Mission

Bluestone’s mission is to create the event in the event, the excitement of a magical island with the emotion of an

event with a strong creative impact.

Thanks to a diverse land and culture for thousands of years giving creativity and uniqueness, we give attention to

the organization of incentive travel, corporate meetings, conferences and thematic special events, team building

and motivation, unique holidays or tailor-made tours in Sicily.

Bluestone Tourism Services; a Destination Management Company for Sicily, is an unlimited, category A, tour

operator, our company specializes in Meetings-Incentives-Conventions-Events (MICE).

Principles • Transparency is one of the hinge points of our

professional code.

• Like transparency, professionalism and

seriousness is key to the resolution of an event;

our support is aimed at the attainment of the

objectives of our customers.

• As a quality DMC we make the maximum

effort to advise the customer to the best choices

and to work with them to the resolution of

the event.

• The choice of our collaborators and suppliers

is highly selective.

• Nowadays we can say we have extensive technical

and personnel support, reliability and experience.

• Bluestone is member of SITE (Society of Incentive and Travel

Executives).

and MPI (Meeting Planner International) and consequently

adopts and shares

their principals and ethical codes.  

Events An incentive can be a defined marketing operation, means to transmit to a strategic message to employees or customers; the objective is to motivate the partners or to strengthen the tie with the customers. For this reason, it is introduced as a unique and special tour, while it must contain the scope of the company and the romance and seduction of a vacation.

Consequently, its success is due not only to technical choices but qualitative factors of precisely the emotional type. The main motivation is that of a common experience, like the trip, positive influential activities aiming for collaboration, loyalty and group spirit. Motivation and harmony leads automatically to company growth.

The Bluestone is a leader in organizing incentives of rather unconventional and innovative themes; each event has a thread that, with the inclusion of creative ideas, motivational team-building, interactive activities, entertainment, guiding the event as proposed and achieving strong emotional involvement.

We work with companies and direct national and international incentive agencies at all stages of creating an event, communication and planning, development and organization, be it:

Ø Incentives;

Ø Meetings and Conventions;

Ø Product Launches;

Ø Motivational Travel.

Team Building Team building is a tool for companies to improve the sense of belonging and mutual trust, especially during

change, transformation and reorganization.

It can encourage and develop specific rules for participation in team work, promoting fast processes integration

and cooperation.

Bluestone over the years has had the opportunity to refine team building techniques and motivation for different

groups, both in numbers as well as nationality and languages spoken.

To date, we guarantee a unique approach and a unique experience to:

ü Motivate participants to a more solid team; ü Integrate new members in the company; ü Encourage initiatives and creative ideas; ü Improve corporate atmosphere; ü Make the most of your incentives.

Entertainment

As with team building, entertainment also contributes to the enrichment and completes the event. Again Bluestone studies and proposes shows and activities tailored to the needs of the client.

Our experience, multilingual staff, reliable partners and industry professionals allows us to organize unique opportunities for:

v Gala or welcome; v Presentations; v Awards.

Tour operating

Bluestone is a tour operator. Like for events, we provide a personalized approach and extensive experience to ensure that your holiday is unforgettable, a unique journey into a land of art and culture, sun and sea, nature and gastronomy.

Services available for individuals and groups:

◊ Tour and mini tours of Sicily; ◊ Daily tours, trips and excursions for cruise passengers; ◊ Gastronomy and wine tasting and oil; ◊ Sicilian cooking courses and classes for groups; ◊ Transfer services; ◊ Excursions to Etna and other destinations in 4 x 4; ◊ Helicopter Tours; ◊ Mini-day cruises to the Aeolian Islands; ◊ Sea tours of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands on a luxurious private yacht, sailboat or

catamaran; ◊ Day charter a private yacht for a tour of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands; ◊ Accommodation in hotels and resorts.

Curriculum Bluestone was created in 2003 and is a member of SITE (Society of Incentive and Travel executive) and member of the Board of

Directors of SITE Chapter Italy; it is also a member of MPI ( Meeting Planner International). Its events and activities have always

received much interest, it has been reviewed by the Chicago Sun Times, has been featured in interviews and publications in

various journals and public documents in England as well as in trade magazines in Italy, USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA,

EUROPE.

During Site International Conference held in Las Vegas in October 2011, Bluestone was awarded the prestigious Crystal Award

for the Best Exceptional Motivational Program 2011 Europe, first ever DMC in Sicily and in Italy to have won a Crystal

Award directly.

Finally, has also participated in a documentary on the islands history and travel, aired on Sky Art Channel.

Since 2008 we have collaborated with different institutions in tourism management training classes and seminars for Master's Degree in Tourist Management.

Some of the Top Clients and Top Events in the past 5 years:

• Goodyear-Dunlop Luxembourg, product launch and test drives (600 pax)

• Philips Lightning Europe, Quality Improvement Competition Europe, motivational event (500 pax)

• Deutsche Bank, motivational event (150 pax)

• Strabag, motivational and incentive event (400 pax)

• Novartis, motivational event (110 pax)

• Michelin, team buildings and entertainments (130 pax)

• Opel, team buildings and entertainments (80 pax)

• Nokia Italia, motivational team building activity (50 pax)

• Coca Cola Italy, motivational team building activity (50 pax)

• Credit Agricole Assurances France, motivational and incentive event (150 pax)

• Volkswagen Deutschland, motivational and incentive event (25 Top Retailers of Germany)

• Wyeth Pharma UK, Annual Convention and motivational and incentive event (60 pax)

• HTC, product launch with motivational and incentive event (70 pax)

• Intel UK, Annual Convention and upscale motivational activities (70 pax)

• Lilly UK, upscale motivational and incentive activities (60 pax)

• STiS Russia, International Forum and motivational event (180 pax)

• Goodyear-Dunlop BeNeLux, product launch, test drives, motivational and incentive activities (200

pax)

• Dassault Systémes Francia, motivational activity (30 pax)

• Fondation IPSEN, recreational activities during a scientific convention (60 pax)

• BIC France, motivational event (100 pax)

• BMW Italy, motivational and incentive event (55 pax)

• Royal Canadian Mint, Annual Convention and upscale motivational activities (50 pax)

• Et cetera …

Bluestone s.r.l. – Via Felice Paradiso, 62 – I95024 Acireale (CT)

Tel. +39.095.7658945 – Fax +39.095.7657843

E-mail: info@bluestonesicily.com

Web: www.bluestonesicily.com