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Radisson Hotel Group Boosts Its Italian Portfolio with 5 Signings and Introduction of New Brands to the Region
Radisson Hotel Group | October 17, 2024
Italy is a crucial growth market for Radisson Hotel Group, drawing million visitors annually to cities like Rome, Venice, and Milan. Its rich cultural heritage makes it ideal for expanding luxury lifestyle brands such as Radisson Collection. Opportunities in emerging cities like Bergamo and Pisa, along with Italy’s role as a major business hub, align with the Group’s strategy to serve diverse travelers. With five new hotels signed in the past year and seven openings planned in 2025, adding over 1,000 rooms, Radisson Hotel Group’s Italian portfolio has grown from three to 20 properties in six years, advancing its goal of 30 hotels ...
Italy’s Park Hyatt Milan Reopens its Doors After a 20.4 Million Dollar Makeover
Park Hyatt | August 2, 2022
Chicago (August 2, 2022) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced that the iconic five-star luxury establishment Park Hyatt Milano opens its doors today after two years of extensively reimagining its spaces, while staying true to the property’s unmatched, historic character. A stone’s throw from the Duomo and with direct access to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the former bank, formidable palazzo and historical hotel offers a brand-new, luxury experience to its international and local guests, in perfect harmony with the city’s cultural context. Strategically positioned in the heart of Milano, the exclusive hotel and its ...
Italy’s Travel & Tourism Could Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels Next Year, Reveals WTTC Report
WTTC | May 27, 2022
Almost half a million jobs could be created in Italy’s Travel & Tourism sector over the next decade The growth in Travel & Tourism to outstrip Italy’s GDP London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed Italy’s Travel & Tourism sector will provide a significant boost to the country’s economic recovery and could almost reach pre-pandemic levels next year, just 0.3% below 2019 levels. The latest forecast from WTTC’s Economic Impact Report (EIR) shows the sector’s contribution to GDP could reach more than €194 billion next year, while employment in the sector could also hit pre-pandemic leve...
In Focus: Countryside of Tuscany, Italy
Ezio Poinelli | May 24, 2017
By Ezio Poinelli , Pavlos Papadimitriou , Nana Boussia Introduction Tuscany is a region in central Italy with an area of about 23,000 km2 and a population of about 3.8 million (2013). The regional capital and most populated town is Florence with approximately 370,000 inhabitants while it features a Western coastline of 400 kilometers overlooking the Ligurian Sea (in the North) and the Tyrrhenian Sea (in the Center and South). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on high culture. It is regarded as the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, the home of many influential in the history ...