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Articles tagged “rome”

Airlines

Vatican reporter reveals: Popes like to dish dirt while airborne

It's interesting to think about popes using their airborne time to chew the fat with reporters much in the same way presidential candidates in the U.S. will roll up their sleeves to chat with their press pool on the way to another speech.

Victor Simpson, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Vatican reporter reveals: Popes like to dish dirt while airborne

Media and PR

Major travel magazines in the U.S. agree: March is time for Italy

Travel magazines don't mind returning to Italy year after year after year for cover material. Unlike other top destinations like Orlando or Vegas, Italy never disappoints.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Major travel magazines in the U.S. agree: March is time for Italy

Tourism

Rome’s most famous fountain is getting a $3 million facelift

If Rome's fabled fashion houses can come up with the cash necessary to keep the water running without too many cracks they should be welcomed.

Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Rome’s most famous fountain is getting a $3 million facelift

Tourism

How to pay €500 for gelato on Rome’s Spanish Steps

Italians have long looked down on foreigners who think it's fine to drip ice cream on historic sights. But since some tourists will continue to be manners-challenged, Rome can expect a nice, steady revenue stream when the tourists return in May.

Nick Squires, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

How to pay €500 for gelato on Rome’s Spanish Steps

Tourism

Now the Colosseum of Rome is leaning, repairs shutdown a possibility

What if the Colosseum has to be shut down for repairs, the way Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed for more than a decade all through the 1990s? What losses could it inflict on Italian tourism?

Josephine McKenna, Telegraph UK | 12 years ago