LVMH acquires Villa San Michele and Castle of Casole
The luxury giant LVMH has surprisingly announced the purchase of the group Belmond specialized in high-end hotels (46, of which 12 in Europe) and travel (Orient Express trains and cruise ships), behind a cash offer of 2.6 billion dollars. Belmond has a strong presence...
Human Company tourism vision
Human Company, the Tuscan group leader in open air tourism, for the next summer season offers over 900 open positions in Italy in its nine structures including villages, family parks and camping in town in Tuscany (Florence, Chianti and San Vincenzo), Lazio (Rome) and...
Gioconda takes stake in Bluclad
The Italian subsidiary of LBO France, Gioconda, has taken a stake in Bluclad, Italian specialist in developing chemical solutions for the galvanisation of metal used in the luxury goods sector, mainly for clothing, footwear and luggage. Founded in 2008 and based in...
Municipia (Engineering group) acquires Kiunsys
Kiunsys s.r.l., a spin off company of University of Pisa, has been acquired by Municipia, an Engineering Ingegneria Informatica Spa Group’s company. Specialized in technologies for Smart Mobility, Smart Parking and City Logistics, Kiunsys provides smart...
The Student Hotel Florence Lavagnini wins the MIPIM Award 2019
The Student Hotel won the MIPIM Awards in the cathegory Best Mixed-use Development! Our congratulations. What is MIPIM Awards? Created in 1991, the MIPIM Awards is an internationally-renowned real estate competition at MIPIM, the world’s property market held...
Apple lands in Livorno
Livorno – The company from Cupertino spent 300 million dollars to buy a part of a London-based multinational, Dialog Semiconductor. As part of the package, Apple bought the subsidiaries of four European cities of Dialog: two in Germany, one in UK and the other in Italy, in Livorno.
Invitalia incentive for smart tourism start-ups Start-Ups
The Smart Tourism call for the FactorYmpresa Turismo programme is underway, offering tutoring and economic contributions to businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs in the tourism sector. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and managed by...
San’Anna and Normale di Pisa best Italian Universities Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019
Pisa – The Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa are confirmed as the first and second Italian universities in the Times Higher Education (The) World University rankings 2019. The High Schools of Pisa and the University of Bologna, third in Italy, are the only Italian universities among the top 200 in the world.
