Tourism labour shortage in Italy
The tourist industry should be enjoying the return of visitors now many covid restrictions have been lifted. Instead, they find themselves facing an unexpected problem – a tourism labour shortage.
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Author: Deborah Cater
Deborah Cater holds a Master’s degree in English Literature and is a skilled editor, copywriter, and journalist. As the founder of Italy News Online, she combines her expertise in content creation with an understanding of Italian culture to deliver accurate and engaging news for an English-speaking audience.
Deborah splits her time between Italy and Spain.
Uffizi boss talks of taxing take-away food in Florence
The head of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery suggests taxing take-away food. He believes the oil from the food stains Florence’s streets and monuments.
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Tragedy at Mottarone – eleven more suspects added to evidentiary incident
The investigation into the cable car crash in Mottarone which killed fourteen people widens. The prosecutor of Verbania, Olimpia Bossi, signed a request for an evidentiary incident that now includes fourteen suspects.
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Berrettini and Sonego Make Italian Tennis History at Wimbledon
TENNIS – It’s only the third time in Wimbledon history that two Italian men have made it to the last 16. Berrettini and Sonego join Giovanni Cucelli and Rolando del Bello (1949) and Nicola Pietrangeli and Giuseppe Merlo (1955).
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Bryan Adams to shoot 2022 Pirelli calendar
Canadian rock star and photographer Bryan Adams will shoot the 2022 Pirelli calendar, the Italian tyre maker announced.
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What is the cost of living in Italy?
Numebo track the cost of living across the world. Their findings show Italy is one of the most expensive southern European countries for expats.
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Amercians – want to star in a reality TV show?
Sharp Entertainment are looking to document Americans who are “picking up their lives to find and buy their dream home/villa/mansion – all outside of the country.” Are you American and looking for your dream home in Italy? This could be your chance to star in a new series.
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€11million worth of illegal finds returned to Italy
A Belgian collector had illegal finds, dating back to the sixth century BC, from illicit excavations in Puglia. Italian police recovered the finds, worth €11million, and returned them to Italy following unsuccessful legal appeals by the collector.
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University of Padua elects first female rector in 800 years
The University of Padua elects a female rector for the first time in its 800-year-old history. Daniela Mapelli will start her six-year tenure on 1st October 2021.
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Seven drown as boat capsizes off Lampedusa coast
At least seven migrants, one of them pregnant, drown after their boat capsizes five miles off the island of Lampedusa early on Wednesday.
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