With over 80% of tourists focussing on just 20% of the country, France is urging visitors to stay away from its top tourist spots this summer, and measures such as daily quotas, scheduled ticketing and higher prices are being considered. Thìngs are different across the English channel, where VisitBritain has…

For how long? Yes, that is the question. For how long will travellers be willing to pay sky-high fares to fly from one side of the Atlantic to the other? Or, simply, to go from London to Milan for a business meeting? Or from Rome to Catania to enjoy a…

You have to be careful when you carry anything to extremes. This is one of the rules of life that applies to everyone and to all economies. What am I talking about? About the skyrocketing prices being charged in all sectors of Italian tourism. Senseless and unjustified increases. Standard accommodation…

The number of luxury hotels in Italy continues to grow, so much so that there are already worries of an excessive availability. Especially in Rome, where no fewer than 19 new high-end entries will open over the next three years. Yet customers are willing to spend, and even with a…

Willie Walsh, the director general of IATA, made a bold statement during the association's annual general assembly in Istanbul, saying that it would not be inappropriate to label Europe as being opposed to aviation. In doing so, he directly criticized the management of the European Union regarding the sustainability of…

Where can you find the world’s best local food? Not an easy question, but www.tasteatlas, the site that has catalogued over 10,000 local foods, has come up with an answer. By combining the average of the ratings of the best local and regional dishes with the average Google rating of…

So, here we are. Lufthansa has officially acquired 41% of ITA Airways. And this has garnered great satisfaction from the Meloni government and from treasury minister Giorgetti. But things are slightly different. The one who is really satisfied is the German airline, as when operations begin it will find it…

The boom in investments in luxury hotels in Rome may not be supported by a corresponding increase in high-end demand. This is the fear that emerged from a recent analysis by the Rome-based consultancy Thrends. While the study points out that forecasts for 2023 are very good, in all likelihood…