Francesca Manzani, Board Member of the International Congress & Convention Association ICCA, the main congress association at international level representing the entire sector from PCO’s to convention centers, convention bureaux and airlines, welcomed in Italy the President of ICCA, Arnaldo Nardone from Uruguay and her ICCA Board Member colleagues coming from Denmark, South Africa, Spain and the Netherlands.
Category: Business
ElEn: the group achieved a revenues growth of 31.6%
The Board of directors of El.En. SpA, leader on the laser market and listed on the STAR segment of the Italian Stock exchange, released today the six months financial report as of June 30th, 2012. In the first half of 2012, the group achieved a revenues growth of 31.6% almost reaching 130 million of euro of consolidated revenues, marking again a good level of profitability.
Florence Bookstore and Gifts opens for Canada
Books, DVD, gifts and much more now even in the Canadian market. The “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” is now open not only in US and UK but even in Canada. So, you can choose the best items from Florence, Italy, the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world.
Florence Bookstore and Gifts opens the UK shop
Books, DVD, gifts and much more now even in the UK market. The “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” is now open not only in US but even in UK. So, you can choose the best items from Florence, Italy, the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world.
New on-line store: choose your personal gifts
Not only books, but even every kind of gift. Now you can choose the best articles from Florence, Italy. Articles from the city has enchanted millions of people from all over the world in a new on-line store: “Florence Bookstore and Gifts” thanks to the collaboration between Florence Daily News and Amazon, the largest store in the world.

Discover our new on-line bookstore by Amazon
There’s something new on line. Its name is Florence Bookstore: it offers the best titles on the subject selected by the contributors of Florence Daily News, the number 1 english news site in Florence, Italy. Once chosen, among thousands of titles, you can buy the book and wait for it to your house, thanks to the collaboration between Florence Daily News and Amazon, the largest bookstore in the world.
Florence wins the lawyer congress 2014
The International Union of Lawyers (UIA), the professional lawyers association created in Paris in 1927 and now open to all lawyers of the world, has chosen Florence for the 58th edition of the UIA Congress, the principal UIA event annually held in a different country in order to bring together lawyers from around the world.
FCB monitors the Florence meeting industry
Florence Convention Bureau continues its monitoring activities on meeting industry thanks to the work of Congress Observatory, an organization born out of collaboration between FCB and the Centre for Tourism Studies of Florence to perform market analysis on the Florence territory, by using the online mapping of FCB and the Promotion of Tuscany.
Ferragamo, new location for the store in Baku
On June 20th, Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the most popular luxury brands in the world, opened in a new and prestigious location, its flagship store in Baku, Azerbaijan. The new store combines in a single boutique the two previously existing stores, which were dedicated respectively to the brand’s Menswear and Womenswear collections.
Starhotels Group posted record sales in 2011
“Despite the recent financial turbulence, Starhotels Group, which includes Starhotels S.p.A. and Castille S.a.s., posted record sales in 2011, reaching €142.5 million – the best result in its history”. These were the words of Elisabetta Fabri, who in January 2012 was appointed President of the Starhotels Group, founded and led by her father Ferruccio Fabri, now Honorary President.