Once upon a time there was Ciga. Founded in Venice in 1906, the Compagnia Italiana Grandi Alberghi was for almost nine decades the symbol of luxury Italian hôtellerie. Among the properties that became part of its collection there are true icons of world hospitality like the Danieli, the Des Bains,…

Italy is gearing up for a bumper summer, with its art cities and seaside resorts close to sold out, and with a new variable - value - fast gaining traction. Because more and more travellers are looking for destinations that offer the best value, basing their choice on how much…

Bernabó Bocca, president of Italian hotel association Federalberghi, says that red tape is slowing down the recovery. And not just in the hospitality industry. Smaller operators and even travel agents agree, saying that a tangle of red tape is what’s stopping a true relaunch of tourism in Italy. Of course…

A trip of a lifetime on the luxurious Orient Express or, more simply, the comfort of a high-speed train: train travel across Italy is the true protagonist of this new spring. If, in the first case, it is the unquestionable charm of the historic train that conditions your choice (the…

It’s no secret that in this part of the hospitality world the pandemic has driven large numbers of people away from tourism. Let’s face it, hospitality has not always attracted top talent, but the crisis has highlighted, not that it was needed, the fragility of an industry that has always…

A recent survey by Telegraph Travel revealed the greatest city on Earth. “Starting with a shortlist of 50 cities, we then collated data across a range of different categories which reward cities for their practicality, cultural prowess and history, but also for breathing space, luxury and safety.” And having crunched…

The new ways of tourism move through different whys and wherefores. Which is what the mayor of Venice is trying to achieve by launching a booking system which means that, starting this summer, if you want to visit Venice you have to book. The mayor's idea is to create a…

There’s something new happening in air transport in Italy. Yes, once again someone is trying to launch a new Italian airline. Name: Aeroitalia. Colours: the traditional Italian colours which are, inevitably, the old Alitalia white, red and green. Network: initially focused on charters, but already looking at long-haul flights -…