FEDERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE DEI GIORNALISTI E SCRITTORI DI TURISMO FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALISTES ET ECRIVAINS DU TOURISME WORLD FEDERATION OF TRAVEL JOURNALISTS AND WRITERS Presidente Giornalista Giacomo Glaviano E-mail : [email protected] - [email protected] Web : www.fijet.it - www.fijet.net – Facebook : FijetItaliaFlai June 25, 2020 To the Fijet Members Their locations SUBJECT: Meeting in Sicily, Sciaccamare, 16-21 October 2020. Dear colleagues, after that sad March 8, in which an unexpected news shocked us and deprived us of our daily lives, we left always remembering the dates, such as the beginning and end of a nightmare, in particular that of May 18 as the day on which we regained our freedom. In order to relaunch tourism in the Sicily Region, we have scheduled a meeting from 16 to 21 October in Sciaccamare, a renowned spa resort and popular seaside resort, located on the splendid south-west coast, about 65 km from the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, and 120 km from Palermo international airport. Home to the living room, the modern and comfortable 4-star structure Torre del Barone, located in the wonderful park of Sciaccamare, the ideal place for a relaxing holiday in contact with nature. The rooms have private facilities, TV, direct dial telephone, Wi-Fi, mini-fridge, safes and air conditioning. The restaurant is held in an elegant restaurant room where every day there are appetizing buffets always enriched with new proposals and accompanied by wine and water in the carafe at will and draft beer. The Hotel also has a wonderful beach of fine sand, equipped with sunbeds and umbrellas, reachable by following the suggestive paths that cross the luxuriant Mediterranean vegetation or, alternatively, by using the convenient shuttle service carried out with a train. There is no shortage of sports & entertainment, musical entertainment, disco, spa center, medical assistance, boutique-bazaar, etc. The provisional program attached in copy, provides institutional visits and excursions to Palermo, the Valley of the Temples of Agrigento, the Belice Valley: Menfi, Montevago, Santa Margherita and Sambuca, as well as two institutional meetings which we await confirmation of: the press conference with the Governor Nello Musumeci and the regional councilors Manlio Messina (tourism) and Alberto Samonà (cultural heritage) at Palazzo d'Orleans in Palermo, and the delivery of the Golden Apple Award Fijet 2020 to the Archaeological and Landscape Park of Agrigento, postponed due to the coronavirus. Tuesday 20 October at 18:00 always in Torre del Barone, the highest Authorities present, we will hold the Fijet recognition ceremony to the family members of the late president of Aeroviaggi Antonio Mangia "for having transformed Sciaccamare into a tourist-thermal center of excellence, point of reference for international tourism ". Mangia, who died prematurely last year, should be remembered because he was a great tourism entrepreneur, a man of great ability who looked carefully at the development of Sicily he loved so much. Your presence is very welcome if you would like to visit this beautiful island. To book the rooms, send an email to [email protected] by next 19th July. An affectionate greeting Sede di Rappresentanza ◗ 00153 ROMA - Vi a del Ci rco Massi mo, 9 - Tel . +39 06 5755510 ◗ 90144 PALERMO Via Giacinto Carini, 9 (c/o Travelnostop) telefono (+39 ) 091 519165 ◗ 92019 SCIACCA (Ag) Via Modigliani, 37 Telefono (+ 39) 0925 22 268 Mobile +39 339 8721309 - +39 338 4585627 FLAI – Free Lance Associazione Italiana (Adesione Fijet 18/02/00) C.F. 10759460156.