Italy

Milan, Venice, Florence: the Radisson group is set to strengthen its upmarket offering in several of Italy's major cities. Between now and the end of the summer, its premium brand Radisson Collection will see the materialisation of several projects that have already been announced. At the end of August, in Milan, the former headquarters of the Touring Club Italiano, a historic building dating from the end of the 19th century, will...

It will be a sad tenth anniversary for Thello rail services, a subsidiary of the national railway company Trenitalia. Present in France since 2011, Thello has just announced that it will cease operating services between Paris, Nice, Milan and Venice from 1 July. Thello operated a daily night train service between Paris and...

Airlines are back in business as travel restrictions are eased and vaccination campaigns take off. Nice airport recently sent out a positive signal with a more ambitious summer programme. In turn, Alitalia is set to move forward again, particularly on the French market. The airline has just announced the resumption of flights...

After Germany last week, the countries bordering France are now raising barriers against the spread of the virus, which is particularly high in France. Since 30 March, Spain has required a negative PCR or TMA test dating back 72 hours for entry to its territory, whether by land - car or train -, air...

The Rome-Milan railway line will be offering Covid-free trains from April, announced Gianfranco Battisti, Managing Director of Ferrovie dello Stato, on Monday 8 March. The head of Italy's national railway company hailed the initiative as a way of boosting travel after more than a year of fighting the pandemic. The launch...

Rome, the sole object of their assent. Some of the finest names in luxury and lifestyle hotels have all made a date to visit the Italian capital. The latest announcement, and not the least, is that Accor will be bringing to life a project for the Orient Express, the legendary name used in partnership with the SNCF to develop exclusive hotels,...

Lifestyle, luxury and design: a look at the new hotels opening this year in Italy and on the Iberian peninsula. Spain: In Madrid, the Atocha Hotel will join the Tapestry Collection by Hilton in March, following the renovation of its rooms. In May, the Spanish capital will see the opening of EDITION, a brand...

For 73 years, it symbolised Italy around the world. On 9 October this year, Alitalia officially went out of business. It will be replaced by a new entity, ITA -Italia Trasporti Aereo. It is not yet certain whether this name will ultimately be retained. What is certain, however, is that Alitalia...

To curb the possibility of imported cases of covid-19, the Italian Ministry of Health has introduced new rules for French travellers arriving in Italy from high-risk areas. In a press release, Health Minister Roberto Speranza states that from 22 September, travellers arriving...

Italy was the first major Western European country to be massively affected by covid-19. At the height of the pandemic, the number of overnight stays fell between 90% (March) and 98% (May). Over the first five months of the year, the number of overnight stays fell by 68%, according to the consultancy firm...

This comes as a surprise to Italian business circles, particularly in Lombardy. Alitalia, which has been present at Milan-Malpensa since 1948, has announced that it will be leaving the airport as of October with the suspension of its services to Rome-Fiumicino. This route was already a shadow of its former self. Alitalia had been offering only two daily flights since its return...

While Alitalia is due to announce the details of its restructuring in October, the airline is announcing that it will be stepping up its flights to Rome Fiumicino, its main hub, as well as to Milan-Linate. This will be to the detriment of Milan-Malpensa airport, the intercontinental hub of the Italian business capital. The move came as a surprise to Italian business circles, particularly the...

One - the Radisson Hotel Istanbul Sultanahmet - is more intimate with its 28 rooms, historic ballroom and 19th-century Ottoman-French meeting room. The other, the Radisson Hotel President Beyazit, is more contemporary, with 201 rooms and suites in grey and beige tones, five bars...

"The most luxurious hotel ever built in Rome". Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of Bulgari, was full of praise when presenting the project for the jeweller's future establishment, expected in the Italian capital in 2022. Located opposite the Mausoleum of Augustus, not far from the Spanish Steps and the banks of the Tiber, the Bulgari Hotel Rome...

The deconfinement of Italy since mid-May is gradually allowing rail traffic with its neighbours to resume. From France, SNCF has reopened a daily service between Paris and Milan. Thello also resumed its first rail service on 4 June, solely between Nice and Milan. The company offers...

Despite the quarantine imposed on the whole of Italy since Tuesday morning, Rome Fiumicino airport remains open*, according to a spokesman for the airport contacted on Tuesday. Most airlines are continuing to land at Fiumicino even though, according to him, a number of flights have now been cancelled, notably because of the overall drop in traffic...

The most spectacular measure taken in Austria concerns the almost total closure of the borders with Italy. Travellers will be turned away in both directions, with flights and rail links now completely suspended. Rail traffic will come to a halt on the evening of Tuesday 10 March. Trains travelling from other European countries will now have to stop at the Italian border.

Since Sunday, Northern Italy, including 14 provinces in an area covering a quarter of the Italian population (between 15 and 16 million inhabitants), has been under quarantine. A decision that is unique in Europe's recent history, placing one of the continent's economic lungs under a bell. Since Tuesday morning, this decision has been extended to the whole of...

Things are moving very fast in Italy, where the number of cases of coronavirus was still being counted on the fingers of one hand on Thursday, and the tally topped 200 on Monday morning. In response to this sudden surge, the Italian authorities have placed around ten towns and cities under quarantine: Codogno, Casapusterlengo, Castiglione...

A surprising statement was made following Air Italy's shareholders' meeting on 11 February. At 2.30pm, a press release announced that Air Italy, formerly Meridiana, had gone into liquidation. When it was set up in February 2018, the future seemed to be looking bright for this a 49% company in the hands of the powerful Qatar Airways. The strategy...