Category: Italy travel news
Italy Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Italy, a European country with a long Mediterranean coastline, has left a powerful mark on Western culture and cuisine. Its capital, Rome, is home to the Vatican as well as landmark art and ancient ruins. Other major cities include Florence, with Renaissance masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s "David" and Brunelleschi's Duomo; Venice, the city of canals; and Milan, Italy’s fashion capital.
The island of Procida named Italy’s Capital of Culture
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 23, 2021 00:34Forty-four cultural projects, 330 days of programming, 240 artists, 40 original works and 8 regenerated spaces: these are the numbers of a year that promises to be unforgettable for the ... Read More
Federturismo in favor of Travel License for vaccinated people
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 16, 2021 20:56Federturismo, the Italian Federation for Travel Agents, is pleading with the Technical Scientific Committee to help restart tourism by its extension of the country’s state of emergency. Its President, Marina ... Read More
Mausoleum of Augustus circa 28 BC reopens to the public
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 16, 2021 20:25The Mausoleum of Augustus is a funerary monument of the emperor Octavian Augustus. Construction began by his will in 29 BC, when he had not yet become emperor. Building started ... Read More
Alitalia airline: Hypothesis of the sale
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 15, 2021 03:09Alitalia airline is being sold off bit by bit, one piece at a time. Steps being taken include what is being called a Plan B, the aviation part, along with ... Read More
COVID-19 in Italy: Fewer nurses than needed
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- January 12, 2021 03:02There seems to be enough vaccine to go around for now, but at the rate they are being administered, how long will it take to get everyone vaccinated? How can ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Board Italy participates in Travel Open Day Virtual
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- December 29, 2020 20:23From December 14-16, 2020, the Seychelles Tourism Board Italy participated to the first edition of the travel virtual fair Travel Open Day, an online event dedicated to the outbound tourism ... Read More
COVID Vaccine: Allergic Reaction Trigger
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 29, 2020 01:40According to a report by the Italian daily, Il Corriere della Sera, there are compounds present in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food that may cause the COVID vaccine allergic reaction in ... Read More
Commemorating Rumi: UNESCO List of Intangible Heritage of Humanity
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 19, 2020 21:20On the 747th anniversary of his death, the most important Sufi mystic and poet in the world, Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, is commemorated during the "Seb-i Arus" ceremony held yesterday on ... Read More
Rome Botticelle Says Goodbye
Mario Masciullo - Special to eTN- December 19, 2020 20:50The Rome Botticelle - the horse-drawn carriages which until a few decades ago were one of the most used means of mobility in the city - are now confined to ... Read More
Born in Veneto: Coordination Table of UNESCO Sites
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 19, 2020 01:54The Veneto Region is responsible for governing a territory that today boasts 8 World Heritage sites. It has long been engaged in an action to enhance its heritage excellence with ... Read More
Is Italy Heading for a Third Lockdown?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 16, 2020 21:29Italy's latent risk of entering the third phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is reminiscent of a disoriented flock being misled by its shepherd and his dogs. The disobedience of a ... Read More
Using the Pandemic for Musical Inspiration
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 12, 2020 20:43The COVID-19 pandemic became a source of inspiration for Maestro Roberto De Simone, a great Neapolitan musical composer, writer, and playwright who conquered audiences of the world's leading opera houses ... Read More
Skål Special Awards 2020 Honors Antonio Percario
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 12, 2020 20:12During the Annual General Assembly of Skål International, held virtually for the first time in its history, the organization presented the Skål Special Awards 2020. Peter Morrison, 2020 President of ... Read More
Italy Tourism Trade Associations Outraged with Government Recovery Plan
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 12, 2020 19:53The government contribution to the tourism sector outrages the Italy tourism trade associations following the recent approval of the draft by the Council of Ministers on the Recovery Plan. The ... Read More
Italy Prime Minister Presents New Holiday Restrictions
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- December 5, 2020 01:37After exhausting talks with Presidents of the Italian regions and various political parties in order to reach a consensus to apply restrictive measures during the period that includes shopping, Christmas, ... Read More
Italian Tourist Board goes to the heart of international MICE market
Harry S. Johnson- December 4, 2020 22:24The Italian Tourist Board (Enit) announces an exclusive year-long partnership with IBTM Events which includes: IBTM World Virtual 2020; IBTM Asia Pacific 2021; IBTM Americas 2021, and IBTM World 2021. ... Read More
101-year-old Italian woman survived Spanish Flu, WWII, and COVID-19…three times
Harry S. Johnson- November 30, 2020 15:32101-year-old Italian grandma, who lived through the Spanish Flu and WWII, has tested positive for coronavirus and survived three times in one year. Italian doctors and nurses are amazed with ... Read More
Delta to launch first quarantine-free, COVID-free travel to Europe
Harry S. Johnson- November 26, 2020 15:47Delta Air Lines, the Aeroporti di Roma and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have joined in a first-of-its-kind trans-Atlantic COVID-19 testing program that will enable quarantine-free entry into Italy, in accordance ... Read More
Italy Minister: Many Italians Will No Longer Be Here Next Christmas
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 25, 2020 03:51“Many Italians will no longer be next Christmas. Discussing dinners and parties with 600-700 deaths a day is really out of place." These are the words of Francesco Boccia, Italy ... Read More
US, Holland and Italy United for LGBT Green Mural
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 21, 2020 20:45The first green mural paying homage to the LGBT+ movement was inaugurated in Rome on a large wall courtesy of the Armellini State Industrial Technical Institute (ITIS) in Largo Beato ... Read More
Venice postpones new tourist levy till 2022 over COVID-19 crisis
Harry S. Johnson- November 21, 2020 18:56Venice city authorities announced that the city would postpone the launch of a new tourist levy as it tries to recover from the COVID-19 crisis that has shattered visitor numbers. ... Read More
COVID-19 and Italy: What Should Have Been Done
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 19, 2020 00:34In-depth investigations conducted by the “Noi denounce” Committee on the structural-organizational inadequacies of the Italian government in managing the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic that hit hard the Lombardy ... Read More
Volcano explodes in Italy
Juergen T Steinmetz- November 17, 2020 05:45A stronger-than-usual explosion was captured on cameras operated by the Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). Imagery shared by Il Mondo dei Terremoti on Twitter shows the eruption in real-time; video captured ... Read More
The 2025 Jubilee in Rome Tolls Amid COVID-19
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 14, 2020 20:00The first tolls of the 2025 Jubilee in Rome were heard as the city is in a full COVID-19 emergency. Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the Rome Government, hosted a ... Read More
Yes to Italian Sex Shops But No to Travel Agencies?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 12, 2020 01:34FIAVET (Federazione Italiana Associazioni Imprese Viaggi E Turismo), the Italian Federation of Travel and Tourism Associations, sent out an alarming message to the Italian government: “Travel agencies are disappearing; they ... Read More
Archaeological Tourism: UNESCO Site Hosts Mediterranean Exchange
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 11, 2020 02:42The 23rd edition of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism will be held inside the ancient city of Paestum (Salerno, Italy), a UNESCO site since 1998. Once again, the Exhibition ... Read More
Italian Civil Aviation Authority reminds airlines to respect passengers’ rights
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 11, 2020 00:14Following the enactment of the latest Decree on COVID-19 (dpcm) on November 3, ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) called on all the airlines that operate flights to and from Italy ... Read More
Italian Tourism: Christmas holidays frozen
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 10, 2020 23:26Italian Tourism sector's budget is in the "red". Italy lost 49.5 million new arrivals and 153.5 million night stays in 5 months. 10.5 million fewer Italians traveled abroad. In August and ... Read More
New cultural commitments enrich the beautiful land of Sicily
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 10, 2020 22:55The Selinunte Archaeological Park reopens just one month after the fire that devastated the Mediterranean scrub and the trees of the Acropolis on September 26th. With highly urgent specialist interventions, ... Read More
Italy bans Christmas markets over COVID-19 fears
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 10, 2020 22:30Among the new rules in the latest Italian Government Decree of November 3, 2020, the one that divided Italy into red, orange and yellow areas, there is an explicit ban on ... Read More
Italian Railway Financial Crisis Caused by New COVID-19 Wave
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 10, 2020 03:04Trenitalia will reduce the Frecciarossa frequencies in 28 Italian railway destinations because of the latest restrictions introduced by the most-recent decree announced by Italy Prime Minister Conte which caused a ... Read More
China Bans Italians from Entry
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 10, 2020 00:37Due to the current spread of COVID-19 in Italy, China bans Italians temporarily from entry for citizens residing in Italy in possession of Chinese visas and residence permits "for work, ... Read More
Second Italy COVID-19 Wave Divides Country into Zones
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- November 5, 2020 02:51A new Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) was signed by Italy Prime Minister G. Conte due to the second Italy COVID-19 wave. The news came after midnight on November 5, 2020, ... Read More
With 30K new COVID-19 cases in one day Italy announces new lockdown
Harry S. Johnson- November 4, 2020 21:55Over 30,000 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed in Italy in the past 24 hours, which is 2,000 more than on November 3, according to the latest reports. ... Read More
Total lockdown: Italy is approaching “Scenario 4”
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- October 31, 2020 16:40Italy is increasingly marred by social uprisings in some Italian cities, in which groups of terrorists, extremists and COVID-19 deniers protest. Skyrocketing infections rate and rising tensions are bringing Italy ... Read More
Costa Cruises completes Italy’s first LNG cruise ship bunkering operation
Harry S. Johnson- October 27, 2020 01:33Costa Cruises, a major European cruise line and a part of Carnival Corporation & plc, today announced another milestone for Costa Smeralda, the line's first ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), with an LNG bunkering ... Read More