Press Release N° 4
APPOINTMENT AT ECOMONDO 2016
Guide to services at the event
Rimini, 6th November 2016 - Reaching ECOMONDO is easy, thanks to the services put at trade members’ and visitors’ disposal by Rimini Fiera.
Entrance to the expo centre:access to ECOMONDO is via Rimini Fiera‘s South (preferable for those arriving by train or taxi), East and West entrances.
Hours:Every expo day, from Tuesday 3rd to Friday 6th November, industry members and general public from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Last day from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Tickets:industry members and general public:full-price 1-day ticket €25, full-price season ticket: €28 (valid for 2 days).Free admission for children up to 12 years of age.Cost of tickets purchased online:12€, 8€ for Tuesday
Visits are allowed by senior school classes (not primary or junior high schools).
Booking is compulsory andmust be done by contacting Annamaria Bonfé tel.+39 0541 744249 fax +39 0541 744255. Only a limited number of bookings is accepted.The cost for each pupil is 3 euros.The EAST entrance is dedicated to schools.University students can purchase tickets for € 3 showing their student record book or university ID card, booking is not necessary.
To avoid the risk of crowds at the cash desks, it is advisable to pre-register, print out a ticket and go directly to the entrances without stopping at the cash desks.The procedure is easy:Access the Web site Click on the green TICKET ON LINE logo; Register, entering your personal information; Enter the information of your credit card (only if you do NOT have an INVITATION card and you want to purchase a ticket for the exhibition).
After having registered, you must print the paper ticket containing the bar code that will be scanned directly at the turnstiles, thus avoiding having to go to the cash desks for registration (carry out the printing procedure carefully).
NB:The paper invitation printed from the Web site must also be kept during the entire visit to ECOMONDO.In fact, its bar code can be read on the stands of exhibitors who have requested the badge scanner service.Further info on
States General of the Green Economy:Pre-registration procedure is directly in the Web site
With special ECOMONDO trains. ECOMONDO can be reached directly, thanks to themain-line station(on the main Milan - Bari line) at the expo centre and just 50 yards from the expo’s south entrance; timetable(keying in the exact day of departure or arrival).16 north- and south-bound trains stop at Rimini Fiera station every day.The timetable may be subject to, so it is advisable to also check on the Web site keying in RiminiFiera as departure or destination station.
Free shuttle bus to and from Bologna airport with runs every day – time for the journey 1.20. Timetable,Bookings. For further info and bookings +39 0541 744623
Info on cars, parking, car hire and taxis:The expo centre is linked to the motorway network via the A14 Bologna – Bari- Taranto motorway and is 3 km from the Rimini Sud and Rimini Nord motorway exits.Rimini expo centre has parking space for 11,000 cars.Special car hire rates are available from AVIS to reach or leave Rimini Fiera: (+39) 199 100 133
Car park costs:Cars and motorbikes over 150cc 14 euros per stay; Motorbikes up to 150 cc:4 euros per stay; Coaches:26 euros per stay.Motorhomes and vans:20 euros per stay.
Public transportfrom Rimini’s main railway station:Bus N°9 from Rimini South (Miramare, Rivazzurra, Marebello, Bellariva, Marina Centro), Bus N°5 from Rimini North (Bellaria, Igea Marina, Torre Pedrera, Viserbella, Viserba):Timetable info; (visitor information section).
Booking a hotel and flight:Travelacx Business Travel Service, Via Sassonia, 30 47900 Rimini Tel.(+39) 0541 305882 Fax (+39) 0541 305842. Hotel rooms can also be booked directly online at the Web site
Flight info:Rimini Airport, approximately 10 km from Rimini Fiera (trunk road N° 16 Adriatica).Rimini Airport - Expo Centre.Bus N° 9. Info at expo centre also has a helicopter landing area with a bookable heli-taxi service:Eliadriatica (+39) 0546/26726 (+39) 0546/687371 For info
ECOMONDO 2016 AT A GLANCE:
Category: International exhibition; Organizer: IEG SpA; Patronages: these include the European Commission, the Italian Ministry for the Environment and the Protection of Land and Sea, the Ministry for Economic Development, the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, Unioncamere, Emilia Romagna Region and Rimini Municipality;frequency: annual; edition: 20th; admittance: trade members and general public; tickets: full-price 20 euros; free admission for children up to 12 years of age; reduced-rate ticket 8 euros; University students (who must show their record-book) 3 euros; hours: 9 am-6 pm, last day 9am-5pm; visitor info:tel. +39 0541 744111; e-mail: ; Web site: Facebook: ; Twitter: official hashtag: #ecomondo
PRESS CONTACTS:
IEG – Rimini Fiera Communication and Media Relations Service +39 0541
manager: Elisabetta Vitali; press office coordinator: Marco Forcellini;
press staff: Alessandro Caprio and Nicoletta Mancini Evangelisti;