Estimates by ISMEA (Italy’s service institute for the agricultural and food market) state that by the end of the year the country’s hospitality industry could lose up to 40% of its turnover. This is a very real downturn in the market that is likely to have a serious impact on the future of many city centres.
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Some have introduced shifts and alternating attendance schedules, others will hold lessons at the museum: Italian schools have found a wide variety of ways to start the school year safely. Though many doubts remain
It will educate youngsters on the importance of separate waste collection, clean energy and the right way to manage resources efficiently
From green jobs to the new face of Silicon Valley: five books to discover how jobs, companies and society are changing
Curiosity, organisation skills, flexibility, local knowledge and a gift for storytelling: these are the skills of the trade. Then, today more than ever, explains Pierpaolo Di Nardo, a pioneer in the sector, you also have to be a bit of a psychologist with your clients.
In the wake of the health crisis, many people decided to work remotely from Italy’s southern regions switching between a laptop and a dip in the sea. Some intend to return to the city as summer ends, others plan to stay
We need to radically re-think our idea of intelligence . In the opinion of the renowned British educationalist and author, every child has natural talents that schools fail to value. Education systems should be unlocking creativity, the engine of learning
How can we avoid the overload of continuous input and diversify our consumption of the Media and culture? Here are some ground rules
Italians are free to travel again and quarantine is no longer compulsory. A holiday bonus’ of up to 500 euro offered to Italians who opt for a staycation.
In 1991 at the age of 34, the French yachtswoman realised her childhood dream to sail around the world. She is the first woman to have done so.
The fitness industry in Italy generates 10 billion euro in turnover. Among the most sought-after professionals in the business, personal trainers were swift to reinvent themselves to comply with social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic
In Sinek’s opinion, a world of instant gratification has devalued the meaning of time and steady achievement
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.