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Double room in Fiumicino's dog hotel. Credit: Aeroporto di Roma

Rome airport opens first-ever luxury dog hotel

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Fiumicino Airport has launched the country’s first in-terminal dog hotel, offering luxury accommodation and care.

Large dogs can fly in cabin on Italian flights

Medium and large-sized dogs can travel in cabin on Italian flights

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has introduced new rules allowing medium-sized and large dogs to travel in the cabin on flights, the transport ministry announced on Monday.

Sirmione overwhelmed by tourists on bank holiday weekend

May 7, 2025May 7, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The town of Sirmione on Lake Garda was overwhelmed by visitors over the May bank holiday weekend. Local authorities estimated around 75,000 tourists visited the town. Sirmione has a population of just 8,000.

Casina del Salvi. Image credit: https://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/content/la-casina-del-salvi

Casina del Salvi reopens as café and public study hall

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Rome has reopened the 19th-century Casina del Salvi, located inside the Celio Archaeological Park near the Colosseum. The newly restored neoclassical building now hosts a café and public study hall.

St Mark's Campanile. Visitors to need to pay the Venice entrance fee if they are not staying overnight.

Venice entrance fee resumes today

April 18, 2025April 18, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The controversial Venice entrance fee for day-trippers is reinstated, with new conditions aimed at better managing visitor numbers. While the charge had little impact on reducing tourist flows last year, officials say the data gathered from the system could prove crucial in developing more targeted strategies to tackle overtourism.

11 million Italians are set to travel at Easter for a holiday. Image: Pxhere

Over 11 million Italians set to travel for Easter

April 12, 2025April 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Over 11 million Italians will travel during the Easter holidays, generating almost €5 billion in turnover, according to a new survey.

la dolce vita orient express - luxury train travel. Image courtesy of Accor

La Dolce Vita train departs on debut journey

April 5, 2025April 5, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday, the La Dolce Vita Orient Express departed Rome’s Ostiense station for its first official journey, offering passengers a luxury rail experience through the Tuscan countryside.

Stricter citizenship laws are in place affecting those claiming an Italian passport by descent. Passport regulations finally updated after 60 years

Italy Updates Passport Regulations After Six Decades

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy has revised its passport regulations for the first time in 60 years, introducing changes to align with international travel standards. The amendments, part of a broader legislative update, aim to modernise bureaucratic procedures.

Ponte Vittorio Emanuele in Turin, from which the tourist bus crashed into the Po.

Tourist bus crashes into river Po

March 26, 2025March 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A tourist bus plunged into the Po river after veering off the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I in central Turin. The driver, a 55-year-old man, died at the scene. Authorities confirmed no passengers were on board.

Heathrow airport which has been closed due to a fire at an electricity substation

Heathrow Airport Closure Disrupts Italian Travellers

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The sudden closure of London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday due to a major power outage has caused widespread travel chaos, affecting thousands of Italian passengers.