Japan still off limits? No worries, just take one of the Metaverse itineraries for small groups; three-day trips lasting an hour and a half each, with a Sushi & Ramen box and a tea ceremony thrown in. This was the press release our office got from an Italian online operator…

Before Covid most of us didn’t give more than a passing thought to the health risks we can be exposed to when travelling. Today things are very different with hygiene taking pride of place, and it seems that the biggest worry for a lot of travellers is the thought of…

As widely predicted the war that broke out with Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cooled enthusiasm for a full recovery of domestic and international tourism. This slowdown could put the Easter holidays at risk, with foreign tourists staying away and bookings plunging. The summer season, on the other hand, is…

Once upon a time there was a route called MiMa, short for Milan-Manhattan, operated by Eurofly, an Italian airline with business class-only flights from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the other. On board the Airbus A319 there were just 48 seats, exclusive service and a Campari to sip…

There is a spectre haunting hoteliers across Europe: the soaring energy bills that are an inevitable upshot of current international tensions. And they are putting many hotels, also in Italy, between a rock and a hard place. According to a recent Confcommercio survey in January 2021 a five-star hotel’s energy…

Oscar Wilde famously said “Let me be surrounded by luxury, I can do without the necessities.” But what kind of luxury will high-net-worth individual travellers be looking for post-Covid? And which, if any, necessities will they be willing to do without? With the industry champing at the bit, and luxury…

Tourism is certainly the most fragile of all global industries. Any event that happens on the other side of the world has a major impact on the entire tourism system. Some people say it's the same for the stock exchange. Only in part, I reply. Because in the days immediately…

All and sundry wild about Italy? So it would seem, and it may not be a simple excess of optimism triggered by the two years of negativity linked to the pandemic. In January 2022 searches for international flights to Italy soared by 201% over the previous year, a figure still…