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Where Italian hospitality meets the future of short-term rentals

Connect with Italy's top property managers, hosts, and STR innovators. Discover the tools, trends, and strategies shaping the Italian rental market — from the Amalfi Coast to the Dolomites.

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SCALE Italia 2026

December 2 - December 3, 2026 Milano 17 speakers

Dove converge il settore degli affitti brevi

Why SCALE

Not another conference A growth engine for your business

Every detail is designed to deliver measurable value from who's in the room to what's on stage to what you take home.

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310+
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Leave with a playbook, not just inspiration

Every session is designed around takeaways you can implement Monday morning. No fluff panels, no sponsor keynotes disguised as content.

Peer-driven
100%
operators

The room is the product

Operators managing 10+ units, tech founders, revenue managers — everyone in the room is building something real in Italy's STR market.

Market-specific
Italy
focused

Built for Italy, not generic

Local regulations, local pricing dynamics, local partnerships. Every talk and workshop is calibrated to what matters in Italy right now.

ROI-first
2
weeks to ROI

The ticket pays for itself

The right idea, the right connection or the right opportunity can deliver far more value than the cost of attending. That's the return on investment we aim to create at every Scale event.

SCALE Wire

Stay ahead of key market shifts

Discover key news, market signals, and updates to scale your vacation rental business and boost profitability.

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Always watching

All the SCALE Radars for this market

Autonomous radars sweep official sources, OTAs and market data around the clock. Follow one and never miss the change that affects your business.

OTA Policy

1 caught this week

Airbnb, Booking, Vrbo, and Expedia policy, fee, ranking, and product changes that hit your listings.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Market Pulse

1 caught this week

Supply, demand, ADR, occupancy, and booking-window shifts across your markets.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Pricing Window

1 caught this week

Demand-driving events and market swings that open a window to move your rates before rooms sell out.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Stack

0 caught this week

PMS, channel manager, dynamic-pricing, and vendor releases, outages, and integration changes.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Competition

0 caught this week

New operators, new listings, and pricing moves from competitors in your markets.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Deal

0 caught this week

M&A, funding rounds, and vendor deals that reshape the tools and platforms you rely on.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

Market Entry

0 caught this week

Signals that a market you don't operate in yet is opening up — regulation easing and demand building where you could expand.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

tax-reporting

0 caught this week

DAC7 platform reporting, VAT and ViDA changes, tourist tax rates and remittance rules, and registration thresholds in the countries you operate in.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

guest-compliance

0 caught this week

Traveller registration and police reporting duties, EES and ETIAS border changes, ID and data-collection rules, and restrictions on keyboxes and self check-in.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

platform-numbers

0 caught this week

Quarterly results and shareholder letters from Airbnb, Booking and Expedia — nights booked, ADR, take rate, and where they say demand is heading next.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

air-access

0 caught this week

New routes, seat-capacity changes, airline exits, and airport disruption affecting who can reach your market — and from where.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

macro-watch

0 caught this week

Central-bank rate decisions and currency swings that move financing costs and shift which source markets can afford your rates.

No Italy catches yet — follow this radar to get alerted.

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The voices

Leading STR voices who joined SCALE

Operators, founders and industry leaders who bring real experience to the stage since 2022.

Sergio Lombardi

Sergio Lombardi

Co-founder

Taxbnb

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Paola Lazzaretti

Paola Lazzaretti

Senior Manager B2B Partner Success

VRBO

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EM

Elisabetta Magnani

Proprietaria

il Sassoscritto

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Matteo Mignardi

Matteo Mignardi

Co-founder

Startbnb

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Michele Diamantini

Michele Diamantini

CEO

Halldis

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Marco Vincenzi

Marco Vincenzi

CEO

Truly Italy

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Bruno Strati

Bruno Strati

CEO

ExtraPro 360

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Giovanni Cerminara

Giovanni Cerminara

CEO

Villaggio Sold Out

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Giorgia Deiuri

Giorgia Deiuri

Owner

AG Innovazione

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Giuliano Borsari

Giuliano Borsari

Founder & Owner

Hearth Milan Apartments

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Guido Foraci

Guido Foraci

Sales Director

Italianway

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Emiliano Viola

Emiliano Viola

COO

Franco Grasso Revenue Team

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Fabrizio Begossi

Fabrizio Begossi

CEO

Casevacanza.it

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Federica Petrongari

Federica Petrongari

Co-founder & CEO

Startbnb

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Floriana Santoro

Floriana Santoro

Founder

The Styling Room

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Carla Scimia

Carla Scimia

Key Customer Success Manager

Avantio

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Francesco Vanni

Francesco Vanni

Team Lead FR, IT KR

Holidu

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Giulia Cibelli

Giulia Cibelli

Manager

Italian Homing

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Michele Fionda

Michele Fionda

Managing Director

Italianway PM

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Michele Ridolfo

Michele Ridolfo

CEO & Co-founder

Wonderful Italy

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Sabrina Della Valle

Sabrina Della Valle

Founder

Studio SDR

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Nicolas Verderosa

Nicolas Verderosa

CEO

Ruralis

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Paolo Zennaro

Paolo Zennaro

CEO & Co-founder

Wiisy

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Raffaele Paletti

Raffaele Paletti

Owner

Gemelli SRL

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Riccardo Cocco

Riccardo Cocco

Co-founder

Format

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Riccardo Pirazzoli

Riccardo Pirazzoli

Docente Digital Marketing

Università di Bologna

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Salvatore Menale

Salvatore Menale

Founder

Disintermediando.it

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MA

Marianna Arpiani

Marketing Manager

Feries

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Mario Morra

Mario Morra

Manager

Dimorra

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Marzia Baislak

Marzia Baislak

Co-founder & Sales Manager

Qualitando

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Karin Venneri

Karin Venneri

Strategy & Sales Director

Wonderful Italy

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Andrea Scarsi

Andrea Scarsi

CEO

Broletto Corporate Advisory

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Alessandra Bonardi

Alessandra Bonardi

Partnership Manager

HomeToGo

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AL

Alessandro Lombardi

Head of Partnerships

TravelStayon

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Mimmo Moro

Mimmo Moro

Owner

Sardinia RE

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Luca Albano

Luca Albano

Sales Director

Customer Alliance

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Luca Bove

Luca Bove

Founder

Local Strategy

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Luca Vavalle

Luca Vavalle

Founder

Easy Host

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Ludovica Fusco

Ludovica Fusco

Founder

Maid for a day

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Piero Azzariti

Piero Azzariti

CEO

Feeling Italy

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Marco Nicosia

Marco Nicosia

CEO & Founder

Full Price

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Massimo Bernardi

Massimo Bernardi

Director of Sales & Development

Full-Price

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Sirwan Ahmadi

Sirwan Ahmadi

Senior Analyst & Strategist

Full Price

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Alessandro Poncini

Alessandro Poncini

Manager, Solutions Consultants EU

Pricelabs

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Lorenzo Dei

Lorenzo Dei

Business Analyst & Consulente di Revenue

Full Price

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Andrea Laghi

Andrea Laghi

Manager

Welcomely

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LB

Lodovico Benvenuti

Xenia

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MT

Marco Terzi

Xenia

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Adriano Cara

Adriano Cara

Web Project Specialist

Tara Home Consulting

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Francesco Zorgno

Francesco Zorgno

CEO & Co-founder

Cleanbnb

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Flavio Veccaro

Flavio Veccaro

Market Manager Italy

Guesty

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Daniela Derin

Daniela Derin

Co-founder

Skol Marbella Apartments

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Lorenzo Lella

Lorenzo Lella

Head of Sales

Octorate

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Daniele Serapiglia

Daniele Serapiglia

Partner Success Manager Italy & Croatia

HomeToGo

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Davide Scarantino

Davide Scarantino

President

Italianway

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DV

Davide Verdi

Sales & Business Development

Icnea

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Damian Sheridan

Damian Sheridan

CEO and Co-founder

SCALE

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Giorgia Gallazzi

Giorgia Gallazzi

Head of Sales Italy

Holidu

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Gianpaolo Vairo

Gianpaolo Vairo

Co-Founder

Scale Rentals

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GB

Giulia Buia

Responsabile Relazioni Istituzionali e Press

Aigab

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MC

Massimiliano Cossu

Founder, CEO & CFO

Portale Sardegna

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ME

Maria Elena Rossi

ENIT

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SC

Sergio Cucini

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DC

Dario Cardile

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PF

Paola Fiore

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DC

Donato Cella

Easy Life House

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GD

Giancarlo Dell'Orco

Destination Manager

Coopera

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AT

Arianna Tomelleri

Board Member

Tara Holiday Homes sagl

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ER

Erika Rea De Falco

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GB

Giorgia Bettacini

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MC

Marco Ceccatelli

Social Media Manager

Coopera-Progetto Borghi

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CA

Claudio Alemanno

City Manager

CleanBNB

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Antonio Barbara

Antonio Barbara

CEO

Barbarhouse

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Stefano Fusaro

Stefano Fusaro

Director of Operations

Full-Price

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Maurizio Galli

Maurizio Galli

Founder & Director

Formazione Alberghiera

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Giuseppe Lattanzio

Giuseppe Lattanzio

Founder

L'Avvocato dell'Extra Alberghiero

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Massimo Magni

Massimo Magni

CEO

Affitti Brevi Italia

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Stefano Todisco

Stefano Todisco

Business Coach

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Giada Beghini

Giada Beghini

Co-founder

Studio Legale Beghini-Corazza

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Domenico Palladino

Domenico Palladino

Editorial Director

Quality Travel

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Michela Sapienza Pennisi

Michela Sapienza Pennisi

Consulente Marketing

Passpartout Studio

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Francesc Serrano

Francesc Serrano

CEO & Founder

Talk&Code

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Marco Celani

Marco Celani

CEO

Italianway

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Tamara Corazza

Tamara Corazza

Co-founder

Studio Legale Beghini-Corazza

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Federico Galardi

Federico Galardi

General Manager Italy

Joivy

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Rossana Iurato

Rossana Iurato

Onboarding Manager

Full Price

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Marta Saracino

Marta Saracino

Account Manager

Full Price

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FM

Federica Mantovani

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Noemi Oreglia

Noemi Oreglia

Team Lead and Revenue Consultant

Beyond

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Oreste Fischetti

Oreste Fischetti

Area Sales Director

Avantio

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MG

Markus Gruber

Nuki

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MM

Marco Mele

Feries (HomeToGo Group)

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Carmine Battimelli

Carmine Battimelli

Senior Business Development

Joivy

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CB

Chiara Belloni

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DA

Daniela Adamo

Host

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Rosanna Giannoccaro

Rosanna Giannoccaro

CEO

VerdeAqua Rooms

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Pietro Tommasi

Pietro Tommasi

Director of Revenue Management

Priceup

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Pietro Zampino

Pietro Zampino

Business Development

Buytorent

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Tiziana Babbucci

Tiziana Babbucci

Marketing Strategist

B2B Production

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VF

Veronica Furini

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Riccardo Peccianti

Riccardo Peccianti

Revenue Manager

Riccardo Peccianti Consulting

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Tiziana Gradanti

Tiziana Gradanti

Founder & CEO

Sicily My Home

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Ezio Albanese

Ezio Albanese

Founder

BI Lemon

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Cristiana Carpini

Cristiana Carpini

Founder

Tara Home Consulting

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LF

Lucia Femio

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MC

Matteo Cangelosi

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MP

Matilde Prospato

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GS

Gianluca Scalingi

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