04 Feb 2013
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Qatar is the new China: $1.35 billion Sardinia tourism project launched
DestinationsQatar Holding has unveiled plans for a one billion euro ($1.35bn) investment in Sardinia’s tourism sector, it has been reported. The company will build four luxury hotels on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, more than doubling tourism capacity to 900 beds, news service ASNAmed said. It added that the plan was announced by Alberto Ragnedda, mayor of [...]
18 Aug 2012
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How the Italian tax police are scaring off all the super-yacht owners
DestinationsThere used to be a time when Italy’s super-rich gravitated to the smartest enclaves of Sardinia for a summer of relaxation and luxury. Not any more. In an increasingly austerity-conscious country, the yacht-owning classes are coming under increasing an…
