Unahotels Malpensa, Gruppo UNA's 4-star business hotel near Milan’s Malpensa airport and the Exhibition Centre, has reopened its doors with a new look.

The restyling involved both the accommodation facilities and services for those travelling for business or pleasure.

Smart TVs and remodelled bathrooms

Starting with the beds made by Dorelan for Gruppo UNA as part of the Made For UNA project, the makeover involved all 157 guest rooms. This is another example of the hotel chain's personalization strategy which is being implemented across all UNA Esventure, UNAHOTELS, and UNAWAY properties. In addition each room has been outfitted with a 55-inch Samsung Smart TV, and the bathrooms have been updated.

New executive rooms

The rooms on the ninth and tenth floors have all been renovated and converted into executive rooms with a coffee maker and kettle. The redesign has also expanded the number of accommodation options, with the addition of two two-room apartments with kitchenettes. The hall and the Volare Bar & Restaurant by UNA cucina have also been completely renovated with new furnishings and indoor greenery.

Belvilla by OYO, a leading player in the world of holiday home rentals, has many mountain destinations in its large portfolio of houses where you can enjoy moments of relaxation and surround yourself with the beauty of autumn.

Magical landscapes 

Belvilla has a charming chalet in the small village of Gratillon, a hamlet of Saint-Nicolas in the Aosta Valley, where guests can enjoy moments of relaxation and privacy. The property is furnished with style and attention to detail, and it has a large terrace from which to enjoy the breathtaking view of the magical landscape. Guests can also use the wellness area with personalized programmes, massages, and treatments and enjoy walks in the woods of the Gran Paradiso National Park and Val di Rhemes, which surround the area.  The price of the house starts at € 2,924 per week.

Celebrating local traditions

In Trentino Alto-Adige Belleville has a chalet with three apartments, each finely furnished in a rustic vintage style - celebrating local traditions - and equipped with all comforts. There is a shared wellness area with the other apartments where guests can relax in the whirlpool, sauna, Turkish bath, and other amenities.

The property is in Bellamonte village, which is part of Predazzo and close to the Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park. The price of the house starts at € 1,636 per week. For more information, visit the website: www.belvilla.it

Radisson Blu GHR Rome, with the city’s first immersive room, is in the heart of Rome’s Parioli district. Ideal for a leisure and business clientele, the hotel reflects the artistic soul of the Eternal City. In recent years Rome has enjoyed a cultural revival, thanks to the opening of venues such as the Auditorium, the MAXXI museum and the Forum Theatre as well as trendy clubs, wine bars and up-market restaurants.

Videos and static images are transformed into immersive experiences.
Not far from Piazza del Popolo the Radisson Blu GHR Rome has a banqueting hall that is Rome’s only immersive room with images and videos projected on the walls and ceiling together with audio. Radisson Blu GHR is the first hotel in Rome to have adopted this particular audio and video technology thanks to 11 Full HD projectors that work in unison, transforming videos or static images into real immersive experiences.



“The room is ideal for customized product launches and press conferences”

Gian Maria Vecchiarelli, director of sales & marketing, says “Our immersive room turns corporate or private events into lasting experiences allowing us to customize events, from traditional corporate dinners to product launches and press conferences.” The projections are on opposite sides of the room, creating two ultra-wide screens that use both pre-loaded video content, customized videos or branded content with the customer's logo.

Portale Sardegna, an online travel agency (OTA) listed on Euronext Growth Milan, has announced the formation of Welcome to Italy Corp., an American corporation that will be 100% controlled by Portale Sardegna S.p.A.

A board with three directors 

The new branch, which is based in New York, will launch internationalization for Welcome to Italy. This is a national tourism promotion and distribution system aimed at transforming Italy’s tourist heritage into products to be created through incoming arrivals. The platform is nearing completion, with a final launch scheduled for the end of the year. The Board of Directors of Welcome to Italy Corp will be: Massimiliano Cossu, who will serve as chief executive officer, Giuseppe Careddu, who has extensive experience in the world of travel on the American market, and lawyer Luca Melchionna.

“We will use NY as a hub for foreign markets”

Massimiliano Cossu, CEO of Portale Sardegna and Welcome to Italy Corp said: “To win over the American clientele, we need to be more effective in this area. The partnerships we're working on convince us that this is the right avenue. Our intention is to use New York as a hub for reaching international markets, not just for potential American customers.”

Italy is the second country of choice for French travellers this year. If the summer season saw a general increase in foreign and domestic tourist arrivals to Italy’s art cities and seaside resorts, it also brought renewed French interest, following the encouraging results of 2021 (2,535,309 arrivals and 6,929,254 overnights). 

ENIT, the Italian national tourism board, returned to the IFTM Top Résa B2B fair in Paris Porte de Versailles from 20 to 22 September with 200 Italian destinations, 1,700 brands, 34,000 tourism professionals, and 150 conference sessions.

France is Italy’s fourth largest home market

According to the most recent available data (2021), France accounts for 13% of total foreign tourist spending in Italy (21.3 billion euros) during this phase of recovery from Covid. France is now the second largest foreign market (after Germany), pending the complete recovery of arrivals from the US. In terms of attendance France is the fourth largest home market, accounting for 6.5% of the international total (106 million), trailing only Germany (41.7%), Switzerland (7.8%), and Austria (7.1%).

The Cannes ILTM luxury fair

ENIT will also attend the ILTM luxury fair in Cannes with seven major Italian regions from north to south: Friuli Venezia Giulia (www.turismofvg.it), Lombardy (www.in-lombardia.com) with a focus on the Province of Brescia (www.visitbrescia.it), Tuscany (www.visituscany.com), Lazio (www.visitlazio.com), Basilicata (www.basilicataturistica.it) and Sicily (www.visitsicily.info), while a group of tourism professionals will represent Liguria. Some sixty tour operators will be present on the regional stands  - there will be 23 individual participants -  with the Italian representatives including TOs, accommodation facilities, hotels and  resorts, DMCs, car rental companies, golf courses, associations, festivals, airlines and more.

The Piadina Experience Museum has opened in the town of San Giovanni in Marignano in the Romagna region.

The story and the secrets of the piadina

This multimedia facility (which is less than half an hour by road from Rimini) tells the story and the secrets of the iconic piadina, the symbol of gastronomic Romagna. Through an unusual itinerary, celebrating the local area and the raw materials of which the piadina is made, visitors are transported into the world of the piadina, from the Neolithic age to the present day, discovering its most ancient history up to its modern evolution.

Discovering the production process

Visitors will dream in the Magic Room as in a film by the great Federico Fellini, as wheat and the other elements come together to tell us of the alchemy that is renewed every time a piadina is made.  Walking through the Panoramic Tunnel they will witness the production process, following the different stages from the dough, to resting in the Piadina Spa, to cooking at different temperatures, and discovering the secrets of technology at the service of tradition and quality.

High-definition projectors for a colourful experience

And of course every tour will end with a piadina tasting. The curators have chosen a new exhibition concept, using ultra-high-definition projectors that make the impossible possible, with the history of the piadina and Romagna being traced on walls and ceilings in the hues of the Romagna region. Compulsory booking 24 hours in advance for Mani in Pasta and 48 hours in advance for the Azdora Piadina Show.  Available every day by appointment for groups.

For information: www.thenewsmaker.it 

The 5-star Mountain Spa Resort in Cortina d’Ampezzo has come up with a new 4-day package that combines the fun of sport with the wonderful Dolomites, without forgetting relaxation thanks to the hotel's pride and joy: the Spa, with its semi-Olympic-size swimming pool. 

The refined and exclusive ambience of the rooms blends with the charm of traditional furnishings and the highest international standards of hospitality. 

A special welcome for bikers

The 4-day E-bike and Relax package is designed to perfectly balance sport, wellness and relaxation, in one of the world’s most fascinating natural settings. To make this stay even more special, the 5-star Ampezzo hotel has a special welcome for cyclists and biking tourists: from the availability of e-bikes to guided tours, and from dining to relaxation with three-course menus and ad hoc energy massages.     

The excursion programme 

In cooperation with Cortina pro sport the stay is designed to get the most out of the most beautiful parts of the Dolomite range. On the first day guests will enjoy a welcome aperitif after a relaxing afternoon in the spa. On the second day the instructor will propose two itineraries to choose from: one to the Fanes waterfalls with small canyons and torrents for the more adventurous, and the other to the Rua Ring, with a marvellous view of the Dolomites Park from Mount Rua. 

Cycling to San Vito di Cadore

On the third day the instructor will take guests on a discovery tour of the Ampezzo Dolomites via two routes of their choice: a panoramic tour of Cortina d'Ampezzo and the five towers, or a trip to the Dibona Refuge. On the last day, cyclists will have the opportunity to cycle to San Vito di Cadore, and visit the San Wido farm with a food and wine tasting. 

Relaxation time 

At the Faloria Mountain Spa Resort guests can  enjoy wellness treatments in the Spa, and in their free time they can choose to relax in the Faloria Spa. To support the sporting activities, the Faloria Mountain Spa Resort offers guests fantastic Alpine breakfasts and three-course dinners at the exclusive Faloria Restaurant.  For information: https://faloriasparesort.com/it/

Tinoleggio, the car rental broker that has been on the Italian market for 11 years, has launched its new global brand Tintorent.

“The aim is to be more competitive on international markets”

Created by a group of Italian entrepreneurs passionate about technology and innovation, the group specializes in tourism and business vehicle rentals throughout Italy and most of Europe thanks to agreements with hundreds of local operators.

"Down the years we have diversified our product, - says Michele Sole, sales manager, - going beyond the consumer and approaching the B2B market. The aim is to make Tinorent our reference brand on international markets. The price lever makes us competitive and being smaller and more flexible we have products that other brokers do not.”

Travel agency and tour operator partners

On the corporate side, the winning push lies in the inclusion of smaller players, thanks to the local partnerships that make it possible to cover more territory, while on the distribution front the company has partnered with travel agencies, networks and tour operators. Among the B2B services offered are tailor-made purchasing conditions, agreements with major international rental partners, a dedicated platform and voucher customization.

 

Having renovated its 157 rooms and public areas, Unahotels Malpensa has reopened its doors. The makeover includes new beds featuring new pillows, duvets, and a topper, and a mattress combination custom-made by Dorelan for Gruppo Una as part of the Made for Una project. In addition each room has been outfitted with a 55-inch Samsung smart TV, and the bathrooms have been updated. The rooms on the 9th and 10th floors have been converted into Executive Rooms with coffee makers and kettles.

The Volare Bar & Restaurant is by Una Cucina

The redesign has also expanded the number of accommodation options available to guests, with the addition of two 2-room apartments with kitchenettes. Apartments can be converted into 3-room apartments by combining them with an adjoining room. The entrance hall and the Volare Bar & Restaurant by Una Cucina have been completely renovated with new furniture and indoor greenery.

The fitness area is on the first floor

The hotel’s conference centre has also been refurbished.  The four elegant and functional meeting rooms have been technologically upgraded with new video projectors, and 65-inch TVs in the smaller rooms. Finally, an absolute novelty is the fitness area on the first floor, which rounds out the hotel facilities with an area dedicated to guests who want to train even while away on business or leisure.

Portico is Numa's latest new entry in Rome, as the brand marches head in Italy with the opening of this new property in the Eternal City. 

The hotel has 26 rooms

Portico takes its name from the arch leading to the Pantheon, and the hotel has 26 keys. It can also boast an ancient history, as the classic red plaster covering hides three levels of ancient flooring, right in the heart of the Eternal City.

A new design hotel in downtown Rome

The historic building is located in a central area with narrow streets and sunny squares. The design is original and bright, combining tradition with modernity in a stylish blend. Guests can live like ancient Romans, taking a seat under the porticoes at the entrance to enjoy the famous laidback dolce far niente pace of the Eternal City. 

Online check-in and pin codes

With its modern concept and advanced technological solutions Numa aims to combine the quality of a boutique hotel with unlimited flexibility. Thanks to online check-in and pin codes to be used to enter the building and the rooms, guests don’t waste any time and also need not worry about losing their room keys.