INTERNATIONAL PRESSOriginating in Italy in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the concept of the “scattered hotel” was the brainchild of hotel marketing consultant Giancarlo Dall’Ara, who hit upon it as a way to revive tourism after a devastating earthquake in Friuli in 1976. …
The rise of Italy’s hamlet hotels – and five of the best
The rise of Italy’s hamlet hotels – and five of the best
Breathing new life into the country’s numerous semi-abandoned villages is a growing number of rustic-chic “scattered hotels”
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