2022 will be the best year ever for the Costa Smeralda, says CEO Mario Ferraro. “When the war broke out we were very worried,” adds the CEO of Smeralda Holding, owner of the historic Romazzino, Pitrizza, Cervo and Cala di Volpe hotels. “The markets of the former Soviet Union were…

The volume of hotel asset transactions in Italy is back to record levels according to the latest report from Cbre, the world’s leading commercial real estate services and investment company. In 2021 hotel sales for a total of €1.9 billion were recorded, second only to the extraordinary 2019 figures, but…

Orient Express’s Italian encore in Venice is in partnership with Arsenale. The Palazzo Dona' Giovannelli will be the second Orient Express hotel in Italy. The result of the partnership between Accor and the Arsenale group, following the collaboration on the Dolce Vita trains and the Hotel de La Minerve in…

The Aquarium of Genoa, the Mediterranean’s largest maritime museum is in Ponte Spinola, Genoa's 16th-century ancient port, and was opened in 1992 on the occasion of the Colombiadi, the Expo commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. It was later expanded several times. Underwater fun and overnights for…

The Human Company launches the new hu brand and has reopened its nine villages in Italy and its Luxembourg village, all of which will be fully operational by 28 May. The Florentine company is consolidating its new hu open-air brand as well as investing €20 million on the renovation, maintenance…

Leonardo Hotels launches an ad-hoc investment fund for hotel development in Europe. The Israeli group Fattal, which controls the Berlin-based Leonardo Hotels Central Europe, has launched a fund of more than €315 million (increasable up to 400 million), to activate investments up to one billion, aimed at the expansion of…

LaSalle and Numa Group undertake a €500 million pan-European development strategy The Numa Group is an operator specializing in non-traditional accommodations with a focus on technology. The partnership is part of LaSalle's growing value-add investments business and involves the acquisition, refurbishment and asset management of hotels, hostels, extended-stay serviced flats,…

Romantik Hotel Villa Margherita, a stunning Palladian Villa in Mira (VE), is a unique UNESCO World Heritage Site and architectural treasure, and organizes unusual itineraries for visitors who want to get to know the area. The aim is to discover Venice from new perspectives, such as taking motorboat rides on…