Tourism

Finestre sull'Arte present at Destination Lab in Rimini: tourism, new challenges and management models

Italian tourism returns to confront its development models in Rimini, where the sixth edition of Destination Lab is scheduled for April 28. The event, dedicated to territorial marketing and destination management, comes at a time characterized by new...
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FVGcard Aquileia&Grado, 48 hours between culture and sea with one pass

A single pass to explore two of Friuli Venezia Giulia's most significant destinations while optimizing time and costs. This is the idea behind the FVGcard Aquileia&Grade, the new digital card designed for those who want to discover the historical...
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Cingoli wins Borgo dei Borghi 2026: triumph for the "Balcony of Marche"

It is Cingoli that has won the title of Borgo dei Borghi for 2026, an award given annually as part of the TV program Il Borgo dei Borghi, broadcast on Rai 3, which effectively confers the palm as Italy's most beautiful village. The proclamation of th...
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India's cleanest village closes to tourists on Sunday: Mawlynnong opts for a break

In India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, the village of Mawlynnong has introduced an unusual measure for a popular tourist resort: since January, visitors have been barred from entering on Sundays. The decision, as reported by The Print newspaper,...
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Invasive tour groups? Liguria guides propose regulation

Liguria, one of Italy's most attractive regions for international tourism, has long been at the center of a heated debate on flow management-just think of the long-standing problems of overcrowding in Cinque Terre. Now the main trade associations rep...
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Summer 2025, empty beaches: beach tourism slows due to high prices and new habits

Summer 2025, expected as the season of revival for beach tourism, is proving to be more complex than expected. Data collected in mid-August(you can read Andrea Laratta's article here) tell of less crowded beaches, declines in bookings and a growing c...
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Giza bets on tourism: $30 million to $51 million archaeological site redevelopment work

Every year, some 2.5 million visitors travel to the Pyramids of Giza with the goal of experiencing something worthy of one of the Seven Wonders of the World. For a long time, however, reaching the archaeological site in Egypt meant dealing with crowd...
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For five evenings, visitors will be able to see the ruins of Segesta in a hot air balloon

New ways to visit an archaeological site: for five days, July 16-20, the Segesta Archaeological Park in Sicily will allow visitors unprecedented hot air balloon tours to see the ruins from above. From 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., for five consecutive evenin...
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"Invaded by tamarins and influencers," and in protest the turnstile pops up on the Dolomites trail

It's happening in Val Gardena (Bolzano province): four landowners, tired of seeing the siege of rude tourists at a scenic trail (that of Mount Seceda) that has become particularly well known thanks to an Apple campaign, decided of their own free will...
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Tour guide exam, AGTA protests, "This is how you reward memory, not competence"

AGTA, the Association of Licensed Tourist Guides, has expressed strong disapproval of the official syllabus for the professional certification exam published by the Ministry of Tourism. The reason for the protest concerns in particular the content se...
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National tour guide exam, here are what the test topics will be

The time is approaching for the national competition for tour guides, which will implement the reform of the tour guide profession as outlined in Law 190 of Dec. 13, 2023, which established the new national list of tour guides at the Ministry of Tour...
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Vicopisano, the story of the restoration of the Clock Tower returned to the community

Dominant and silent, Vicopisano's Clock Tower has punctuated the life of the Tuscan village in the province of Pisa for centuries, overlooking the rooftops and stories of a community deeply tied to its past. After years of closure, it returned to ope...
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TAR suspends call for new tour guides: merit hearing set for October

In a ruling issued on May 15, the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio granted the precautionary petition filed byANGT, theNational Association of Tourist Guides, regarding the call for new guide qualification. The decision marks a significant step...
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Militello in Val di Catania triumphs at Borgo dei Borghi 2025: it is the most beautiful in Italy

Militello in Val di Catania is the Borgo dei Borghi 2025. The verdict came Sunday, April 20, in prime time on Rai3, during the final of Rai Cultura's program "Il Borgo dei Borghi," hosted by Camila Raznovich, which every year guides viewers on a jour...
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Tour guides, monstrous numbers for national licensing exam: 26,700 applications

A total of 26,700 applications were submitted in four weeks (the deadline was Feb. 27) to take theexamination for the national license to practice as a tourist guide. An average of 953 per day, an astronomical number when one considers that there are...
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Tourism and Jubilee: no more poor pilgrims in Rome, but faithful inclined to spend

How much of the spiritual value of traveling to Rome in devout pilgrimage can be transformed into carefree tourism and still retain its value? How much is it estimable to speak of 'tourism' by associating it with the penitential journey to be underta...
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