Italy Tourism News
Flybe launches new connections to Venice for summer 2018
Flybe has started operating its extensive 2018 summer schedule from Cardiff Airport, featuring 17 routes with a total choice of up to 75 flights a week. The season has taken off with the launch of the first ever service between Cardiff and Venice.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Contrasts of Puglia with Headwater
An outright winner from the start, the self-guided Contrasts of Puglia cycling holiday explores a sun-soaked region of empty beaches, unspoilt villages and low fertile hills rolling down into the clear emerald seas of the Adriatic. Invited along for the ride by organiser Headwater, Eleanor Hawkins here writes about what she discovered for Breaking Travel News.
Etihad Airways to go double daily on Rome route
Etihad Airways has announced the addition of a second daily direct flight from its Abu Dhabi hub to Rome. The new service, set to launch on March 25th, will take the total number of Etihad Airways’ flights on the route to 14 a week.
Ryanair expands airside connections in Italy
Ryanair has extended its connecting flights service at Milan Bergamo and Rome Fiumicino Airports, adding a further 27 routes. New connections now include Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Prague and Ibiza, providing Ryanair customers with an expanded route choice of 181 connecting services in total.
Belmond to operate Castello di Casole, Italy
Full of Italian splendour blended with authentic Tuscan charm, the ‘Castello’ joins Belmond’s portfolio, which includes Belmond Villa San Michele in Florence, Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice, and Belmond Hotel Splendido in Portofino.
Valmont Spa launches at Il Sereno, Italy
Originally built as the property’s darsena, or “boathouse,” the Spa at Il Sereno has been transformed by renowned designer Patricia Urquiola into a contemporary oasis while remaining reflective of the building’s history and Lake Como destination.
Grupo Cappuccino to open Hotel Mamá in Palma this spring
Hotel Mamá, the first hotel from Grupo Cappuccino, is set to open this spring 2018 at the heart of Palma’s historic quarter, Plaza De Cort.
Autograph Collection brings Hotel Sina Villa Medic to Florence, Italy
Autograph Collection Hotels has announced its fourth hotel in Italy with the opening of Hotel Sina Villa Medici, located in the historic heart of Florence. The hotel joins a diverse portfolio of more than 125 Autograph Collection Hotels around the world – all one-of-a-kind properties that champion values of vision, design and craft.
FICO Eataly World to open in November
FICO Eataly World is set to open in Bologna in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy on November 15th. Developed by the Italian Farming Factory in collaboration with Eataly, the Italian food destination co-owned by Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, the park will showcase every aspect of Italian food, from production to consumption, over twenty acres of land.
Dalai Lama joins Richard Gere at Bagni di Pisa, Tuscany
The Italian Hospitality Collection has revealed that Bagni di Pisa, Tuscany, was chosen as the headquarters for a three-day event in Tuscany exploring Buddhist philosophy and psychology, led by his holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
Lake Como makes bid to become first electric destination
Lake Como in Italy has become the first “electric” destination in Europe thanks to a pioneering new initiative designed to reduce pollution and facilitate the easy use of electric cars, bikes and boats for the first time. Como - The Electric Lake is the brainchild of British business woman Judith Wade.
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Vignola to lead sales for JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa
Angelo Vignola has been announced as the new director of sales and marketing at JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa.