Collette has released its 2021/22 Worldwide Travel Guide in a digital format, featuring 145 tours from New Zealand to Alaska, with dates through until May 2022.

The first guests on MSC Cruises’ return to sailing Mediterranean voyage began embarking on MSC Grandiosa on Sunday in the port of Genoa, Italy.

Hospitality group sbe is expanding its upmarket Delano brand to Europe. Delano Porto Cervo in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia Italy, is expected to open by June 2023, the first of seven hotels projected to open in Europe.

It’s out of reach for Australian travellers, but Rocco Forte’s hotel in Sicily, Verdura Resort, may be onto something that could be adopted locally.

The 12th-century Castello di Antognolla in Umbria will be the second destination in Italy for the Six Senses Hotels, Resorts and Spas brand.

Eight new private luxury villas are set to launch at Verdura Resort by Rocco Forte Hotels in September. Set on the estate’s hillside, the new villas will guarantee privacy and security for those who seek independent accommodation, but maintaining the resort’s exclusive services.

Rosewood Porto Cervo will open on Sardinia in 2022, joining sister properties in Tuscany (Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco) and Venice (Rosewood Venice, opening in 2022) as the group’s third opening in Italy.

Rocco Forte Hotels has announced the signing of a management agreement to operate a five-star address in Milan in via della Spiga. The project will be the first Rocco Forte hotel in the Lombard capital.

Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts has signed a deal to open a new hotel in the Italian capital.

InterContinental Hotels Group has marked a sign of confidence in the Italian tourism industry during this challenging period, confirming it is bringing its luxury namesake hotel brand back to Rome.

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas is adding the Italian capital as its first destination in the European country. The Six Senses Rome will occupy the Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, built in the 18th century in the centre of Ancient Rome.

Mandarin Oriental, Milan has launched a luxury accommodation package for guests wanting to immerse themselves in the world of luxury designer, Fornasetti.