The talk elsewhere in the last week has been about the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro, and the embarassing failure of the Obama backed Chicago campaign. Elsewhere, because here in Romagna Olympics fans are thinking further down the track – four years further, to be exact, and the competition to [...]
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009European Heritage Days events – Rimini
Saturday, September 26th, 2009All across Europe there are events planned as part of the European Union initiative ‘European Heritage Days’, and Emilia-Romagna is no exception – in fact, as Emilia-Romagna Tourism reports, there are over 200 different events taking place across the region this weekend under the banner of ‘Italy, Treasure of Europe’ Rimini, in particular, has a [...]
The Giro d’Italia set to return to Pantani’s Cesenatico in 2010
Friday, September 25th, 2009Reports appeared in local papers this week that the annual Giro d’Italia, one of the most prestigious cycling competitions in the world, is set to include, for the first time since 1999, a stop in Cesenatico, near Rimini – hometown to arguably Italy’s most famous cyclist, the late Marco Pantani (nicknamed il pirata – the [...]
From High Fashion to Tourism – Matteo Marzotto interviewed by Rimini Fiera
Thursday, September 24th, 2009There’s an interesting interview, over at the Rimini Fiera magazine, with the new President of the Italian Tourism Authority (ENIT) Matteo Marzotto, who was in Rimini recently to talk at the World Convention of Italian Chambers of Commerce. Marzotto comes from the world of fashion, from the Marzotto group (A world leader in textiles, founded in [...]
Rimini screens world broadcast of ‘The Age of Stupid’
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Rimini is just one of the many cities worldwide that will be linking up with New York this evening to show a special Global Premier screening of the new film The Age of Stupid, directed by Franny Armstrong – whose documentaries include McLibel (credited with helping effect a sea-change of opinion about the American fast-food [...]
Sydney Lummet to be awarded the 2009 Fellini Prize
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Sydney Lumet becomes the fourth director to receive the Fellini Prize, an annual award presented in Rimini by the Fellini Foundation to both honour the world’s most important film directors, and at the same time comemorate the late great Federico Fellini. Lumet, who started his career as film director back in 1957 (with the classic [...]
Rimini dominates the Italian headlines
Monday, August 24th, 2009It’s that time of year again – August, and the traditional ‘Rimini Meeting’ which sees some of the highest-profile politicians/leaders/thinkers on both the national Italian and International stage come to the Adriatic Riviera capital to speak to large audiences on a wide range of themes. It’s a media bonanza, and so it’s no wonder that [...]
Learning from the Adriatic Riviera – Winter Olympics city Sochi sends officials to Rimini
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Sochi, The host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics, has sent a team of officials to Rimini to learn the lessons of tourism on the Adriatic riviera. The resort city, on the Black Sea coast of Russia, in the Krasnodar Krai district has been twinned with Rimini since 1977, and as part of the continuing [...]
Rientro – the Exodus in reverse
Sunday, August 16th, 2009With sore heads after a great Ferragosto party (here in Rimini there was loads going on all night!), many people are already on the roads for the great’rientro‘ – that unhappy moment when Italians start heading back from their coastal or mountain holidays in August back to the city and work. For tourists it’s something [...]
Rimini holds steady as a holiday destination – against the national trend
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009The holiday sector, like all others, is in a downturn at the moment. Italy, one of the world’s most visited countries thanks to its food, culture and climate, has itself suffered a drop of somewhere between 6-7% in visitors this year, leading to fears about job losses in the tourism sector. Rimini, though, bucks the [...]
The beach strike is on again – details
Saturday, August 8th, 2009So, it’s been on-off all week, as the lifeguards on the Adriatic riviera threatened strike action for this Saturday (and next saturday, part of the Ferragosto weekend). On thursday a note was issued by the governmental commission which oversees strike action, suggesting that the strike would be called off. A solution had been found. Yesterday, [...]
Rimini beach strike – Saturday 8th of August
Thursday, August 6th, 2009If things continue as they are, the beaches of Rimini will remain closed due to a lifeguard strike this Saturday, the 8th of August. Regional official for Tourism, Guido Pasi told the press yesterday that the situation was very worrying, as talks between Rimini Lifeguards and Beach Operators had broken down, making this Saturday’s threatened [...]
Fears of a lifeguard strike hang over Ferragosto
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Rimini is one of the safest beach resorts in Italy precisely because every 150 metres is patrolled by the Riviera’s version of Baywatch, the lifeguards. There are nervous negotiations going on, though, in the lead up to the biggest holiday of the summer – Ferragosto weekend (Ferragosto is the 15th, and the strike is planned [...]
No winner in huge Italian lottery jackpot
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009Europe’s second largest lottery jackpot looks set to grow as yet again no-one managed to pick the 6 winning numbers in Italy’s SuperEnnalotto prize draw. The draw which happens on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays has been building up to fever-pitch over the summer. The last jackpot win was back in January! Now the prize for [...]
Japanese tourists refuse free compensatory trip to Italy
Saturday, August 1st, 2009A japanese couple who were conned into paying €695 for lunch in a Roman restaurant (including a &euro115 tip) have been offered a free compensatory holiday in Italy by the newly appointed Minister for Tourism Michela Brambilla. 35 year old Yasuyuki Yamada has, though, refused the offer, saying that it wouldn’t be fair on Italian [...]
Swine Flu fearful tourists flock for tamilflu
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Swine Flu, or the A/H1N1 virus to be more correct, hasn’t hit Italy in a significant way yet, presumably because the hot summer months aren’t conducive to the spread of the virus. There’s an interesting phenomenon though occuring in the pharmacies of Rimini, where according to the president of the local order of pharmacists, Giulio [...]
Tony Blair controversial guest of honour at the Meeting Rimini 2009
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Every year in Rimini there’s a huge and interesting conference, run by the Catholic organisation Comunion & Liberation, which attracts international coverage and thousands of visitors. This year’s theme is ‘Knowledge is always an event’, and has attracted a number of high profile speakers including several members of the Italian government (including Minister for foreign [...]
