Milan’s Malpensa airport is once again close to pre-pandemic levels. A recovery in grand style with 97% of 2019 traffic registered this September. Which is by no means to be taken for granted considering the fundamental contribution of long-haul traffic, and passenger flows that have lagging behind short and medium…

Every cloud has a silver lining. Rising consumer prices have long been perceived as trouble and to be countered by fair means or foul, with uncontrolled inflation a harbinger of deep water, as it was in 1929. Without going that far, a moderate price increase could have beneficial effects. For…

A couple of weeks ago in a Vietnamese restaurant in Singapore I met my first robot waiter, and it made me think how robotics is changing the face of travel. As it has in Istanbul airport, not only one of the world’s largest, but also a fine example of a…

The real point is not how the summer went, but how the tourism system will manage to overcome inflation and soaring energy prices, two new obstacles we did not expect after Covid. Federalberghi president Bernabò Bocca emphasised the difficulties the Italian hospitality industry in facing with these two new challenges.…

Dozens, perhaps hundreds of people gathered along the fence that marks the boundary of the airport and has a great view of the runway. It happened a few days ago in Foggia, in the northernmost part of Puglia, gateway to the Gargano and its wonderful coast when, after a good…

There’s a lot of euphoria in the air. At least for Italian luxury hospitality, as was the mood a few days ago at the Luxury Hospitality Conference in the Lh Collection Milano Citylife. The event, organized by Teamwork in collaboration with HotelMyPassion, was an opportunity to take stock of the…

Studies show that the number of women booking solo travel has doubled since the Covid pandemic. While travelling alone can be a freeing experience for women, it can also be fraught with perils. Here are some tips from TheKnowledgeAcademy on how women can stay safe when travelling single. Don’t just…

From an ocean crossing on a luxury liner, to the Concorde’s supersonic flights, to the present day, where travel looks to superfast trains and planes with some quite incredible facilities. Yet nothing seems to be enough anymore, and if a limit is made to be surpassed, then the future of…