Italy

Travel activities, services and tour booking platform Klook, has announced its brand new global partnership with CoopCulture, an official national tour operator in Italy.

Carnival Cruise Line has updated its smoking policy and violators may be disembarked from the cruise ship.

Luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana vanished in China in an instant amid a growing backlash against the brand’s latest ad campaign.

Further strengthening its summer holiday offering for leisure customers, Finnair will open three new routes to Bologna, Italy; Bordeaux, France and Porto, Portugal for the peak summer season…

Star Clippers is offering ten themed itineraries on board its three tall ships in 2019, during sailings in the Mediterranean, South Asia and Caribbean. Included among them are five sailings…

Sabre Corporation has announced that Italian airline Alitalia has jumped on the tech firm’s bandwagon by signing up for the Sabre Branded Fares solution, which will be available on domestic…

Azamara Club Cruises has partnered with luxury tour operator Cox & Kings and launched the City Stays program that will allow guests to explore the iconic arrival or departure ports.

DayBreakHotels makes it possible for guests to enjoy lavish rooms, spas, swimming pools, and other amenities for a ‘day break’ instead of booking an overnight stay.

The Italian Embassy, in partnership with VFS Global, inaugurated a new visa application centre in Manama, Bahrain to facilitate processing of Italian visas.

To strengthen its position in the excursions, tours and activities business, TUI Group has acquired the Italian tech start-up, Musement.

International cruise giant MSC Cruises has announced its new enhanced and expanded itineraries into Mediterranean Southern Italy this week. To help boost coverage in the region the company…

Hilton has announced the opening of Grand Hotel Villa Torretta Milan Sesto, a 500-year-old property, joining Curio Collection by Hilton’s portfolio of more than 55 hotels around the world.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced to rebrand and manage an existing resort on Lake Como, Italy, scheduled to open in spring 2019.

The Duetorrihotels Group as has become the first in Italy to offer the Alipay service, a consumer preference among Chinese travellers abroad. The Group’s six hotels already satisfy the…

BLS International, a specialist provider of visa, passport, etc. services to the Governments across the world entered commenced Italy visa processing in Singapore from 2 July 2018.

MSC Cruises has officially taken delivery of its new flagship MSC Seaview, the biggest ship built in Italy, measuring 12 storeys high and the length of 26 buses lined up bumper to bumper.

Airbnb has released details concerning the first recipients of its €5 million Community Tourism Programme. More than €1.25 million has been awarded to 24 community projects from London to…

It is now getting on for five years ago that I struck out for Beijing on the Trans-Siberian Express. The epic journey through Europe, Russia Mongolia and into China was an incredible…

Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) added five new properties this May including four newly opened hotels to its spirited global portfolio.

Joining the portfolio of Autograph Collection Hotels, The Pantheon Iconic Rome Hotel opened in the heart of the Eternal City, a few steps from one of Rome’s top tourist attractions.

Following news in November that Plaza Premium Lounge opened its first site within Heathrow Terminal Five (completing its Heathrow collection with Plaza now present in all terminals at the…