SPORT&STAY: extend your holiday
Italian version
ABOUT THE INITIVE
As part of the Varese Sport Commission project and the Attractiveness strategic area, the Varese Chamber of Commerce is promoting the experimental measure “Sport&Stay: Extend Your Holiday.”
The measure aims to promote tourism linked to major sporting events in the Varese territory by providing a direct financial contribution towards the overnight accommodation costs of athletes registered for the events who extend their stay in the area beyond the duration of the event.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
The resources available for this initiative amount to €100,000.00.
WHO CAN APPLAY
The initiative is open to individuals participating as athletes/registered participants in sporting events supported and funded by the Varese Chamber of Commerce. To check whether a sporting event is eligible, please consult the event list.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Benefit and eligibility period
The benefit consists of reimbursement of overnight accommodation costs, for a maximum of two nights, at accommodation facilities located in the Varese area, in connection with eligible sport events, as follows:
- total stay of two nights: reimbursement of the cost of one night, up to a maximum of €200.00 (the second night remains at the applicant’s expense);
- total stay of three nights or more: reimbursement of the cost of two nights, up to a maximum of €200.00 per night (any additional nights remain at the applicant’s expense).
Requirements to submit a reimbursement request
- Event registration: the applicant must be registered as an athlete in one the eligible sport events (see attached list of eligible events);
- Stay period: the stay must take place between 14 July 2026 and 30 June 2027, within a window ranging from 2 days before the start of the event and 2 days after its conclusion;
- Accommodation facility: the accommodation facility must be located in the Varese area and be registered with Varese Chamber of Commerce's Business Register (see attached list of accommodations).
How to submit the request
The reimbursement request must be submitted after completing the stay, using the dedicated online service available at https://va.servizionline.camcom.it/va, starting from 21 September 2026.
The following documentation must be attached to the reimbursement request:
- invoice or fiscal receipt issued to the applicant: this must indicate the tax code (codice fiscale for Italian citizens), the dates of the stay and the cost of the single overnight stay (services such as lunch, dinner, tourist tax, etc., will be excluded). If the invoice does not contain these details, the accommodation facility must provide a specific self-declaration using the declaration template provided;
- Proof of payment for the expense: confirmation of an "executed" bank transfer or payment receipt via debit or credit card, showing that the payment was made by the applicant;
- Copy of an identity card or passport;
- Certificate of registration for the event.
Participation in multiple events: each athlete may submit one reimbursement request per event they participate in.
Reimbursement requests will be processed and paid in chronological order, subject to verification of the completeness and regularity of the documentation submitted and confirmation of the applicant’s registration for the event, until the available funds are exhausted.
PAPERWORK
- RuleBook Sport & Stay
- List of accommodation facilities
- List of funded sporting events
- Form for a declaration in lieu of a notice of repute
Info
Innovazione finanziaria
email: contributi@va.camcom.it
tel. 0332 295136
Attrattivitą
email: promozione@va.camcom.it
