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Rome tram services suspended until 8th December. Image credit: By Manny Mannheimer - Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124053851

Rome tram services replaced by free buses until December

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome will suspend all tram services from Monday 6 October, replacing them with free shuttle buses until 7 December.

wttc summit rome 2025 Image credit: WTTC

Rome hosts WTTC Global Summit 2025

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome has opened the 2025 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit, with Italy taking centre stage as a global tourism leader.

Large dogs can fly in cabin on Italian flights

First flight with large dogs in cabin next week

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s first flight to carry large dogs in the cabin will take off next week, Transport Minister Matteo Salvini announced at the Italian Pet Summit in Milan.

Rome Assisi tourist train this autumn celebrates olive oil. Pictured view from Todi in Umbria

New Rome–Assisi tourist train to launch in October

September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A new tourist train linking Rome with Assisi will launch this autumn, celebrating Umbria’s olive oil harvest.

tourist tax revenues in Florence highest in Italy for 2024

Florence tops Italy in Tourist Tax Revenues

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Florence collected almost €77 million in tourist tax revenues in 2024, the highest in Italy, according to a new report.

Italy hosting WTTC tourism summit

September 7, 2025September 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy will host the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 25th Global Summit in Rome from 28 to 30 September.

Train disruption. Transport strikes in November

Train strike to disrupt Italy rail services

August 31, 2025August 31, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy faces major rail disruption due to a 21-hour nationwide train strike starting 21.00 on Thursday 4th September. Services will be affected until 18.00 on Friday 5th September.

Tourism August 2025 figures show rise in number of tourists.

Italy tourism surges in August

August 20, 2025August 20, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

ROME – Italy saw a strong rise in tourism this August, with more than 15.6 million visitors arriving between 1 and 18 August. The Interior Ministry reported a 9.3% increase compared with the same period in 2024.

Hotel data breach in italy sees 100,000 IDs+ stolen. Credit: iStock.com/Christian Horz

Massive hotel data breach exposes tourist IDs

August 16, 2025August 16, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Nearly 100,000 identification documents have been stolen from Italian hotels and are being sold on the dark web, the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) has warned. The hotel data breach could have serious consequences for those affected.

Tourist spending up in Italy this summer - Ferragosto

Ferragosto Tourism Turnover nears €5billion

August 12, 2025August 13, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Tourism spending during the week of the mid-August Ferragosto holiday is set to approach €5 billion, according to a survey released on Monday by the CNA small-business association.