"Tour operators, travel agencies and consumers cannot be expected to pay for yet another consequence of the crisis. The repercussions the chaos in air transport is having on travel must not fall either on people going on holidays, or on the other links in the chain,” said Ivana Jelinic, president…

Highlighting some key issues for the hospitality industry, Maria Carmela Colaiacovo, president of Confindustria’s Italian Hotels Association, said that despite the signs of recovery hotels are still as risk, as energy costs are unsustainable after two years of almost complete standstill. "The year 2022 opened with good prospects, but a…

“Red tape is strangling tourism with its unprecedented demands,” says Franco Gattinoni, president of the Organized Tourism Federation Fto. Our employees have not been paid since 1 January "Government support for social security cushions for organised tourism is still a pipe dream. What happens is that first measures are announced,…

Federalberghi and Faita-Federcamping have signed a memorandum of understanding, committing to achieve better protection for businesses, and expanding the range of assistance and consultancy services offered to members. Focussing on the dissemination of good practices The agreement also envisages the implementation of special projects, with a particular focus on the…

Welcome To Italy is a digital platform for sellers of tailor-made travel to Italy. Featuring hundreds of destinations, products and services, it is developed by the Welcome Travel Group, in partnership with Portale Sardegna Spa, and with the Italian airline Neos. An ENIT sponsorship, it aggregates the country in a…

"As important a sector as tourism expected much more from the support decree that has just been issued,” said Ivana Jelinic, president of Fiavet Confcommercio, the Federation of Travel Agents of the Italian General Confederation of Enterprises, commenting on the new state aid allocation promised to the industry. “Since late…

Confcommercio’s president Carlo Sangalli says tourism needs more support, and according to data released by the Italian General Confederation of Enterprises, the sector closed 2020 with -66% arrivals, and -61% overnights compared to 2019. An overall negative balance for summer During the summer there was a partial recovery with the…

"Words are no longer enough. We have listened to commitments and good intentions from the government, but without facts organized tourism is destined to die, and soon,” stated Franco Gattinoni, President of the Tourism Federation of the Italian General Federation of Enterprises. Regulatory instability causes serious economic damage “Rules are…