News Archive: travel and tourism

09, 2009 September:

Kiss chase

A ban on kissing San Gennaro's relic has been confirmed by Naples church authorities...

A watery grave

The historic port in Venice is a tourist hotspot and bustling, boat filled venue already, so plans by Italian authorities to further expand the port in order to accommodate far bigger ships in greater numbers is worrying many, as they fear the plans could threaten the already fragile city on water...

08, 2009 September:

Love's Labour's Lost

August was one of the worst months on record for the Fiumicino airport in Rome. The baggage handling record of Alitalia is so bad that they are now under investigation and risk to have the right to handle baggage removed...

07, 2009 September:

Canal traffic

Venice may have no cars but it has plenty of boats and their number has been on the increase over the past years. So much so that the usually tranquil canals of Venice now at times resemble the more chaotic traffic of Rome or Milan...

66th Venice film fest

The 66th Venice Film Festival opened with an Italian film after almost 20 years of not having done so. Giuseppe Tornatore's epic tale "Baaria" opened to great public reaction but cool reviews from critics...

Italians saving the pennies

Less than 50% of Italians booked a holiday this summer. According to recently released data from the Italian consumer association most Italians spend their holiday time in more economical ways...

28, 2009 August:

Big stink about nothing in Capri

Officials in the Italian resort of Capri say a ban has been lifted on the island's Blue Grotto and that tourists can resume exploring its famed waters...

26, 2009 August:

Two-ticket hoax

A story published in the Italian press about a woman, Anna Delluci, suing the budget airline EasyJet after check in staff told her she was "too fat" to board a flight has been revealed to be a hoax...

Language of love

People have long been lusting over la dolce vita and Italy has successfully cultivated an image of beautiful people engaged in romantic trysts set against a backdrop of stunning country - so it's fitting that the rolling, passionate accents of the Italians have come out top in a new survey to find the most romantic language in the world...

21, 2009 August:

Plight of Italian pets

Every year more than a 100,000 dogs and cats are abandoned during the summer months as people leave home for holidays...

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