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Tourism
Seeing the success of the Ryder Cup in Rome, Italy's tourism authorities will be hungry to bring in more large sporting events.
Angelo Amante, Reuters | 7 months ago
The Pantheon is worth every cent officials may want to charge. Maybe they could event get some ideas about surge pricing from Uber to better take advantage of the appetite to visit this one-of-a-kind structure.
Reuters | 10 months ago
"Faded glory" is not what any destination wants to hear about itself. The Eternal City is looking to upgrade infrastructure and spiff itself up to become an even bigger draw on the world stage. It starts with a $14 billion plan.
Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters | 1 year ago
News Blog
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts won a contract bid from an arm of the Roman Catholic Church to take over a property in Rome and build a new hotel. But Toronto-based Four Seasons — controlled by Bill Gates's Cascade Investment — may come to regret submitting a bid for a potential $52.4 million (€35 million…
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
Forza, Italia! Prime Minister Mario Draghi (nicknamed "Super Mario") said Italy would debut passes for vaccinated travelers by mid-month. But will the nation's airports be ready to cope with a surge in passengers and new certification-related processing?
Crispian Balmer, Reuters | 3 years ago
Airlines
Well-run testing programs could make a world of difference, but the burden shouldn't be on airlines or airports to figure it out on their own. Unfortunately the lack of political leadership in many markets means this is the only way testing of any kind will happen.
Reuters | 3 years ago
Before the crisis, if you've wanted to see the galleries at the papal palace in Rome without the herds of other visitors, you've had to pay about $350 or more for an after-hours tour. But now all it takes is a standard admission ticket of $19 (€17) for Italian residents.
Philip Pullella, Reuters | 4 years ago
Business Travel
Tour buses bring thousands of people to Rome each day, but many increasingly run on cleaner fuels than their passenger car counterparts. Buses also replace some of those cars and probably know the traffic laws better than the average driver, another reason that has us scratching our heads at Rome's plan.
Dan Peltier, Skift | 5 years ago
Cruises
The purpose of the threat by the Rome Boats boss is likely to shame the city into acting before high season kicks in.
Skift | 11 years ago
This is why people don't check bags or, when they do, wrap them in layer upon layer of plastic.
Associated Press | 11 years ago
