China's "golden week" holiday boosts Italian tourism: ENIT official

STORY: China's "golden week" holiday boosts Italian tourism: ENIT official DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CRISTIANO VAROTTI, Chief representative of the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) in China STORYLINE: The Italian tourism sector is expected to see a boom from the return of Chinese visitors around this year's super-long "golden week," said Cristiano Varotti, chief representative of the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) in China. SOUNDBITE (English): CRISTIANO VAROTTI, Chief representative of the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) in China "We are slowly going back to the numbers of 2019. More and more tourists from China are choosing Italy as a travel destination, mostly in major cities of art like Rome, Florence, Venice, of course, and Milan for shopping. For sure, it's good for our market. The Chinese market is one of the major markets for Italy in terms of sources of tourists. So for the w

Egypt awards 4 gas exploration contracts in Mediterranean, Nile Delta

STORY: Egypt awards 4 gas exploration contracts in Mediterranean, Nile Delta DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. the press conference 2. various of natural gas wells STORYLINE: Egyptian Natural Gas Holding (EGAS) announced on Tuesday that it awarded 4 exploration contracts in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta to foreign companies, with minimum investments of 281 million U.S. dollars and 7.5 million dollars in signing grants. According to the state-owned newspaper Al Ahram, two exploration contracts in the Mediterranean were awarded to the Italian energy company Eni, and one contract was awarded to a consortium of Enit, British Petroleum (BP), and Qatar Energy. Russian state-owned energy company Zarubezhneft was awarded a contract in the Nile Delta. The 4 contracts were part of a tender closed in July 2023 on Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG), which was launched in 2020. The platform promotes Egypt's oil and gas industry by providing easy digital access to

Italian tourism sector welcomes return of Chinese tourists on May Day holiday

STORY: Italian tourism sector welcomes return of Chinese tourists on May Day holiday DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: TOURISM SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourist destinations in Italy 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIOLANTE AVOGADRO, Chief communication officer of Illycaffe 3. various of coffee making 4. various of tourists in Italy 5. various of a travel agency 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CRISTIANO VAROTTI, Chief representative of the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) in China 7. various of introduction of tourist destinations in Italy 8. various of streets in Italy 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEFANIA LAZZARONI, General manager of Altagamma 10. promo video of Italian luxury brands 11. various of cooking 12. SOUNDBITE 4 (Italian): CHRISTOPHER, Area manager of La Prosciutteria in Florence 13. various of Italian food vendors STORYLINE: Italy's tourism sector is welcoming the return of Chinese visitors around the May Day holiday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIOLANTE AVOGADRO, Chief communic