Sales Guide Discover Bavaria – Enjoy True Dreams
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Munich Airport /Sales Guide Discover Bavaria – enjoy true dreams Living ideas – Connecting lives Munich for Tourism Professionals Dear travel industry partners, Isn’t it true that the backbone of our industry is service and support? Yes. And when you top excellent service with efficiency and passenger-friendly facilities you have what it takes to successfully operate an international hub airport. »Living ideas – Connecting lives« is much more than Munich Airport’s new slogan; it defines the steadfast commitment to our passengers and partners. They are among the 12 million travelers worldwide who participated in the internationally renowned Skytrax survey 2013 that identified Munich Airport as »The Best Airport in Central Europe« and »The 6th Best Airport Worldwide«. As Munich Airport is constantly improving its state-of-the-art facilities and service portfolio we have also decided to reposition our brand and thus to redesign our main tool for the travel trade. Our Sales Guide has a new layout and will make it easier for planners to organize travel packages to Munich, Bavaria and Romantic Europe. Spectacular Alpine scenery and numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites await the traveler upon arrival at Munich Airport. One is quickly captivated by the places where history was made and quite tempted to travel down Bavaria’s extensive network of holiday routes to experience the region’s culture. Why resist the opportunity to experience medieval cities, picturesque villages, amazing architecture and fabulous shopping? Another Bavarian jewel is the city of Munich itself. Here trend merges with tradition to create an atmosphere of magic. Discover the features that make Munich an extremely popular city: outstanding museums, famous theaters and orchestras, magnificent palaces, lovely parks, gourmet temples, down-to-earth beer gardens and much more… Great travel destinations need powerful gateways. Looking back, the development of Munich Airport has been a dynamic process from a mainly point-to-point airport into one of Europe’s most modern hub airports. Currently, Munich Airport ranks number seven in the »Champions League« of European airports. Yet, I firmly believe that we have a good chance of becoming one of Europe’s Top 5 hub airports by the Sales Guide Online! year 2020. • Munich information (recommended tours, top sights, excursions,…) Even so, we will always pursue the commitment to our tourism region and the close • Service (guides, brochures, hotel reservations, fam trips,…) cooperation with you – our travel industry partners. • Partners (incoming agencies, PCO, DMC, car rental, public transport,…) • News (newsletter, new hotels & sights,…) • Press & Media service (photo service, press releases, footage,…) • Facts and Figures Dr. Michael Kerkloh President and CEO of Munich Airport www.muenchen.de/salesguide Ad_MucFlughSalesGuide_A4_BtoB_RZ.indd 1 07.02.14 10:21 4 Contents Munich 6 Highlights 8 Best places 10 City of arts 12 Culture 14 Shopping and hotels 16 The success story Munich Airport 18 Highlights 20 Gateway to Europe 22 The shopping mall 24 Dining and accommodation 26 Services 28 Events and transportation 30 Contact Bavaria/the Alps 32 Highlights 34 Upper Bavaria 38 Franconia 40 The East 42 Allgäu and Swabia 44 Tirol 48 SalzburgerLand 50 Map & info Discoveries 52 Highlights 54 Winter sports and golfing 56 Bargains and outlets 58 Wellness and healthcare 60 Heavenly art hotels 6 /Munich Highlights 8 Best places The Bavarian capital offers a wide range of cultural events coupled with fun and traditional activities. 10 City of arts Classics, modern art or avant-garde, paintings or sculptures – Munich’s got it all! 12 Culture The Bavarian culture will thrill everyone with its outstanding museums, theaters and orchestras as well as with its beautiful beer gardens. 14 Shopping and hotels Every brand label from around the world as well as hotel rooms in every price range can be found in Munich and its vicinity – this must be paradise! 16 The success story Munich is not only home to one of the world’s most success- ful soccer teams, it is also the home of BMW. 8 Munich 9 Guided tours /Best places By foot By bike 1 Englischer Garten (4) Munich Tourist Office Mike’s Bike Tours (English Garden) The Munich Tourist Office offers skillful, certified guides for Mike’s Bike Tours offers the use of comfortable Cruiser The English Garden is Munich’s green sightseeing tours in the city. You can choose from 29 different Bikes, helpful tips and advice. heart in the middle of the vibrant city. languages. Services are also offered to the hearing impaired. [email protected] For more than 200 years, visitors enjoy [email protected] www.mikesbiketours.com its beautiful walking trails, sunbathing www.muenchen.de/guides areas and cozy beer gardens. Various Munich Walk Tours Spurwechsel – city tours 4 Visitors have a choice of different tours like for example the Individual tours in Munich and Upper Bavaria can be booked City Walk or the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Tour. in many languages. The various theme tours are available by [email protected] foot, by bike, by bus or with horse carriage. www.munichwalktours.de [email protected] www.spurwechsel-muenchen.de Stattreisen München e.V. »Stattreisen München« also offers different walks for example through the city center or the Olympic Park and Village. [email protected] Munich CityTourCard Marienplatz and Neues Rathaus (1) Residenz and Antiquarium (3) Deutsches Museum (5) www.stattreisen-muenchen.de The ticket was especially designed for visitors to Munich. (Marien Square and New Town Hall) (Residence and Hall of Antiquities) (German Museum) It is not only valid for public transportation in Munich, Enjoy the hustle and bustle at Marien- The Wittelsbacher residence is one of A museum of superlatives: the By bus the ticket also includes discounts of up to 50 percent on platz. Everyday exactly at 11 am and Europe’s most splendid palace com- Deutsches Museum is one of the oldest Gray Line SIGHTseeing numerous attractions like sights, city tours museums or 12 pm, visitors can watch Germany’s plexes. The interior design gives an and the largest science and technology The exploratory sightseeing tours through Munich and shopping. The Munich CityTourCard can be purchased largest carillon (Glockenspiel) in the idea of the dynasty’s splendor through- collections in the world. Its unique Bavaria always include a live guide in German and English at any public transportation selling points and vending tower of the New Town Hall. out the centuries. A highlight is the exhibits wow visitors of all ages. and audio guides in seven other languages. machines, e.g. at the airport, as well as at the tourist Antiquarium, the largest secular [email protected] information center at Marienplatz and the main train Frauenkirche Renaissance hall north of the Alps. Olympiapark (7) www.munich-sightseeing.com station. The CityTourCard includes a brochure introducing (Cathedral Church of our Lady) (Olympic Park) selected partners, a map of downtown Munich and a The cathedral with its two towers in The Olympic Park is the ideal place to By taxi subway map. Individual travelers or groups can purchase late Gothic style is the true landmark spend your leisure time. 365 days a Taxi Guide Munich three different categories of the CityTourCard. of Munich. year it hosts various music, sports and Specially trained taxi guides offer tailor-made city tours cultural events. The park is crowned by through Munich in 12 languages. For prices and additional information: Odeonsplatz and Ludwigstraße the world-famous tent-like roof of the [email protected] www.citytourcard-muenchen.com (Odeon Square and Ludwigstreet) Olympic Stadium. www.taxi-guide-muenchen.de A walk along this monumental avenue from the Field Marshall’s Hall towards 3 7 the Triumphal Arch offers great insight into Munich’s 19th century architecture. Viktualienmarkt (Victuals Market) Schloss Nymphenburg (2) Just a stone’s throw from Marienplatz, (Nymphenburg Palace) Munich’s oldest and most popular food This glorious Baroque palace was built market offers the greatest variety of as the summer residence of the Wittels- fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and 5 bach family. Today, Schloss Nymphen- other regional and international burg is home to two museums and is delicacies. 6 surrounded by picturesque parklands. Hofbräuhaus (6) 2 The most famous beer hall in the world attracts both, tourists and locals alike. Accompanied by cheerful live music, guests of Hofbräuhaus enjoy beer in 1 liter mugs and typical Bavarian food. 10 Munich 11 3 Haus der Kunst /City of arts Located at the southern edge of the English Garden, the impressive building is an example of Nazi design paying homage to classical architecture. The museum’s high- Alte Pinakothek (Old Gallery) 1 ceilinged walls serve as the stage of changing exhibitions The Alte Pinakothek is one of the oldest and most significant of mostly contemporary art. The exhibitions feature photo- galleries in the world. On display are more than 800 paintings. graphy, design and performance by international artists as This superb and extensive collection allows visitors to explore well as painting, architecture and video art. the advancements in painting from the Middle Ages up to the Prinzregentenstr. 1, 80538 Munich end of the Rococo period. The collections on display in the [email protected] Alte Pinakothek date back to the dukes, electors and kings of www.hausderkunst.de Bavaria from the House of Wittelsbach. Barer Str. 27, 80333 Munich 4 [email protected] Pinakothek der Moderne (1) (Modern Gallery) Glyptothek and State Collection of Antiquities (3) www.pinakothek.de The Pinakothek der Moderne is Munich’s renowned museum The Glyptothek is Munich’s oldest Museum founded in 1830. of 20th and 21st century art and design, which reopened after It is home to a fine collection of sculptures from the Greek and Neue Pinakothek (New Gallery) a six-months renovation in September 2013.