Geneva

Country:	Switzerland
Time Difference:	1 hour(s)
Flight time from UK:	1 hr 30 mins
Currency:	Swiss Franc

Geneva is often described as the “smallest of the big cities”. It provides everything a European metropolis can offer without the drawbacks of distance, travelling time, pollution, or chaotic urban planning. Geneva is the second largest city in Switzerland after Zurich. The city, which has one hundred and eighty thousand inhabitants, prides itself and being one of the most beautiful and cultured cities in the world, combining the splendours of nature with a rich palette of historic and architectural offerings. The city is situated along the banks of Europe’s largest lake, Lake Geneva, at the mouth of the Rhone River and is bordered by the Jura Mountains to the west and the French Alps in the east. Geneva is ideally situated to maximize delegates’ attendance from Switzerland, Europe and the rest of the World. Geneva has 2 main conference centres: 1. The International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) is equipped with the latest technical facilities and its variable geometry gives now great organisational flexibility, making it possible to hold either a single large conference (place for 2200 persons), two or three smaller simultaneous meetings (rooms for 1000, 750, 225 and 225 persons). There are 20 additional rooms in the centre. 2. Geneva Palexpo is located only 4 km from the city centre and its lakeshore and only 500 meters from the airport. It is one of Switzerland’s largest, fully-integrated, international exhibition and conference centres (exhibition space: 102’000 sqm / 1’010’000 sq.ft). Meeting planners will be able to find accommodation to suit a group of any size. Geneva has a total capacity of 130 hotels ranging from 1star to 5star and a total bed capacity of 9381. On arrival at the airport visitors are issued with a pass for 80 minutes of free public transport to transfer to their hotel, on arrival they can then have a free pass for public transport for the duration of their stay.