The Versilia coast upgrades its conference facilities The northern-most stretch of the Tuscan coast boasts sandy beaches and a proud tradition of tourism. Its main town, Viareggio, is planning to extend its conference centre, while the “musical” town of Torre del Lago has just opened the Gran Teatro meeting venue.
Opening in January 2011: the new Milan Convention Centre, the largest in Europe, with 18,000 seats The venue will boast some impressive numbers: 18,000 seats in total, an auditorium with a capacity of 1,500, a 4,500-seater plenary hall, 73 meeting rooms from 20 to 2,000 seats, and 54,000 sqm of exhibition space.
Academia Barilla gets a new room The multifunctional centre in the heart of Parma has a new space for meetings, lunches and gala dinners, with a twist: the chefs are on view.
Renovations continue at the Park Hotel Villa Grazioli This year, the cardinal's villa on the Roman Hills continued its renovation work and chalked up further success in team-building activities.
Red Travel launches incentive activities on the Vairano racetrack Ferrari & Lamborghini on the Track: The Ultimate Driving Experience is the new incentive product put together by Red Travel, the agency that specialises in creating car-related events.
Federcongressi's 2009 national convention to be held in Genoa
Genova Convention Bureau has won the bid to host the second national convention of Federcongressi, the federation of meeting & incentive industry associations operating in Italy, which will be held from 26 to 28 March 2009.
EMEC 2009, the MPI's European Meetings & Events Conference, will be one of the biggest events for the European meetings industry, with between 700 and 800 delegates expected.
For further info on venues and suppliers, please email us at info@venueitalia.com
HOTELS
Milan gets its first Doubletree by Hilton The new Doubletree by Hilton Milan is located in the business district of north Milan, halfway between Fieramilanocity, the Milan Convention Centre and the new exhibition district Fieramilano in Rho.
A new conference centre for the Hotel Santa Tecla Palace in Sicily The Hotel Santa Tecla Palace in Acireale, near Catania, has launched the second phase of its renovation, which includes the construction of a conference centre.
InterContinental Hotels Group presents the completely renovated Holiday Inn Milan Linate Airport The new Holiday Inn Milan Linate Airport is located in the city outskirts, in a green area that surrounds the Idroscalo artificial lake.
The Leading Hotels of the World awards Venice's San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort The 5-star luxury hotel of the THI Collection was awarded the title of best hotel in Europe and second best hotel in the world.
My One Hotel continues its expansion plan and opens a property in Bologna The Italian hotel chain will soon be able to offer 2,500 rooms and 4,000 beds.
