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Meetings and events offer
on Lake Maggiore
Lago Maggiore Conference
► LMC covers with 30 Members the
Piedmont side of Lake Maggiore, Lake
Orta and Lake Mergozzo
► Extremely high quality facilities only
45 minutes away from Milan Malpensa
International Airport
► More than 1,400 bedrooms
► 119 Meeting rooms, hosting 10 to
1200 people
► Free support on delivering technical
data on structures, reservations,
famtrips and site inspections
Events beyond all expectations !
► One only contact for one complete offer
- 9 conference hotels
- historical venues
- 4 restaurants
- 2 agencies and DMCs
- private boats ► Teambuilding ► Cultural guided tours ► Sports ► Wellness
Lago Maggiore Conference
5* and 4* Luxury Conference Hotels
and Historical Venues
18th and 19th Century Palaces and Villas
Lago Maggiore Conference
Land Restaurants:
Piccolo Lago 2* Michelin Guide
OR
Il Portale
Kilometre Zero Cuisine
Island Restaurants with Local Fish Specialities :
The Fishermen's Island
Lago Maggiore Conference
Destination Management Companies
Stresa Baveno
Transfer Services: buses, cars and boats ...and much more to discover!
Lago Maggiore Conference
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
Born in 2008, supported by the Chamber of Commerce, the Province of Varese and all the associations in the area It is the result of a mutual approach between the commercial and the institutional areas and it is the expression of over 130 quality firms operating in the tourist field
Our MISSION
Promotion and marketing of the destination for:
MEETINGS and EVENTS
CONGRESSES / GREEN CONGRESSES
INCENTIVES
SPORTS TOURISM
CULTURAL HOILDAYS
GROUP and INDIVIDUAL TRIPS
Our ADDED VALUE
COMPLETE BID ABOUT ALL THE AREA
NO ADDITIONAL COSTS
BEST RATE GUARANTEED
UNIQUE CONTACT FOR ALL SERVICES
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
OUR SERVICES: Hotel Booking with Best Price guaranteed Personalized offers for events, congresses and meetings within 24 hours Educational tours and inspection visits to taste the beauty of Varese Direct and constant relationship with 70 specialized and highly qualified operators: catering, transports, technological services, incoming agencies Welcome desk Malpensa International Airport - fair trade services Transfer services Creation of post congress activities (cultural, sport, food and wine) and gala dinners
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
13 LOCATIONS & CONGRESS CENTERS:
78 ROOMS - 12.146 SEATS
HOTELS: 155 ROOMS - 12.799 SEATS
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
ACCOMMODATION
58 HOTEL 3* e 4* HOTELS:
Over 4.000 bedrooms
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
LEISURE TIME 2 Unesco Sites
14 Religious Complexes
15 Villas and Gardens
8 Golf Courses
5 Outlets
7 Michelin Guide
Starred Restaurants
Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
ASCONA – LOCARNO TOURIST OFFICE
www.ascona-locarno.com
Distance to and from Ascona - Locarno
www.ascona-locarno.com
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• Congress and seminar services
• Reservation at the hotels
• Team Building and Incentive program
• Boat cruising
• Guided Excursions and cultural visits
• …and more!
Convention Bureau Services
ASCONA – LOCARNO TOURIST OFFICE
www.ascona-locarno.com
Venues
• 50 meeting spaces from 10 to 3000 seats
• 2000 sqm exhibition surface
• 5 Historical venues
Accommodations
• 4 hotels 5 stars
• 15 hotels 4 stars
• 39 hotels 3 stars
Our strenghts
www.ascona-locarno.com
• Nature and Territory
• Hotels
• Events
• Efficiency Services
• Security
Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry grows green!
Aware of the impact that meetings industry can have on ecosystem and
socio-cultural balances locally and globally, Lago Maggiore Meeting
Industry aims to contribute to the development of an integrated system of
meetings and events offer, inspired by sustainability values.
"Green Meetings by the Blue Waters Lake" project, co-financed by Interreg
Italy Switzerland, focuses the development policies of Lago Maggiore
Meeting Industry on GREEN, in landscape, social, cultural and environmental
terms.
The Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
Code of Conduct purposes
develop a system of integrated green meetings offer in the Piedmont-Lombardy-Helvetic area
enhance the attractiveness of the destination nationally and internationally
initiate and implement a voluntary path of continuous improvement of the meetings offer
quality based on the values of sustainability
promote and spread the culture and the know-how of an eco-efficient and socially responsible
management of events
starting point for internationally accredited certifications of green meetings (BS 8901, ISO
20121, GRI Sector Supplement for Events).
The Code of Conduct applies to the entire
supply chain of events planning and organization
Destination
Event location
Hospitality Catering and
delivery of food and beverages
Transportation
Exhibitions Communication and Marketing
Office on site
Best practices on Lake Maggiore
Hotel Splendid
Hotel Simplon
Hotel La Palma
Hotel Il chiostro
4 Hotels
registered EMAS
The Municipality of Baveno has obtained the European
Energy Award® . This award supports communities that
want to contribute to a sustainable energy policy and
urban development through the rational use of energy
and an increased use of renewable energies.
Veglia Devero Nature Park has obtained EMAS
registration. The EU Eco-Management and Audit
Scheme is a management tool for companies and other
organisations to evaluate, report and improve their
environmental performance.
Valgrande National Park and Veglia Devero Nature
Park (with Strona Valley) are working to obtain the
European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, developed by
Europarc - Federation of protected areas, with about 450
members in 36 European countries. 88 Parks in Europe
have already adopted the Charter.
20 Municipalities of Verbano Cusio Ossola and High
Novarese adhere to the Covenant of Mayors, the
mainstream European movement involving local and
regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing
energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources
on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant
signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union
20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.