January 2022

Record-breaking Hilton. Nor does the pandemic stop it. Last year, the hotel company opened 414 properties, adding more than 67,100 rooms. And the company’s development pipeline includes approximately 408,000 rooms in nearly 2,670 hotels, of which nearly half are under construction  The pandemic has not held back Hilton’s commitment to international development. In fact, the company closed 2021 with over 6,800 hotels from 18 brands on 6 continents, with strong net unit growth of 5.6%. “After a year of recovery and growth, it has been incredible to see the resilience of the travel industry and our ability to embrace change,...

The ranking of the 12 booking channels that generated the most revenues in 2021 for hotels in Italy comes from SiteMinder. Direct bookings from hotel websites are on the rise. Hostelword Group climbs 3 positions and Smartbox Group enters the ranking Set up the hotel industry’s sales strategies? Useful information comes from SiteMinder. In fact, the platform unveiled the new ranking of the booking channels that generated the most revenues in 2021 for hotels in Italy. And in 20 other major tourist destinations, among the most popular in the world. The ranking for Italy reveals how the protagonists of the...

Radisson Collection Hotel Palazzo Nani in Venice: the new jewel of the lagoon city is by Concreta and Studio Marco Piva   The Radisson Collection Hotel Palazzo Nani in Venice is one of the most recent and prestigious creations of Concreta, designed by Studio Marco Piva. The palace The Radisson Collection Hotel Palazzo Nani is located in the heart of the Cannaregio district, a particularly suggestive and ‘authentic’ area of Venice. The Cannaregio Canal was in fact the entrance to the city for those who came from land, from Padua or Treviso, through the lagoon paths. From here you can...

According to the Compass Observatory, almost all Italians (88%) have resumed making plans. 51% plan to return to travel. A priority is then to live in a world that is more respectful of the environment and nature (43%). 2022 is marked by the desire to rediscover the pleasure of knowing new destinations e savor the freedom to let yourself be conquered by exciting destinations The year that has just begun will see Italians go to the discovery of the small villages that know how to excite so much and the rediscovery of the cities of art that the whole world...

According to the Compass Observatory, almost all Italians (88%) have resumed making plans. 51% plan to go on a trip / vacation and 23% plan to buy a car / motorcycle. A priority is then to live in a world that is more respectful of the environment and nature (43%). 2022 is full of optimism! Whether it’s traveling, buying a house or a vehicle, renovating the house, redecorating the furniture or, more simply, getting married, it doesn’t matter: the best news is that Italians are aiming for the year that has just begun to resume making plans and traveling. Yes,...

It is in the bookshop “The light I did not tell you – The Puglia of Masseria San Domenico”. Published by Rizzoli, the book tells the story of the Melpignano family who, with care and passion, gave new light to that a heavenly and poetic place in Puglia which is Masseria San Domenico If you love family sagas. If you want to discover the fascinating stories of entrepreneurial excellence, the book to read is “The light I didn’t tell you – The Puglia of Masseria San Domenico”. This is the story of the Melpignano family, creator of the creation of...

Massimiliano Perversi is the new General manager of Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice   Massimiliano Perversi is the new General Manager of the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice, a five-star hotel located on the shores of the Giudecca island. The new GM has a long experience in the world of Hotellerie to his credit. He has worked for the main national and international hotel companies; these include the Four Seasons in Milan and Santa Barbara in California, the Hotel De Russie in Rome, the Carlton Baglioni in Milan, Marina di Scarlino for the Ferragamo group and the hotels and restaurants of the...

Go out the door with your boots on and find yourself projected onto the white expanses of snow, in winter it is possible in hotels with skis at the foot of South Tyrol / Südtirol A day in South Tyrol, for snow lovers, could not have a better start: you leave the hotel door to find yourself directly on the most beautiful slopes in South Tyrol / Südtirol. And after a day spent on the slopes, the return to the hotel is fabulous: spas offering tailor-made wellness treatments for skiers, hot pools and whirlpools, saunas and gourmet menus. Here are...