UNWTO COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS AND TSA Fifteenth meeting UNWTO Headquarters, , Spain 13-14 January 2015

INFORMATION NOTE

1. Venue and dates

The fifteenth meeting of the Committee on Statistics and TSA will be held at UNWTO headquarters in Madrid, from 13 to 14 January 2015.

2. How to get to UNWTO headquarters (from Madrid Barajas Airport)

a. By taxi: . Taxi fare from the airport to Madrid: between 20 and 30 Euros (depending on your destination and on traffic). . The address for UNWTO headquarters is: Calle Capitán Haya, 42. b. By metro: . Subway map (attached “Subway map”) is the subway station for the UNWTO headquarters. (From the airport: : Aeropuerto – Nuevos Ministerios, then Line 10: Nuevos Ministerios – Cuzco).

3. Accommodation - List of hotels (attached “Recommended hotels”)

. Participants are requested to make their own hotel reservations in one of the hotels mentioned in the list attached or any other hotel of their choice. . Those hotels closer to UNWTO are: Hotel Meliá Castilla (4*) and Hotel AC Cuzco (4*). . Don’t forget to mention that you are coming to UNWTO for an official meeting. . We also suggest that you check the online rates as these are sometimes cheaper.

4. Restaurants and supermarkets (close to UNWTO)

. List and map attached “Restaurants and supermarkets”

5. Working languages

. The working languages of the meeting will be English.

World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - A Specialized Agency of the United Nations

Capitán Haya 42, 28020 Madrid, Spain. Tel: (34) 91 567 81 00 / Fax: (34) 91 571 37 33 – [email protected] / unwto.org

6. Working documents

. Main working documents will be sent by e-mail (or distributed at the meeting) and later on placed on our website1. . Other documents will not be distributed but will be available on our website. . Please bring a copy of the documents you receive by e-mail. No extra copies of documents sent previously by e-mail will be available at the meeting.

7. List of participants

. A provisional list of participants will be distributed at the meeting. . The final list of participants will be placed on UNWTO website.

8. Practical information

. Local currency and rate of exchange: Spain’s official currency is the Euro (€). The rate of exchange applicable as of Oct 2014 is 0.79 € to 1 US dollar. . Climate: The average temperature in this area in January is 6.15 (Max 9.7 ºC, Min 2.6 ºC) . Local time: GMT +1 +DST . Electricity: The electric current in Spain is 220 volts.

TOURIST INFORMATION

Madrid City Tour: One of the best ways to ensure that you visit all of Madrid’s symbolic spots is to take a Madrid City Tour (double deck buses with an open top deck and headphones providing information in up to 8 different languages). Two different routes: Historic Madrid, Modern Madrid. Ticket price: 21 € (1 day); 25 € (2 days). Valid from 10 am to 6 pm. For further details: http://www.madridcitytour.es/en/web/guest/inicio http://www.autobusturisticomadrid.com/en/inicio

SoftGuide: Information on: • Accommodation / hotels • Transport • Culture • Food • Shopping • Regions (Spain) For further details: http://www.softguides.com/index_madrid.html

1 http://statistics.unwto.org/en/content/committee-statistics-and-tourism-satellite-account 2 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) - A Specialized Agency of the United Nations

Capitán Haya 42, 28020 Madrid, Spain. Tel: (34) 91 567 81 00 / Fax: (34) 91 571 37 33 – [email protected] / unwto.org

Visit Madrid: Interactive guide. In one day, weekend, in a week... For further details: http://www.esmadrid.com/monograficos/visita/en/monografico.html

Tours in Madrid and around (Travel Agency “Trapsatur”): If you wish to spend one day in Toledo, Segovia or other surrounding cities, you may contact the Travel Agency “Trapsatur”. To see their brochure, please click here: http://trapsatur.com/estaticas/folletosNew/pdf/RA7en.pdf

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Capitán Haya 42, 28020 Madrid, Spain. Tel: (34) 91 567 81 00 / Fax: (34) 91 571 37 33 – [email protected] / unwto.org

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Pradillo ZONA Juan de la Cierva Zone B1 ZONA Hospital de Móstoles Zone B1 Getafe Central ZONA Alonso de Mendoza Manuela Malasaña Zone B2 Conservatorio ZONA Zone B2 Loranca Arroyo Culebro Parque Fuenlabrada

Hospital de Europa Central PW-000-00-1405 Fuenlabrada Parque de los Estados Depósito Legal M - 18034 - 2013 © Metro de Madrid, S.A. Hotels in Madrid 2014

MELIA CASTILLA **** C/ Capitán Haya, 43 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 567 50 86 Fax: (+34) 91 567 51 66 [email protected] http://www.meliacastilla.com

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 123€ + 10% tax Double Room: 123 € + 10% tax

Distance to UNWTO: 50m

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AC CUZCO **** Pº de la Castellana, 133 28046 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 556 06 00 Fax: (+34) 91 556 03 72 [email protected] http://www.hotelaccuzco.com

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 120 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.) Double Room: 132 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 300m

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APTOS. EUROBUILDING 2 **** C/ Orense, 69 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 154 90 60 Fax: (+34) 91 579 50 15 [email protected] http://www.eurobuilding2madrid.com

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 60 € + 10% tax Double Room: 75 € + 10% tax

Distance to UNWTO: 500m

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AMARAL *** C/ General Varela, 37 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 579 97 38 Fax: (+34) 91 571 86 04 [email protected] http://www.hotelamaral.es

Single Room: 65 € (tax incl.) Double Room: 65 € (tax incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 500m

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AC AITANA**** Pº de la Castellana, 152 28046 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 458 49 70 Fax: (+34) 91 458 49 71 [email protected] http://www.hotelacaitana.com

Single Room: 120 € +10% tax (breakfast incl.) Double Room: 132 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 600m

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NH EUROBUILDING **** C/ Padre Damián, 23 28036 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 353 73 00 Fax: (+34) 91 345 45 76 [email protected] http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-eurobuilding.html

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 150 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.) Double Room: 165 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 700m

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TRYP INN INFANTA MERCEDES *** C/ Huesca, 21 (esq. Infanta Mercedes) 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 570 33 33 Fax: (+34) 91 571 11 56 http://www.hotelinfantamercedes.es/en/rates.html

Single Room: 50 € (tax & breakfast incl.) 45 € (tax incl.; without breakfast) Double Room: 60 € (tax & breakfast incl.) 50 € (tax incl.; without breakfast)

Distance to UNWTO: 900m

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APARTHOTEL G3 GALEON *** C/ Francisco Medrano, 4 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 571 21 20 Fax: (+34) 91 571 94 96 [email protected] http://www.g3galeon.com

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 70 € (tax incl.) Double Room: 70 € (tax incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 900m

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CASTILLA PLAZA **** Paseo de la Castellana, 220 28046 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 567 43 00 Fax: (+34) 91 315 54 06 [email protected] http://www.hotusa.com/hotels/spain/madrid/madrid/hotel-via- castellana.html

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 75 € + 10% tax Double Room: 75 € + 10% tax

Distance to UNWTO: 1.1km

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HUSA CHAMARTIN **** C/ Agustín de Foxá s/n Estación de Chamartin 28036 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 334 49 00 Fax: (+34) 91 733 02 14 [email protected] http://www.husa.es

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 70 € (tax and breakfast incl.) Double Room: 80 € (tax and breakfast incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 1.4km

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NH LA HABANA **** Pº de la Habana, 73 28016 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 443 07 20 Fax: (+34) 91 457 75 79 [email protected] http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/spain/madrid/nh-la-habana.html

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 90 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.) Double Room: 100 € + 10% tax (breakfast incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 1.4km

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ESPAHOTEL PLAZA BASÍLICA **** C/ Comandante Zorita, 27/31 28020 Madrid Telephone: (+34) 91 535 36 42 Fax: (+34) 91 535 14 97 [email protected] http://www.apartamentos-plazabasilica.com

UNWTO SPECIAL RATE (2014): Single Room: 60 € (tax incl.) Double Room: 66 € (tax incl.)

Distance to UNWTO: 1.6km

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