Tourism Law in Europe

5 conservation. Among these we find: bed and breakfasts, landlords, campsites, agritourism accommodation, holiday homes, home exchanges and not least ‘alberghi diffusi’. The particular interest in Albergo Diffuso derives precisely from the fact that it is an entirely Italian idea and model, which has now been exported and cloned all over the world, up to Japan 15 . Currently it has again attracted attention to itself, since precisely in this period, characterized by the presence of the Covid-19 pandemic, several voices have been raised to enhance the model, as an example of safe receptivity to avoid contagion 16 . The pandemic has changed the traveller's priority order, and Albergo Diffuso can be an ideal choice in many respects: «The villages don't know the crowd except on rare occasions of festivals or parties, and they are wonderfully integrated into the landscape: they guarantee space, contact with nature and safety, three essential needs of post-Covid demand» 17 . So, what is this Albergo Diffuso ? We can define it as an innovative model of sustainable tourism, oriented toward revitalization and recovery of the country’s existing heritage. We have seen that innovation and sustainability are today the drivers of development, and in particular, of tourism development. Since the way tourists travel has changed a lot, tourism industry has had to respond to the needs of this new traveler, who often 15 The phenomenon of the internationalization of widespread hotels began in 2009, five years after the first national conference (Campobasso, 2004). In 2010 Albergo diffuso was awarded the Global Award in London. In 2011, as a consequence of a seminar held in village of San Vincenti, in Istria, the regulation on multi- building hotels in Croatia was launched. In 2012 an Albergo Diffuso project was born in Spain not far from Salamanca. Thus was born the International Association of Alberghi Diffusi. In 2018 a project for an Albergo Diffuso was launched in Germany. Japan approached the widespread hotel in 2013 and inaugurated the first Albergo Diffuso in Yakage Town, networking some abandoned and renovated houses in a simple and accurate way and has founded the Japanese Association of Alberghi Diffusi (ADJ). Source www.alberghidiffusi.it, seen on January the first 2021. 16 www.ilsole24ore.com, Albergo diffuso , modello di accoglienza a prova di pandemia ( Albergo diffuso , a pandemic-proof model of hospitality) , 2 December 2020. The article also reports the definition given by Dall'Ara of AD: "The concept is a hotel that is not built, but connects existing neighboring houses by connecting them with hôtellerie services, therefore cleaning, breakfast, restaurants, spaces common as libraries and lounges. In simple terms it is a bit of a home, a bit of a hotel” CNN online edition, 25 November 2020: How Italy accidentally invented the perfect Covid-era hotel. 17 Again Dall’Ara, ilsole24ore : www.ilsole24ore.com, 2 December 2020.