Exclusivity makes luxury even more sought after. This is the path pursued by the industrial plan of the Forte Village Resort in Santa Margherita di Pula, in the province of Cagliari, to 2029. «Three more exclusive villas will be built, with an internal space between 180 and 370 square metres, to bring the availability to 16, with private swimming pools and premium services 24 hours a day – Magno Cristiani, resident manager of the Forte Village Resort, tells Sole 24 Ore -. The four-bedroom villas are the best-selling and at the end of this redevelopment process the number of rooms and suites available in the various hotels in the Village will be 702 compared to the current 716, while in 1995 there were 900. Furthermore, another 150 rooms will be renovated over the next year.” A strategy that lowers the ace of exclusivity of a five-star offer and privacy to intercept the growing share of high-spending international customers by offering hospitality and above all privacy in a renowned tourist destination surrounded by greenery.
«The investment plan provides for an allocation of around 40 million by 2030» underlines Cristiani. Among the latest interventions for the 2026 season is the creation of a play area for families and something more adrenaline-filled: a zip line that flies over the resort’s reservoir. The small square of the Forte Village has also been redeveloped not only from an architectural point of view but intervening to allow better permeability to rainwater while, as regards the strong food and wine offer of 27 restaurants, it sees the return of the starred chef Andrea Berton who joins the establishments of Heinz Beck and Carlo Cracco.
If the core business of the resort is leisure customers, the Forte focuses heavily on conference tourism and corporate events because MICE tourism is a segment that is worth around a quarter of the turnover. «It helps us to deseasonalize and at the same time we want to extend the season but the problem is the air connections – explains the resident manager -. Those with London, for example, operate from May to mid-October while the Fort is open from the end of March to November 1st. Sardinia needs connections that are more in line with international tourist demand.” As regards the turnover trend, 2025 ended with 93 million euros in revenues and an operating profit of 38 million, «a little less than 2024 which was the best result ever with 95.3 million in revenues and an operating profit of 43 million – underlines Cristiani -. Two Mice events contributed to this result, including the fashion show of the Dolce and Gabbana “Alta Moda” collection.”
According to the business plan this year the expected turnover is 95.8 million with an Ebit of 41 million while for 2027 “we are aiming for 100 million with an operating result between 47 and 48 million”. On the employment front, Forte is to all intents and purposes an industry which in the high season months employs a thousand people to which we must add related activities. Co-owner of Forte Village is Lorenzo Giannuzzi who took over the general management of the resort in 1995 and, under his guidance, has won some of the most prestigious international awards in the sector, including the title of “World’s Leading Resort” at the World Travel Awards for 28 consecutive years. Giannuzzi is also the owner of Palazzo Doglio, an urban resort in Cagliari affiliated with The Leading Hotels of the World, with 72 rooms and suites and 39 luxury apartments, and of Palazzo Fiuggi, a five-star hotel in a historic Art Nouveau building from 1913 in the province of Frosinone, with a 6,000 square meter Wellness & Medical Spa.
