Learn more about Lucerne, Switzerland as a meeting & incentive destination in Switzerland.

2. Dream now – Travel later.
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3. Live from Lucerne.
The City. The Lake. The Mountains.
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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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5. Keep calm and eat Swiss chocolate.
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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

8. SwissInternationalAirLines
Switzerland is easy to reach.

9. Imagine being in Switzerland.
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10. Switzerland overview.

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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12. Did you know?Did you know?
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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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15. Europe in a nutshell.
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16. 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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17. Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne.
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State-of-the-art technology.
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18. Switzerland in industry clusters.
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19. Swiss inventions.
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 MySwitzerland.com/inventions

20. Hotel news.
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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.

24. Lucerne - your next destination.

25. Welcome to the Lucerne –
Lake Lucerne Region

26. Team
Sergio Roth
Head of Lucerne Convention Bureau
+41 (0)41 227 17 10
sergio.roth@luzern.com
Céline Meyer
Manager Sales & Marketing (MICE)
+41 (0)41 227 17 43
celine.meyer@luzern.com
Isaline Grichting
Manager Sales & Marketing Association
+41 (0)41 227 17 47
isaline.grichting@luzern.com
Michèle Stocker
Assistant Sales & Marketing (MICE)
+41 (0)41 227 17 42
michele.stocker@luzern.com
Ursina Hess
Manager Sales & Marketing (MICE)
+41 (0)41 227 17 87
ursina.hess@luzern.com

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

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

34. Hotels

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

37. Event venues in Lucerne

38. Capacities
Name No. of rooms Theater Seminar Banquet
KKL 9 1840 450 850
Museum of Transport 14 600 252 360
Exhibition Center 9 5000 4000 4000

39. KKL Lucerne

40. KKL Lucerne

41. Museum of Transport

42. Museum of Transport

43. Excursions and Social Programs

44. Mount Pilatus
Steepest Cogwheel Train in the World

45. Mount Pilatus

46. Stanserhorn
First convertible cable car in the world

47. Lake Lucerne Navigation Company
Largest fleet of Paddlesteamers in the World

48. Lake Lucerne Navigation Company

49. Chateau Gütsch

50. St. Charles Hall

51. New projects

52. Mandarin Oriental Palace Luzern***** S
• Total refurbishment
• Re-opening autumn
2021
• 145 rooms, one room
product
• Congress facilities for
up to 310 people

53.  Rooms 108
 Beds 216
 Conference rooms 30
 Max. cap. theater 418
Palace Hotel-Bürgenstock Resort****S

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

58. Questions?
Questions?
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Questions?

59. Contact us.
 MySwitzerland.com/meetings
 scib.usa@switzerland.com
 +1 (212) 757 5944, option 4
Stay up-to-date and follow us on Twitter
and LinkedIn.
MySwitzerland.com/LinkedIn-SCIB
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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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