Articles tagged “milan”

Tourism

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

One more negative blowback from Brexit, but one perk that went away after 2020 is being considered again: sales-tax free shopping to woo back all those wealthy tourists.

James Davey and Sarah Young, Reuters | 1 year ago

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

Luxury

Milan Gears Up for Lunar New Year Hoping for Return of Chinese Tourists

Stores are cashing out for Lunar New Year, but not in red pockets. Backdrops and clothing dedicated to the Year of the Rabbit are hoping to lure Chinese tourists. The return of this important group of customers will be crucial for luxury sales and performance in malls.

Elisa Anzolin, Reuters | 1 year ago

Milan Gears Up for Lunar New Year Hoping for Return of Chinese Tourists

Hotels

Don’t Call Milan’s Newest Luxury Hotel a Ferragamo Brand Extension

The conventional wisdom is that it's an easy win for fashion brands to create explicit brand extensions with luxury hotels. But that's wrong, according to the Ferragamo family's hotel group. The debate is fascinating.

Leslie Barrie | 1 year ago

Don’t Call Milan’s Newest Luxury Hotel a Ferragamo Brand Extension

Tourism

Milan Tourism Campaign Amid Omicron Could Be Smartly Timed

Pandemic ups and downs aside, a destination must stay top of mind with travelers. For Milan, repositioning the city's image means finding creative ways to hit the right note of cheer until a recovery is here to stay.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

Milan Tourism Campaign Amid Omicron Could Be Smartly Timed

Tourism

Digital Health Passports Gain Traction as Countries Take Cues From Airlines

It's reassuring to see several destinations, including Australia with its hard-line stance on border restrictions, warm to the idea of digital health passports.

Edward Russell and Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Digital Health Passports Gain Traction as Countries Take Cues From Airlines

Coronavirus

Lufthansa’s Loyalty Guru Swaps Points for Behind-The-Scenes Reporting

Since May, Bastian Neumann-Semerow has been filming a video series for the airline on all aspects of the Covid-ready flying experience. Make no mistake, it’s an envious job.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Lufthansa’s Loyalty Guru Swaps Points for Behind-The-Scenes Reporting

Business Travel

The Future of Luxury Sits at the Intersection of Travel and Fashion

There are countless lessons to consider when examining how luxury fashion, auto, and hospitality are already perfectly integrated inside the world's fashion capital.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 6 years ago

The Future of Luxury Sits at the Intersection of Travel and Fashion

Media and PR

Interview: Making the New York Times’ 52 Places to Go for 2015

We wait for this list just like everyone else, and really like the choice of Milan -- a real city, not a touristic terror -- as a top pick.

jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Making the New York Times’ 52 Places to Go for 2015

Tourism

Italy’s new prime minister bets success on Milan’s Expo 2015

Pulling off a major event in Italy without massive cost overruns and complications with organized crime would be an achievement, but Letta's tourism concerns go beyond one-off, big events and into the in-sustainability of popular destinations like Venice.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Italy’s new prime minister bets success on Milan’s Expo 2015