Saint Valentine's Days Celebration 2010, Press Conference

ITALIA 's new travel portal

" Italia " a magic new Portal.

Finally we got a Magic Portal of Italian's Tourist Supply.

A new website with many tools and issues of Italian travel and tourism and next even Travel 2.0 tools and Media Networks. Very interesting the Review " Magic Italy " on English full of italian typical issues

At the Moment you can enjoy many regional videos, great variety of Italy's Destination, Amenities, Spots, e many many tools, even an execptional virtual tour and many usefull links.

Great Job !!

For more infos Italia

Travel 2.0 new website of Austria

Dear Friends,

more than many words, have a look at Austria's new website, web 2.0 evolution, in my opinion a great tool of information, technology, tourism and destination marketing.

Geniuos the three click theory: discover, plan, search&book

Here follows the video cilp made for Youtube:



have a look at and leave your opinion.

Destination Manager
Omero Mariani

Pressrelease in Germany, no problem anymore

An unbelivable Travel 2.0 tool for the German Market.

More than 400 Media in three clicks far from You. This is the occasion to comunicate your product on the German market within a reasonable price.

How ? Get a look at the Travel Press Office travelpressoffice which is wanting to introduce to you a new online media tool as press distribution service for the travel and tourism industry.

In my opinion I will try it and see what is coming out.

God Job to All

Destination Manager
D. Omero Mariani

Tourism Recovery only in 2010

The negative trend in international tourism that emerged during the second half of 2008 intensified in 2009.

In view of the rapidly deteriorating global economic situation, economic growth prospects have repeatedly been adjusted downwards over the past six months. While at the time of the previous UNWTO forecast in January, the International Monetary Fund was still counting on positive growth over 2% for the world economy in 2009, a decline of 1.3% is now expected.

Tourism is seriously impacted, given the sharp reduction in business activity, decreasing disposable income and associated increased unemployment, particularly in key tourism source markets. Exchange rate fluctuations have added to the general uncertainty and business and consumer confidence have yet to recover. Furthermore, the level of advanced bookings, coupled with the reduction in airline capacity, make recovery before 2010 difficult.

There is additional uncertainty regarding the future of the influenza A(H1N1) virus and its effect on demand in the short to medium term. It should be stressed, however, that at the moment no restrictions on international travel are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Taking account of the results for the first four months of the year and the current conditions, worldwide growth in international tourist arrivals is expected to end up between -6% and -4% for the full year. The pace of decline is expected to soften in the remainder of the year, with the months May-August projected at between -6% and -4%, and September-December between -5% and -3%.

(extract by UNWTO barometer)

Destination Manager
Omero Mariani

Travelling in the Space

Under construction the new port for the Space in New Mexico, from which the first shuttle to the Space will be launched by Virgin Galactic, which will be soon follewed by other space companies.
"The future of the space will be here and we are not far from a new space era," says Ceo Steve Landeene". " Our main goal is not only to bring tourists out of the atmosphere of the Earth but also to increase reaserch. Tourist will allow to cut cost for aerospacial missions".

DM Omero Mariani

" Country & Cosy " Tour Building - third part

IMPROVING TOURISM TOWARDS " SLOW DESTINATION" A NEW TRENDS TOWARD

Città slow, slow life, or slow town, has become an international movement, which promotes a good quality of life. I love it !!
This movement has strong links with Slow Food (the opposite concept of Fast Food, in which Mc Donalds leads) , and began life in October 1999, during the food festival in Orvieto, Umbria my region and the place where I work in Italy. While Slow Food is open for individuals to join as members, membership of Cittaslow is open to towns, which must have a population under 50,000. Organisations can also join as Cittaslow Supporters.
This movement promotes quality of life. The main issue are oriented to help people to set their sights on providing services and delivering projects that help residents/tourist enjoy life in their town in a relaxed and pleasant way. In Umbria where this philosophy was born we have 9 slow towns for an Umbria Slow Tour.
Visitors/Tourists are welcomed as ‘temporary residents’ and encouraged to join in the Slow lifestyle.‘Living Slow’ involves hastening slowly – "festina lente" as the Romans used to say. The Slow lifestyle respects tradition and quality, and seeks to use the best aspects of the modern world to enhance, preserve and enjoy the old ways of doing things, but not to the exclusion of progress and not for the sake of avoiding change.As the world becomes more globally connected, with international brands and values being marketed, the Slow approach to life aims to respect the small realities of daily life and encourages people along a less frantic path. The Cittaslow approach involves living life at a human scale, respecting and supporting the environment and local traditions and preserving them for current and future generations to enjoy.
Collective well-being is at the heart of the Cittaslow philosophy.
So move on... let's manage how to promote tourist towards this destinations

Omero Mariani
(Destiantion Manager)