4. Swiss CVB North America Team in NYC.
Caroline Pidroni
Head of Convention Bureau
212 757 5944 x 236
caroline.pidroni@switzerland.com
Natalie Horn
Project Manager
212 757 5944 x 237
natalie.horn@switzerland.com
Isabelle Rapisarda
Support Meetings
212 757 5944 x 226
isabelle.rapisarda@switzerland.com
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6. Your central inquiry contact.
Switzerland Convention & Incentive
Bureau in NYC
Services free of charge:
Unbiased advice
Supplier contacts
General documentation
Assistance with site inspection
Webinar sessions
Image & video library
And more
scib.usa@switzerland.com
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7. Switzerland vs. North America.
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Canada
Switzerland
Ontario
x 26
New York
x 3
x 241
x 238
USA
11. The most integrated railway system.
Travel Experience
Efficient & time-saving with charter
carriages
Luggage transfer
On-board F&B service
Breathtaking views with panorama
car
Sustainable
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13. The Swiss Plus.
Excellent facilities & infrastructure
Easy access / short distances
English widely spoken
No strikes
Lowest VAT
(7.7% standard / 3.7% accommodation)
1 USD = 0.97 CHF / 0.92 EUR
1 CAD = 0.69 CHF / 0.65 EUR
14. Add value – add Switzerland.
1. Free transportation card with a booked overnight in most cities
2. Free entrance to over 500 museums with the Swiss Travel Pass
3. Breakfast included in most hotels
4. No resort fees in hotels, only low city tax added
5. In summer: cable car included in hotel rate in many destinations
6. In winter: reduced ski ticket offered by many hotels in selected destinations
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21. Geneva - From Kempinski to Fairmont.
As of January 2020, the hotel is
managed by Fairmont Hotels &
Resorts
400 rooms
22. The Circle, Zürich Airport – Hyatt Regency & Hyatt
Place – 550 rooms – November 2020.
23. Engelberg/Titlis says Thank You.
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Destination Engelberg/Titlis
partners up with hotels and other
local tourism providers to give
away 1000 holiday weeks to say
thank you to the Swiss medical
staff fighting against COVID-19.
27. Lucerne – in the heart of Switzerland
Transport link
Easy to reach by train
(Every half-hour from
Zurich, Berne, etc.) by air
(approx. 1 hour travel
from Zurich or Basel
Airport), by ship and by
car (A2 / A4 motorway).
28. Lucerne
Population city Lucerne: 80‘378
Population canton Lucerne: 390‘151
Language: German
For hotel guests: Inclusive public
transport ticket and free WiFi in the
city
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33. Services LCB
The LCB is the meeting and conference arm of Lucerne Tourism. Services provided by
the LCB are free of charge – even hotel enquiries incur no commission.
Main services LCB
Advice and ideas on planning your event
Forwarding of information and documentation material to organising committee for
participants
Support, organisation and escort with/of site inspections
Submission of quotations for room allotments and meeting spaces for small events
Support with bid documents
35. Hotels City of Lucerne
Hotel capacities
Hotels Lake Lucerne Region
Category
Number of
hotels
Rooms Beds
5* 5 396 774
4* 15 1’448 2’639
3* 13 684 1’344
Other 25 779 1’650
Total 58 3’307 6’407
Category
Number of
hotels
Rooms Beds
Total 382 9’602 18’948
36. High Season
June – September
Shoulder Season
April/May and October
Low Season
November - March
Seasons
52. Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern***** S
• Total refurbishment
• Re-opening autumn
2021
• 145 rooms, one room
product
• Congress facilities for
up to 310 people
54. Hotel Titlis Palace Engelberg*****
• Opening late 2020
• First 5* property in
Engelberg
• 117 rooms
• Integrated Conference
Center with capacities
of up to 460 people
• Located in the heart of
the town
55. Opened December 2018
180 rooms
Concert hall for up to 700 people
Further meeting rooms (100 pax)
Radisson Blu Reussen, Andermatt****
56. Pocket sized Switzerland
No transfers needed
First Class access
Top 3 Reasons
59. Contact us.
MySwitzerland.com/meetings
scib.usa@switzerland.com
+1 (212) 757 5944, option 4
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and LinkedIn.
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60. Join us for our webinars in 2020.
Wednesdays, 12pm EST/EDT:
*Subject to change
June 3: Live from Davos. World’s Finest Meeting Place.
August 5: Live from Zürich. World Class. Swiss Made.
October 7: Ovation Switzerland DMC. Make it happen.
December 2: Live from Bern & Interlaken. Pure Switzerland.
1. 30 minutes
2. Registrations and past recordings on MySwitzerland.com/webinars
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