Albergo Diffuso
The Albergo Diffuso, an innovative concept of hospitality, was launched in Italy in the early 1980s as a means of reviving small, historic Italian villages and town centres off the usual tourist track. Translated into English as "dispersed hotel", "scattered hotel" or "virtual hotel", it is a hotel that is not in a single block, but converted out of various historic buildings in a small community. It has to conform to the following conditions:
- Run directly by an individual owner and providing normal hotel services
- Rooms distributed in existing converted buildings in historic centres
- Central reception area with food available
- Part of a genuine community so that guests can be part of local life
The idea was promulgated by Giancarlo Dall’Ara.[1] As of 2010[update], there were more than 40 Italian Alberghi Diffusi, grouped under a national association, and 13 Italian regions had adopted legislation regulating the concept.[2] Interest in Albergo Diffuso has also been shown abroad, with Croatia and Switzerland adopting the formula in their own territory, notably the town of Corippo.[3] Corsica was expected to follow suit.
References
- ^ Murphy, Miriam (September 2011). "The Towns Italy Forgot". National Geographic Traveler.
- ^ Williams, Gisela (May 19, 2010). "Saving Towns by Filling Rooms in Italy". The New York Times.
- ^ Imogen Foulkes (6 September 2017). "Can modern makeover save smallest Swiss village?". BBC news.
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