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

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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.