A year of events, creativity, sustainability and growth for Italian Special Occasions DMC
Before we activate our out of office notification over the New Year, we want to share with you this last post of the year with all the highlights and say big thank you to all our wonderful partners, clients and employees for working and growing with us. This year has...
Italian Special Occasions DMC website gets a new look
After many strategy meetings, endless conference call, creative meetings and sleepless nights, the new website is finally live! Our aim was not only to showcase why clients should select us as their DMC of choice, but above all why they should choose Italy for their...
Off season corporate events will fight over tourism
“At night, many of the tourists return to their cruise ships or tuck in after early dinners. The result is a momentary reprieve but also, like Venice in its slow winter months, a time warp to an earlier Venice”. Jason Horowitz, New York Times Over tourism – what it is...
Italian Special Occasions DMC attends World Bridge Tourism event in London
On 2nd and 3rd November 2017 I attended the World Bridge Tourism London (WBT) as part of the World Bridge Tourism project supported by the EU. First of its kind, held at The Mermaid London it is a conference with B2B workshops that concentrates on bringing EU tourism...
#EventWell17 – Boost delegates’ productivity with healthier and more active events
We’ve been following closely the wonderful #EventWell17 campaign launched in the UK to promote wellbeing in the events industry. According to the EventWell website “in the UK stress accounts for 45% of lost work days and over 1.3 million people have suffered from...
Incentives for small groups in Italy
This time we want to talk about small incentives for a group of 5-15 people. Only last week we organised an incentive for a small group in Venice and it inspired us to share with you this post.
How to create an authentic corporate event experience
At IMEX Frankfurt we attended a session about event start-ups and how they can deliver more authentic event experience. The session was organised by Atout France and speakers were from the French start-up scene, including VizEat, My Jomo and Business France. One...
How businesses can benefit from holding international events
Why companies hold events? They want to sell, educate, motivate, engage or build partnerships with their stakeholders. Nevertheless, deep down we believe that many of the objectives are secondary, and the one most important is to increase sales. Everything we do, we...
EduMonday at IMEX: Engaging presentations, SEO for events and sustainability
This year we attended our first IMEX. The international trade show that specialises in the MICE sector takes place twice a year, in May in Frankfurt and in October in Las Vegas. We attended the one in Frankfurt from 15-17 May. Let us share with you our experience....
Top Italian bleisure destinations
Less than one week to go until IMEX Frankfurt and we’re almost ready to go. All appointments are fixed, education agenda is finalised and social events are carefully selected. Our MD Laura will be heading to Frankfurt on the 14th May, one day before the exhibition...
How to incorporate wellness and wellbeing into your event in Tuscany
There are few trends shaping our industry in 2017, among them wellness and wellbeing. Wellness refers to physical health and active lifestyle. Wellbeing takes a more holistic approach towards finding balance between social and professional life and achieving a more...
Italian Special Occasions DMC becomes Convention Bureau Italia member
Today, we are extremely excited to share with you very big news. Biggest news since Italian Special Occasions DMC was founded almost three years ago. We are delighted to share with you that we are now a member of Convention Bureau Italia (CBI). Established in 2014,...
Trendy Italian event destinations for 2017
Italian Special Occasions DMC was born in 2014 after identifying a gap in the corporate and private event and tourism sectors. Specifically, we saw a gap in the perception people have about Italy, and decided to fill it with our bespoke services. We offer our...