethnic-style rooms and suites all just a few steps from the sea. 

Four restaurants and a private beach

It also has a private seafront that stretches over 1.5 kilometres along which there is a beach club, four restaurants, two bars, a grill, a Moroccan harem, a Thai area, swimming pools, sports facilities, a private beach and various entertainment services especially for young adults.

Open-air activities typical of tropical destinations  

CEO & founder of Life Resorts, Enzo Carella explains: “The Riva del Sol is a tourist complex of excellence, innovative in its formula, and a benchmark for tourism on the Ionian coast of Calabria. Directly overlooking the sea it is an extraordinary architectural mix combining excellent services with great value and open-air activities typical of tropical destinations. Quests can also enjoy the beach club which is a new prestigious address and, in collaboration with the property, we are part of a multi-year investment project aimed at developing additional areas of the hotel in Thai, Bali and Tulum style, to further strengthen its appeal to young adults.

The tours of Sansepolcro’s deconstructed museum and guided tours have resumed, allowing visitors to experience the stories and enter into the history, customs, and traditions of this delightful little Tuscan town. It is also a responsible tourism model with the experience centred on the continuous and increasingly intense interaction between travellers, guests, and citizens.

The Deconstructed Museum

Places, People, and Stories is a project connecting visitors and the local community of Sansepolcro which is known for its extraordinary historical, artistic, and cultural wonders.  “Visitors become symbolic guardians of our heritage and traditions as they learn about our secrets from those who have lived its past and live its present." A new approach to responsible tourism that confronts issues regarding the impact of visitors on the environment and host communities.

Tours have started again

The tours run every Saturday up to September 24 with guides leading visitors through the streets and shops of the historic centre and discovering the Civic Museum with the works of Piero della Francesca. In two of the eight participating sites citizens of Sansepolcro open the doors of the Diocesan Archive, the Cathedral’s Bell Tower, the CasermArcheologica headquarters, the Biblioteca della Resistenza Museum, as well as spaces dedicated to lace making and flag-wavers.  

An example of responsible tourism 

The CasermArcheologica Association conceived the project in this format in 2019 in collaboration with other local associations and the Tourist Office. The Deconstructed Museum has proven to be one of Italy's most significant examples of responsible tourism, earning it the patronage of the Italia Patria della Bellezza Foundation.

Ancient and contemporary art

“As well as the Deconstructed Museum visitors are able to discover the customs, traditions and ancient and contemporary art of our city through its citizens,” said Francesca Mercati, Sansepolcro’s councillor for tourism.

The Londra hotel in Florence, close to the Tuscan capital's railway station, is to rebrand as an IGH Group Indigo property. Acquired by Eurazeo in 2020, it will first undergo a 4-star restyling and repositioning, due to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, when the hotel will be rebranded Indigo, opening with 160 rooms.

The hotel will be managed by Eurazeo

Edmond de Rothschild allocated € 28.3 million in global loans for the project, acting through his own Edmond de Rothschild European High Yield I Real Estate Debt Fund and another separate fund dedicated to a German insurance group. Grape Hospitality, a pan-European hospitality platform founded in 2016 and controlled by Eurazeo, will manage the hotel. Eurazeo owns, operates, and manages 106 hotels and 70 restaurants in eight countries, totaling over 10,000 rooms, and affiliated through franchising contracts.

Funding completed in Germany, France and the Netherlands 

"This transaction marks the first commercial operation of our pan-European fund in Italy, as well as the first in the hospitality sector,” explains Edmond de Rothschild's head of real estate debt, Ralf Kind. “The four previous funding operations we have conducted in Germany, France and the Netherlands demonstrated our team's ability to identify and create compelling businesses across Europe, supported by experienced sponsors and reliable funds. We will continue to intensify our international fundraising activities to grow our pan-European high yield investment fund which is due to close at the end of 2022.”