Destinations
Events
Top 12 unmissable events for Italian summer trips
Summer in Italy means sunshine, gelato, promenading after dinner, Aperols overlooking the ocean, hiking, cycling…and a jam-packed events calendar.
Cruise
Silversea reveals new curated product offering + 60 maiden calls for 2023/24
For your luxe clients who favour in-depth trips AND love a good cruise, Silversea has served its latest luxe offering.
Hotels
Venice hotel guests are being armed with water pistols to thwart pesky gulls
Rumours are that movie rights to this story have already been sold to Francis Ford Coppola for an epic action packed movie that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line introduces new Prima Class ship, Norwegian Viva
This new cruise ship even has a ship within a ship, just in case you weren’t getting enough ship experience from other ships.
Cruise
Norwegian Cruise Line unveils new European brochure
Are your clients itching to cruise their way over to Europe? Well, browsing this brochure will do you no harm at all.
Destinations
Car parked in same spot for almost 50 years becomes tourist drawcard
A town just outside of Venice has gained international attention because a local has been hogging the same park for decades. We shudder to think how many passive-aggressive notes they’ve attracted.
Cruise
Venice to ban large cruise ships after UNESCO threatens to “blacklist” city
by Ali Coulton
The Italian government made the urgent decree after the United Nations threatened to put one of its biggest tourist hotspots in the naughty corner.
Destinations
Dolphins spotted in Venice’s Grand Canal
Don’t worry, we haven’t fallen prey to the same hoax that was circulating at the start of the pandemic. There were scientists involved this time, so we reckon this one checks out.
Wholesalers
Insight Vacations launches new ‘Wander Women’ trip to Venice and the Croatian coast
Tell your clients to get their girl gang together for this blockbuster women-only trip that aims to empower local communities.
Destinations
“Overweight” tourists accused of sinking gondolas in Venice
Gondolier associations have reduced the number of people allowed on their boats, claiming tourists are getting heavier and causing the gondolas to take on water.
Tourism
Venice uses mobile phones, surveillance cameras to track tourist movements
Be sure to clear your search history before your next trip to Venice, because officials have started gathering mobile data from tourists.
Cruise
Uniworld sues MSC over $18.5m in damages from Venice ship collision
by Christian Fleetwood
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has levelled a lawsuit against MSC Cruises over massive damages sustained in a Venice ship collision last year.