Is it time to rethink hotel lobbies? An article by Sharon Grob, EMEA Hotels Client Development Director at Tétris As the world begins to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic, hoteliers will need to use every opportunity to catch up on lost time, and the lobby may well be the key. It may be time to...Read More

The Gabetti Group and Federalberghi have entered into a partnership in order to relaunch the Italian hospitality sector. In this context, all the structures spread throughout the territory are considered, even those in destinations considered “minor”, which often escape the radar of the media and international investors, but which are the subject of transactions between...Read More

In the Italian top 4 destinations for international tourism, as of July 10th, more than four luxury hotels out of ten (43%) are still closed. In Milan, the estimate reaches almost 60%. The results arise from an analysis conducted by THRENDS, which is based on the whole hotel population in the luxury segment (5 and...Read More

Based on the analysis of the trend of diffusion of the virus in Italy and the reduced mortality ratio shown by data, THRENDS provides an accurate analysis of the social distancing scenario for Italy. The impact of social distancing measures is investigated for several tourism industries (events, hospitality, aviation, leisure activities, etc.). If social distancing...Read More

On March 31, 2020, the World Health Organization published a guideline for hotel operations post-COVID-19. The instructions are addressed to all companies in the sector, especially hotels, and cover most functions and operations: management, reception and concierge, maintenance F&B services and other. The document also provides further guidance on the handling of any internal cases...Read More

Unlike what it might have looked like at the end of February, the demand crisis triggered by the implementation of measures to combat the virus will not explain its effects only on March and April 2020. The projections for the future of demand for Italy are clearly anchored in the recovery scenarios, therefore at the...Read More

According to official data, 2019 was a successful year for Italian tourism, which, among other important goals, has witnessed the overtake of foreign arrivals on domestic ones in absolute terms. Visits paid by foreigners have indeed been growing until reaching around 65 million, representing more than 50% of the total arrivals. This is an historical...Read More

The relationship between lodging and meetings gets stronger every year and this trend will inevitably continue, especially in those destinations that are firstly suited to business. A powerful instrument that links hotels to PCOs and vice versa is Meeting e Congressi, official magazine of the MICE industry, whose website provides support to locating the perfect...Read More

Pietro Clemente, Executive Director and Asset Management for Italy of Fosun, chinese investment holding company, has announced projects of around 500 million in the Piazza Cordusio area in Milan, among the next moves of the Fosun Group. A key role will be played by the subsidiary Club Med, a historic French icon of holiday villages,...Read More