For the Dolce Vita train the Orient Express company is no longer just a precious source of inspiration. Because the Arsenale company has partnered with the Accor Group, holder of the most iconic railway brand in the world, to launch the Orient Express La Dolce Vita in 2023. The six…

Smy Hotels, the Logitravel Group’s hotel management chain has added a new hotel in Ostia, the seaside town near Rome, to its Italian properties. Acquired under a rental contract, the Smy Aran Blu Roma Mare is a 4-star hotel on the seafront 300 meters from Ostia’s little port. On five…

Bluserena, founded in 1985 by Carlo Maresca, manages a portfolio of 13 hotels (eight of which it owns) in the main Italian tourist destinations including Sardinia, Sicily, Apulia, Abruzzo, Piedmont and Calabria. The Bluserean portfolio of over 4,200 rooms in eleven 4-star hotels and two 5-star resorts, has now been…

Bookings for GNV departures up to September 2022 opened in October, and they put Italy centre stage. Alessio Macri, GNV’s Italy & Albania Sales Coordinator said: "We have invested in further improving our service and increasing the number of ferries for next summer, especially towards Sardinia. We have confirmed the…

The first Italian W Hotel opened its doors a few days ago in Rome. The W Hotel Rome which has 162 rooms in two adjacent 19th-century buildings is located near the Spanish Steps. The property is owned by alternative investment firm King Street Capital Management in partnership with developer Omnam…

The expansion of hybrid hospitality is taking hold in Italy, and a good example is the Corte di Milano hostel which opened its doors last September in Rozzano, which is a suburban district of Milan. Aiming to please everyone, from the university student to passing backpackers, and from business clients…