The Unahotels Imperial Sport Pesaro is the latest new entry in the Una franchising group. 

Activities for families and a sea-view restaurant

The recently renovated 4-star hotel in the Marche region has 47 rooms, including some family connecting rooms. It also has a sea-view restaurant, bar, fitness area and a swimming pool. Guests can book excursions and activities, including a range of pursuits for children and parents, including table tennis, table football and a mini-pool in the sun terrace.

“We  believe in our franchising project”

"We are delighted to welcome the Unahotels Imperial Sport Hotel Pesaro,- says Fabrizio Gaggio, general manager of the Una Group. -This new entry in the Marche is a further guarantee of the commitment of the franchising project in which we believe. It allows us to offer an increasingly diversified choice of stay that meets the needs of both Italian and international guests."

A new Versilia entry for the Baglioni Hotels & Resorts group, which will manage the former Paradiso al Mare in Forte dei Marmi from 2026. 

The hotel will be repositioned as a 5-star

The 3-star hotel, which is now closed, had 65-rooms and is located in the central Via Machiavelli, 100 metres from the beach. It will undergo a complete renovation, leading to its repositioning as a 5-star hotel. Renovations will begin in 2024 and will see the construction of 58 suites and rooms, as well as a sea-view rooftop with bar, a gym and a swimming pool. 

“Ours is historic and authentic hospitality”

The highlight will be the 300 sqm spa.

"We have been working on this project for a long time and I am really happy to be able to give this positive signal to all our partners and to travellers who appreciate our historic and authentic hospitality," said the group's CEO, Guido Polito.

The new commercial director for the Garibaldi Hotels Group is Luigi Tilotta who holds a degree in law from the Catholic University of Milan.

Climbing the management ladder

In 2010 Tilotta joined the Master Group To measuring himself first as contract manager, then as contract director and finally as chief operating officer. He acquired skills in the different areas of planning and business development, strategy and corporate assets, as well as in business relations management.

The Garibaldi Hotels Group has eleven properties

"I am really excited about this new professional adventure, - says Tilotta. -Being part of Garibaldi Hotels will allow me to see the world of tourism from a new horizon, starting with hotel management. The goals set and the growth planned, especially on foreign markets, are terrain I have specialized in over the last ten years, and they are a great stimulus for me. The 11 Garibaldi Hotels properties are, both in terms of location and structural characteristics, different one from the other and attractive to different markets and types of tourism.”  

The Bettoja Hotels Group has renovated the oldest of its three Roman properties, the Bettoja Hotel Massimo d'Azeglio.

The hotel also has family rooms

The new Premium Superior rooms at the Bettoja Hotel Massimo d'Azeglio now have a bedroom and sitting room, while the Premium Family rooms have two bedrooms, a large bathroom with two sinks. Maurizio Bettoja president of Bettoja Hotels, says “the restructuring of the d'Azeglio takes us towards the future. Our attention to history, art and service have always been a benchmark and appeal to guests who appreciate finding Italian art in a hotel.”

Click on the website to book a table or a parking space

In addition to the room renovations, the restaurant has inaugurated its renovated external seating area and a new website. On the website guests can find the restaurant's history and menus, as well as booking tables and parking spaces with just a few clicks.

France, the first incoming market for Apulia, celebrates five years of Air France flights from Paris to Bari.

“In five years we have seen traffic triple” 

Air France and Aeroporti di Puglia have celebrated the first five years of the Paris-Bari route, the celebrations underlining the strong link between the southern Italian region and France, and also with the French flag-carrier. "Italy is a key market for the Air France-KLM Group,- said Eléonore Tramus, Air France-KLM East Mediterranean general manager. -Since the reintroduction of the flight five years ago, we have seen traffic triple in response to the growing demand from tourists and business travellers.”

In July and August there are ten Paris-Bari weekly flights

During the peak of the summer season, in July and August, flights between the two cities rise to ten per week.

“We are celebrating not only the five years of Air France's presence in Apulia, – said Antonio Maria Vasile, president of Aeroporti di Puglia, but a strong, stable business partnership, studded with great successes, which has seen Aeroporti di Puglia and Air France provide answers in terms of excellence to the growing demand for mobility. We intend to continue along this successful path, certain as we are that all this can only lead to new extraordinary results in terms of growth - economic, social, cultural for our beloved Apulia".

Relais le Marne, on the border between the Langhe and Monferrato, adds eight new suites to the Dimora degli Artisti.

Each of the eight suites has an original art work

Inaugurated in 2022 with the five suites of the Dimora dei Poeti dedicated to great Piedmontese authors, the Relais Le Marne, a boutique hotel on the border between the Langhe and Monferrato, located within the Mura Mura agricultural estate owned by Guido Martinetti and Federico Grom, is now opening the Dimora degli Artisti. This is a farmhouse dating back to 1878 with eight suites, each bearing the name of the site-specific work of art of the eight contemporary Italian artists who have interpreted them. 

“I welcome those who want to enjoy this magical place”

Each of the new farmhouse suites has a different narration: that of each artist and their work of art which, as in the Dimora degli Artisti, inspired the décor. Intense colours, images and unusual details make each room unique.

"I think that beauty is the soul of our country. And I think that beauty is contagious: with this spirit I welcome those who want to enjoy this magical place,- says  Guido Martinetti. -I want those who discover Le Marne, to feel at home in one of our rooms, to walk or cycle among the vines, to have a memorable stay".

The ao Hostels second Italian hotel is due to open in Florence in 2024.

The new hostel will have 470 beds

After a work stoppage due to the pandemic, which forced the group to postpone the opening originally planned for early 2022, ao Hostels now confirms the opening of its new hostel in Florence in spring 2024. Located in Via Mannelli 119, opposite the Campo Marte station, the property will have 121 rooms and 470 beds.

“The opening of our second Italian hostel is scheduled for 2024”

"The work continues unabated, and we are very happy to be able to schedule the opening of our second Italian hostel for 2024 - says the German company's CEO, Oliver Winter. - We have signed a long-term lease for the property, and the cooperation with the municipality of Florence has been, and still is, very positive."

The property will be energy efficient and sustainable

The building, which once housed the administrative offices of the Tuscan city, is being completely renovated: from the interiors to the 1963 façade, which will be preserved. In addition to dividing up the space to make room for the reception, lobby, breakfast room and 121 rooms, the work will mainly focus on making the building energy efficient and sustainable.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts is to return to Italy with a new Rome property after a 7-year absence.

5-star rooms in Rome to double in five years 

An historic neo-Renaissance building on Via Veneto, built in the early 1900s to house ambassadors visiting Rome, has been chosen by InterContinental Hotels & Resorts for its grand return to Italy after a seven-year absence.

“In the 5-star luxury sector the number of rooms will increase by 30% by 2025 and double over the next five years, generating new employment opportunities and boosting the city's economy. They will cover a shortage of high-end hotels and give an upward boost to the quality of services and to the image of Rome at an international level,” said Alessandro Onorato, Rome’s councillor for major events, sport, tourism and fashion.

“A boost for Via Veneto, one of Rome’s most iconic streets”

President of Federalberghi Rome Giuseppe Roscioli said: “The reopening of the InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace is a fundamental element for the definitive relaunch of Via Veneto which is one of Rome’s most iconic streets.”

The rooms have been enlarged to about 35sqm

The renovations, costing some €45 million, have increased the average surface area of the 160 rooms and suites to about 35sqm, and the Scarpetta NYC Restaurant also opened. Charlie's, on the top floor of the hotel, features cocktails and mixology, live music and an unprecedented view of Rome, and the Cameo events room can accommodate up to one hundred people. “Bringing this brand to the capital strengthens our presence in the luxury and lifestyle segment in Italy," said managing director Southern Europe, Eric Viale.

As summer gets into full swing at VRetreats’ Cala Cuncheddi, five new VRetreats have been announced.  

85 rooms set in a park and three restaurants 

After the Roma hotel in Ortigia, now is the turn of the Sardinian Cala Cuncheddi located in Capo Ceraso, a few steps from the sea and only 12 kilometres from Olbia airport. The hotel has 85 rooms, including six brand new suites, and is set in a park of centuries-old olive and myrtle trees. There is also a private beach, an infinity pool, a pool bar and a beauty spa by the sea, which complements the indoor wellness wet area with a whirlpool bath, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath and relaxation spaces. Completing the offer is a gym, three restaurants specialized in Sardinian cuisine and wine cellar with local, Italian and international wines, which can also be used for gourmet dinners with a dedicated maître sommelier.

Excursions with a marine biologist and canyon trekking

“Olbia’s southern seaboard, from San Teodoro to the Ogliastra area, has coves with sheer cliffs overlooking the sea. The waters are among the most beautiful in Sardinia,- says Massimiliano Atlantei, hotel manager of Cala Cuncheddi. - Our guests can enjoy unique experiences, such excursions with a skipper and marine biologist to the Tavolara protected area, or by sailing boat or yacht, departing from Cannigione, Portisco or Palau, for tailor-made itineraries to the Maddalena archipelago and beyond. For those who prefer a more active experience, we also organize visits with specialised guides to some of the most evocative places in Barbagia and Ogliastra, such as the Gorroppu Gorge: one of the most famous and highest canyons in Europe.”