Best Employers 2026: Air Dolomiti and Marriott among 100 companies where people work best in Italy

Air Dolomiti e Marriott appear in the ranking of the Best Employers 2026, the ranking list published by the Evening Courier in collaboration with Statista, which identifies the 100 companies where people work best in Italy.

Sole attendance of the respective sectors

The Verona-based airline of the Lufthansa is placed at the83rd place, while the American hospitality giant appears at the 98°. Two presences that stand out in a list dominated by industry, technology and food, and bring the travel and hotel industry among the country's top employers.

For Air Dolomiti, this is an important recognition: the company, which connects several Italian airports with the German hubs of the Lufthansa Group, confirms a level of internal satisfaction above the industry average. A company that, although small in size, has become a benchmark for regional aviation and an employer valued for its stability and business climate.

Further down in the rankings appears Marriott, present in Italy with numerous facilities distributed under different insignia. The group's inclusion among the country's top employers reflects the growing clout that hospitality continues to have in the Italian market, where competition to attract qualified staff remains extremely high.

Overall, Air Dolomiti and Marriott are the only two companies in the aviation and hospitality sectors to enter the top-100 in 2026. A figure that confirms how rare it remains in these sectors to achieve high ratings on well-being, inclusion, and growth opportunities.

How the ranking comes about

Statista's survey is based on More than 20,000 anonymous interviews with workers in Italy, who evaluate their employer and companies in the same industry.

Final scores are derived from factors such as. Work environment, work-life balance, career opportunities, compensation, sustainability and inclusion, as well as the degree of spontaneous recommendation By employees.

A mix of direct perceptions and external reputation that returns an increasingly accurate picture of where work is best in the country.

On the podium in this edition are. Ferrero, Luxottica e Barilla, three made-in-Italy giants that continue to dominate the rankings thanks to economic soundness and people-oriented corporate policies.

The presence of Air Dolomiti and Marriott, albeit in the background, shows that even in the most challenging sectors of the travel world, value can be built from the well-being of those who work.