Plan it yourself or with a retreat expert. Always free to use.
Plan it yourself or with a retreat expert. Always free to use.
Sitting at the heart of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, Bologna is a practical and characterful base for corporate retreats, well-positioned between Milan, Florence, and Venice with a compact international airport offering direct connections across Europe. The city centre is dense with full-service hotels that transition easily from conference mode to evening dining, several of which, including the Royal Hotel Carlton and Starhotels Excelsior Bologna, carry the polished facilities that executive groups expect. Teams travelling in can choose properties right by the airport, such as Hotel Bologna Airport, or settle into the historic centre at Living Place Hotel Bologna or Hotel Cosmopolitan Bologna. Beyond the meeting rooms, Bologna rewards teams with cooking classes rooted in its reputation as Italy's culinary capital, guided tours of its signature portico arcades, and easy day trips into the Lamborghini and Ferrari heartland of the Po Valley.
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