Tourism - Finestre sull'Arte

Ryanair vs. government over municipal surcharge increase on non-EU flights

Ryanair against the government: 'Take an example from Calabria'. Yes, it's not artificial intelligence fake news: the airline pioneer of low-cost flights has lashed out at Giorgia Meloni's government over an article contained in the Budget Maneuver ...
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G7 Tourism: what was discussed at the two-day event in Florence

"Keep tourism among the priorities of national and international political agendas": this is the unprecedented passage contained in the final document signed by representatives of the G7 countries at the summit held in Florence Nov. 13-15. Long consi...
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A "Tourism Pact" signed at the Tourism Forum. What was said at the two-day event in Florence

Tourism "is gold" and "overtourism is blasphemy," and, indeed, our goal "is to increase by another 50 million tourists to reach the top of the podium" of the countries with the most tourists in the world. Very clear from the stage of the Italian Tour...
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Unesco sites and tourism: protection essential, but the Unesco label is often useful for promotion

There are Unesco sites that, we could say, do not need promotion: I am thinking for example of Venice or Petra. On the contrary: the problem is really to protect the site. So there are sites like Petra that benefit from this recognition, or should at...
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Tourism in Unesco sites: balance is needed between tourism planning and site management

I am going to enumerate the Unesco sites in the Veneto: Venice and its Lagoon, Vicenza and the Palladian villas, Verona, Padua (my city, which has two Unesco sites: the Botanical Garden and, recently, the fresco cycles of the 14th century, and theref...
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Beyond the "beautiful sites": how to make tourism in UNESCO sites by telling their value

The question I would start with is: what is the role of UNESCO in relation to tourism? In fact, if you read the 1972 convention very carefully, you will never find the word "tourism," you will never find the phrase "territorial promotion," you will n...
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Renaissance in Valtiberina and Valdichiana: a new itinerary among art, culture and landscapes is born

The Renaissance, one of the most flourishing periods in the history of Italian art and culture, finds a new dimension thanks to the birth of the Renaissance in Valtiberina and Valdichiana itinerary. This itinerary, which winds its way through the mun...
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Savio Valley, what to see: 6-step itinerary

The Savio Valley, located in southern Romagna, stretches from the headwaters of the Savio River near Mount Fumaiolo to the city of Cesena. The stream springs from the slopes of the mountain, which is one of the valley's main natural attractions. Alon...
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