Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced the re-opening of Se*sto on Arno, a new rooftop culinary experience at the iconic Westin Excelsior in Florence. Following a EUR3.3 million restoration, Se*sto on Arno overlooks the Arno River and offers enchanting views of the city, rooftops, churches, bell towers of Florence, Ponte Vecchio and the picturesque hills of Tuscany.
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A new meeting room in the Florence Airport
The Airport of Florence Amerigo Vespucci gives the business travellers the great opportuity to organize a meeting or an event in one of its best halls, the Masaccio Lounge, entirely renovated and provided with any kind of technical equipment. The Florence Airport is one of the most important European hubs for business travellers.
Niki from Vienna to Florence now available
Niki from Vienna to Florence now available. Six flights a week in 2012 summer schedule. Florence is Niki’s fifth destination in Italy. Niki, the Austrian airline belonging to the airberlin group, is expanding its international route network with a new connection from Vienna to Florence. NIKI will fly to the Tuscan city six times a week.
The first fair dedicated to cultural tourism
After months of preparation Art&Tourism, the first event in the world entirely dedicated to cultural tourism, is getting ready for its long awaited debut on the international scene: ten days and the fair organised by TTG Italia, a company in the Rimini Fiera Group will open its doors in the elegant setting of Fortezza da Basso in Florence for a long weekend (18 to 20 May) of art, culture, music and lots and lots of tourism.
Trenitalia, mini-offer with the best price
With the “Mini-offer” you get the best price, only 9 € to travel in all Italian cities, for the day and service selected, for both 1st and 2nd class or service level Business, Premium and Standard. The Mini rate applies to travel on AV, ES, Frecciabianca, Espressi, ICN, IC, couchette or sleeping carriage services. Excelsior and Excelsior E4 and Executive service level are excluded.
Kick off of the most modern train in Europe
Italo, the most modern train in Europe, will begin running on April 28. Thanks to railway liberalization, for the first time in the world a private operator, NTV, with a totally private investment of 1 billion euro, brings competition to Italy. NTV will initially start with services on the Naples – Rome – Florence – Bologna – Milan corridor and the network will be later extended to Salerno, Torino and Venezia by the end of the year, when the entire fleet of 25 Alstom AGV trainsets will be available.
Mobile ticketing with an sms on Florence buses
Florence becomes the first Italian city where you can board a bus with the ticket directly on the mobile. The Florence administration launches its Mobile Ticketing service on the city’s public transport lines managed by ATAF, a service realized by the four main Tlc companies (Tim, Vodafone, Wind, 3 Italia) in collaboration with Ericsson. The service offers the option of buying bus tickets with your telephone credit simply by sending an sms.
Piazza Duomo, 3D model on Google maps
The new Google Maps is has more details of the world’s major tourist places. Structures like the Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy, that were once just grey box on the screen, now get more dynamic shapes with more detailed 3D model. For example, the new design of the Piazza Duomo map has a “real” dome, whereas before, unless you studied Italian architecture, it was not possible to know the structure.
FCB and Trenitalia, a big deal for businessmen
Booking a room in the hotel partners of Florence Convention Bureau is now a big deal for business people who come to Florence for a congress, a conference or for any other events. The partnership between FCB and Trenitalia, the national railway of Italy, widen the big range of opportunities offered to italian and foreign travellers.
The exclusivity of Florence Accommodation facilities
From Friday 2 March to Sunday 4 March 2012, Florence Convention Bureau and Firenze Fiera arranged a familiarization trip dedicated to high-level MICE operators to promote congressual and accommodation facilities of Florence. The 34 buyers, belonging to important agencies and companies that organize national and international events, came from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Belgium.