Roundup: ENIT Italian Tourist Board Experiential Workshop
1. Library at L'oscar London 2. Brent Bartlett, Flavio Zappacosta, Ilenia Cocco & Stefano Lodi
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Ilenia Cocco & Flavio Zappacosta (ENIT Italian Tourist Board)
4. Olga Assemmato (Ortea Palace) & Catherine Harding- Wiltshire (The Adventure Boutique)
5. Butterfly Room at L'oscar London
6. Riccardo Pizzuti (Convention Bureau Roma) & Sophie Paterson (L'oscar London)
7. Micaela Giacobbe (Connections) & Michael Voigt (L'oscar London)
8. Delegates networking 9. Team Yellow - winners of the Italian quiz
2. T Pictures: Sarah Lucy Brown
his September, Connections had the pleasure of once again powering the Italian Tourist Board Experiential Workshop - an evening dedicated to bringing together the finest luxury Italian
suppliers to meet with selected meetings and incentives UK buyers. Taking place at the ‘Wrenaissance’-inspired L’oscar London in the
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heart of Bloomsbury’s historic Holborn, the evening was a wonderful celebration of Italian culture and a fantastic opportunity for buyers to delve into the Italian luxury market. Dotted at various points around the hotel were four stations at which the buyers and suppliers could network. Each station presented a different Italian-themed experience. Italian Fashion in the lobby explored the world of high-end Italian fashion houses, of which Prada, Valentino and Gucci are notable examples. We were lucky enough to see some beautiful items in the icebreaker too; Alessia Zanda from Rocco Forte Hotels brought a beautiful Emilio Pucci scarf, that was a gift from the brand to celebrate the refurbishment of one of their hotels, and Ivan Quaglia from Claudia Da Rin modelled his Giorgio Armani belt very well! Upstairs in the library, Food & Wine explored everything from making the perfect Aperol Spritz, to the traditional way you serve pesto (which, by the way, should be melted with one or two teaspoons of cooking water). In the suite, Italian Art celebrated the life and work of Italian legend Leonardo da Vinci. Pop quiz questions were asked about his most famous paintings and work – perfectly fitting as this year marks the 500th anniversary of his death. Finally, downstairs in the bar, the Coffee Station put our buyers to the
test – could they guess which coffee was a macchiato? And would they be fooled when guessing which one was a latte? Congratulations to the fantastic team Yellow, who won the Italian pop
quiz! Yasmeen (SoHo Travel), Valeria (The Travel Corporation), Barbara (Mintex Travel) and Susan (TEN Group). A huge thank you to our hosts for the evening, Michael and Agnes
from L’oscar London, for your generous hospitality. The food was delicious, and the hotel worked perfectly for this dynamic and interactive workshop. Thank you also to our fantastic wine sponsors, Stefano and Iva from
St James’s Hotel & Club, and of course, to Brent Bartlett, the Sommelier who explained all about the prosecco and wine we had been enjoying all evening. Finally, a heartfelt thank you to the wonderful Flavio and Ilenia, our
dear friends at ENIT Italian Tourist Board, for choosing Connections to power their event once again. It is always a pleasure to work with you.
The ENIT Italian Tourist Board Experiential Workshop was hosted at L'oscar London on 26 September 2019.
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