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Tourist dies in Venice gondola crash

Tourist dies in Venice gondola crash

19 August 2013 Tourism News

A 50 year old German tourist has died in Venice after the gondola he was riding in crashed into a boat which had been ferrying passengers along the Grand Canal. The accident, which took place on Sunday close to Rialto bridge, also left the man’s three year old daughter in a serious condition.

Breaking Travel News interview: Ezio Attilio Indiani, general manager, Hotel Principe di Savoia

Breaking Travel News interview: Ezio Attilio Indiani, general manager, Hotel Principe di Savoia

2 August 2013 Focus

Situated in the heart of Milan, Hotel Principe di Savoia offers guests a warm and elegant atmosphere in the 19th-century Lombard style. A member of the Dorchester Collection, the property caters to business travellers rushing through the great city, or to a more genteel leisure market. Here Breaking Travel News catches up with general manager Hotel Principe di Savoia to discuss all that is new with the property.

Italy earthquake kills four

Italy earthquake kills four

20 May 2012 Tourism News

Four people have died and dozens injured in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in Northern Italy which hit at 4am local time, 22 miles north of the city of Bologna. It had a magnitude of 5.9 and struck at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles (10km), according to the US Geological Survey.