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 Milan: looking ahead to Expo 2015
Italy’s second largest city, the capital of business, fashion, design and services, Milan is undergoing a period of transformation, converting former industrial areas and increasing the number of luxury hotels and new events spaces. All this is part of a drive to stage more and more international events: the biggest among many is Expo, for which Milan is a candidate city to host in 2015. |
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Milan’s La Scala Opera house with Starhotels
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With a single booking, guests can stay in one of the group’s three hotels in Milan and are also assured a seat at La Scala for one of the performances scheduled for the 2007 season. |
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Shopping in Milan with three special rates from Hilton Milan
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Situated strategically near the central station, the Hilton Milan is now proposing shopping tours of the city of fashion and design. |
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 The Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport opened
The second hotel of the Garden Inn brand in Italy is located in Fiumicino, two kilometres from the international airport. |
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THotel, the new brand of Turin Hotels International, is unveiled. First hotels in Milan and Lamezia Terme in 2007
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The Italian luxury hotel group has presented a project to create a chain of 4-star business hotels located near the ring-roads and motorway junctions of the country’s large cities. |
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Two additions for Abitalia Hotels in Livorno and Pisa in 2007. The group will take its total to 20 in 2008
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The hotel management company will open the Grand Hotel Palazzo in Livorno in July and the Grand Hotel San Rossore in Pisa in October. |
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 Excellent results for the Hilton Garden Inn Florence Novoli
Only five months on from its opening, the hotel has already turned much of the business clientele drawn towards the area into loyal customers. |
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The Du Lac et Du Parc: a Grand Resort on Lake Garda
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This Riva del Garda hotel, at the far northern end of Lake Garda, is set to open two new buildings in May, adding a further 67 rooms. |
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The Domina Roma Capannelle Hotel & Conference inaugurated in March
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The new hotel of the Domina Hotel Group is located in the south of Rome, not far from Ciampino airport. The conference centre has six modular rooms, with a capacity ranging from 10 to 350 in plenary session. |
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 A total new look for the Hilton Sorrento Palace
The resort overlooking the Gulf of Naples continues its restyling, which has improved both its look and its hi-tech facilities. |
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Italia.it, the first national tourism website goes on line. Link to Italiaforevents.it, the site of Italy’s meetings industry, coming soon
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The eagerly-awaited website Italia.it is now online. Financed by the ministry responsible for tourism and the Regions, it brings together the country’s entire tourism offer. |
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HISTORIC HOTELS AND VENUES |
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 A hotel with 14 rooms and suites for Castello Banfi, the producer of the famous Brunello di Montalcino wine
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 The Masseria Relais del Cardinale launches the “conference in the citrus grove”
The 5-star luxury hotel in the heart of Puglia really makes use of every space. |
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 The Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal to host events for the Venice Biennale
The hotel, a stone’s throw from Saint Mark’s Square and overlooking the Grand Canal, confirms its leading role in the city’s cultural life. |
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Sinergie DMC Italy goes abroad to promote Italy
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In its first six months of activity, it has already organised presentation workshops in New York and Tokyo, proposing a complete event design and management service that ensures both an Italian experience and an effective ROI. |
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INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS IN ITALY |
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BTC 2007 moves to Rome
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In 2007, BTC International is to leave its traditional seat of Fortezza da Basso in Florence for Rome’s new trade fair complex. |
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CONFERENCE AND EVENT VENUES |
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 Spazio Novecento, an events location in Rome’s Eur district, is now operational
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New York-Pisa direct with Delta Air Lines
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Delta Airlines’ flight from New York to Pisa will be operational from 1 June, and will be the only direct link between the US and Tuscany. |
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Halldis offers apartments, offices and business centres to managers and companies in Italy and Europe
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 Presented at IMEX the 2007 edition of The Venue Italia Destinations Guide
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. |
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