Riva del Garda to extend its conference facilities The charming town located on the northern tip of Lake Garda is a lively conference destination, set to grow in importance in the next few years, with a trade fair district and a conference centre boasting a packed calendar of events. It has top-quality hotels, open all year round, is set in a natural landscape made for outdoor activities, and is within easy reach of Verona airport.
Fiera Milano Congressi scoops the 2008 IAPCO National Supplier Award The company that manages the conference centres of the Milan Trade Fair, won the award for its key role in creating a system to promote the city on the European “conference capitals” circuit.
Next-generation wi-fi at the conference centre of Sardinia’s International Trade Fair From this year, a thousand computers can be connected simultaneously at the Cagliari facility, as befits large events.
Team-building events and training packages at the Park Hotel Villa Grazioli The Relais & Chateaux hotel in Grottaferrata, a few kilometres from Rome, is launching all-inclusive offers both for the high and low seasons.
CastelBrando hosts the Agriculture G8 CastelBrando, the magnificent castle near Treviso, hosted another prestigious event, the G8 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting from 18 to 20 April 2009.
Behind the wheel of a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Maserati on Red Travel’s Roman Tour The latest offer of the agency, which specialises in trips in luxury cars, gives participants the opportunity to drive three different top Italian cars (Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini) in a four-hour tour on the roads of Lazio.
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HOTELS
The 5-star NH Grand Hotel Palazzo opens in Livorno This 5-star luxury hotel is the latest property of NH Hoteles in Italy. It is set in the pleasant marina area of Livorno, in an historic Art Nouveau villa dating back to the end of the 19th century.
A simple click to plan meetings at the Molino Stucky Hilton Venice The luxury 5-star hotel in Venice has launched a practical and fast system to plan meetings online, directly from its website.
The Iberotel Apulia on the Salento peninsula operational since April This complex of 333 rooms (including the classic double, the family room and the junior suite) is spread over ten two-storey villas set in a pine forest besides a white sandy beach.
Boscolo Hotels opens the B4 Venezia Mestre The new hotel of the Italian chain is a 4-star business hotel with a modern design, ten minutes by train from the centre of Venice.
The Holiday Inn Milan Assago now relaunched After renovation work, InterContinental Hotels Group has launched its new modern-look hotel just outside Milan.
Wellness at the UNA Hotel Versilia on the Tuscan coast The new UNA Hotel Versilia resort, which overlooks the sea in Lido di Camaiore, a Tuscan resort with long sandy beaches, is offering a package valid for the whole year, with prices from EUR 200 per person in a double room for two nights.
The 2009 edition of The Venue Italia Destinations Guide now available The guide is a valuable and informative publication, presenting a selection of Italian cities, districts and regions and exploring for each destination the main features of interest to event organisers.
