Covivio report confirms hotel property performance recovery in its latest quarterly report with igood news for the hotel sector, which accounts for 15% of the company's portfolio. The Convivio group, whose main shareholder is Leonardo Del Vecchio's Delfin, confirms the recovery from the end of the 2021 financial year. What…

Another 5-star hotel for Rome, with the 78-room Palazzo Ripetta which is slated to open in September. So yet another luxury property is preparing to make its debut in the Eternal City after moves from Rosewood, Six Senses, Mandarin Oriental, as well as Edition and Bulgari of the Marriott group,…

The Hotel San Gallo Palace is the Allegroitalia group's new entry in Florence. Located just two kilometres from the central Piazza della Signoria square and the world-famous Galleria degli Uffici art gallery, the hotel is housed in a historic palazzo. With 56 rooms and suites with balconies, it also has…

Aerolíneas Argentinas is operating Rome-Buenos Aires direct flights again from Fiumicino Airport. Following two years of absence due to the pandemic, the non-stop connections between Rome and Buenos Aires have resumed. The airline marked the occasion at the departure of an Aerolineas Airbus A330 from Rome Fiumicino airport this week…

The French white label company Atalante Hotels, making its Italian debut, recently acquired the Savona Hotel in Alba, Piedmont. According to rumours from Mercure, which is an Accor Group brand, after renovation the property is expected to reopen in 2023. The 92-room property will be the first 4-star hotel in…

The Ficcanterri Group's hotel brand Icon Collection adds the Botticelli hotel in Florence to its properties. In the coming months the hotel will be the protagonist of a thorough renovation for an investment of a some €10 million. The aim is to reposition it in the segment of prestigious boutique…

Marriott’s W Hotels is growing in Italy with Naples and Milan next in line, following rumours that the Britannia Excelsior on Lake Como could reposition from 3 to 5 stars to become an Edition. This news on the W Hotels front comes just a few months after the luxury lifestyle…

Italy stars in upcoming Garden Inn and Hampton openings in Europe, with two Italian properties among the upcoming openings: in all six European new entries announced for the near future by the Hilton group brands. The Hilton Garden Inn Bologna North will be the company's first property in the city…