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Joburg Meeting Planners’ Guide Most Visited City (Mastercard Global Cities Ranking 2013 & 2014) www.joburgtourism.com Tel: +27 (0) 87 151 2950 Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA 1 CONTENTS Welcome 04 Unique Venues 45 Did You Know? 05 Accommodation 51 About Joburg Convention Bureau 07 Partners and Services 64 How To Get To Joburg 09 Attractions 73 Venues 11 Excursions 81 2 Meeting Rooms 39 3 Welcome to 1 Johannesburg enjoys plenty of sunshine Did you know? (an average of 12 hours per day) and very little wind. 2 The greater Johannesburg metropolis Joburg covers an area of 2 300 square kilometres, Facts making it larger than Sydney, London and New York – and similar in size to Los Angeles. Welcome to Johannesburg, the most 13 Johannesburg is home to the visited City in Africa for two consecutive 3 The city is home to 60% of South Africa’s only two polar bears in Africa, at the years (Mastercard Global Cities Index information communication technology Johannesburg Zoo. 2013 & 2014). It is also Africa’s vibrant enterprises. Johannesburg hosted the 14 metropolis, commercial and fi nancial International Broadcast Centre during the There are 64 hectares of hub! 2010 Soccer World Cup. bird sanctuaries in and around Johannesburg. Now proudly taking its place as Africa’s 4 Johannesburg is home to 4.4 million 15 second largest city, Johannesburg is people, the majority of whom are aged There are 1000 ha of green spaces growing at an unprecedented rate – between 19 and 39. in and around Johannesburg. The constantly and continuously transforming Botanical Gardens in Emmarentia are 81 itself. It is the fi nancial and industrial 5 Johannesburg’s nickname “Egoli” ha in size. capital of South Africa, the economic means “place of gold”. Forty percent of powerhouse of Africa and was founded in the world’s gold has been found in the the heyday of one of the world’s biggest ACCOMMODATION and richest gold rushes - earning it the Witwatersrand, the reef on which the city name Egoli which means ‘place of gold’. was built. There are over 12,488 graded hotel rooms 6 in Johannesburg, all catering for a variety A versatile business and mega-events Founded more than 125 years ago in of budgets. destination, Johannesburg is capable of 1886, Johannesburg is one of the world’s handling a vast array of events - from youngest major cities – and the only one small meetings to massive international not founded on a major waterway (bay or VENUES gatherings, conventions, concerts, sports large river). tournaments and mega-events. The Sandton Convention Centre provides 7 During this time, it has been rebuilt four over 22 000 m² of meeting and exhibition With excellent infrastructure, unique times – it started out as a tented mining space. Gallagher Estate Convention Centre can host up to 12,000 delegates. transport features, world-class hotel camp, evolved into a town of tin shanties, The Johannesburg Expo Centre has 42 inventory, spectacular stadiums and then a city of four-storey Edwardian brick 000 m² of mainly exhibition space. The magnifi cent architecture, it’s no wonder buildings and fi nally a city of modern that Johannesburg was voted the world’s Coca Cola Dome is a multi-purpose venue skyscrapers. 3rd best city in 2011. with 11 000 sqm that can host a banquet of up to 5000 guests. 8 There are 10 million trees in Johannesburg, making it the world’s largest man-made, urban forest. KEY INDUSTRIES 9 There are 17 nature reserves in the UÊ Banking and Finance City. UÊ Mining (especially relating to gold) UÊ Manufacturing 10 There are 12 river systems running UÊ Transport throughout the City. UÊ Television and Film UÊ Business Services and Outsourcing 11 Johannesburg has approximately 150 UÊ Energy heritage sites, half of which are national UÊ Pharmaceuticals monuments. UÊ Health Sciences UÊ Creative Industries 12 An amazing 40 percent of all the world’s UÊ Information and Communication human ancestor fossils have been found in Technologies areas close to Johannesburg. UÊ Automotive UÊ Metallurgy 4 5 Johannesburg Convention Bureau ORGANISING AND HOSTING The Johannesburg Convention Bureau provides all of the necessary support EXPERIENCE services in the interest of ensuring the successful bidding for and hosting of UÊ Offi cial host city for the 2010 Soccer events in Johannesburg - ensuring a memorable experience to delegates World Cup during their stay in the city. UÊ World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 UÊ 18th World Petroleum Congress These services include: 2005 UÊ Tailoring strategies for our clients’ UÊ International Conference on Crime needs to ensure success in their and Criminal Justice 2012 bidding efforts for events to be UÊ 37th International Small Business hosted in Johannesburg. Congress 2012 UÊ Assisting our clients to achieve their UÊ 27th Congress of the International strategic goals and objectives. Federation of Societies of Cosmetic UÊ The Bureau researches appropriate Chemists 2012 venues and infrastructure to include UÊ 9th International Mining Congress in the bid, and secures these for the 2012 event. UÊ 36th African Symposium on UÊ Securing the required support for the Numerical and Applied Mathematics bid from key political and industry 2012 leaders. UÊ African Peering and Interconnection UÊ Assisting clients with fi nding and Forum 2012 appointing leading professional UÊ African Grantmakers Network event and/or conference organizers. Assembly 2012 UÊ Providing all creative assistance and UÊ 44th African Airline Association support with the bid presentation Annual General Assembly 2012 through copy and content such as UÊ 3rd Annual Conference of the African slides, images and video production. Biological Safety Association 2012 UÊ Assisting with the arrangement and UÊ 1st African Alzheimer’s Congress hosting of site inspections for key 2013 decision-makers. UÊ Once the bid has been won, the Bureau teams up with its clients to initiate programmes aimed at increasing delegate participation. UÊ Leading up to the event, the Bureau will distribute media releases to generate publicity for the event. 6 7 How to get to Joburg Joburg is geographically fairly centrally located in South Africa. AIRPORT The O.R. Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) in Johannesburg is the air transport hub of Southern Africa, catering for more than 17 million passengers each year. It is about 30 km from the city, servicing over 55 international airlines and numerous domestic airlines. HIGH SPEED RAILWAY The Gautrain speed train service travels at a maximum speed of 180 kilometers per hour linking the airport to various areas of Johannesburg in just 12 minutes. BUSES The Rea Vaya bus route covers a distance of over 120km and serves as a feeder system to the Gautrain. The bright red buses offer fast and affordable public transport throughout the city. TAXIS Johannesburg has two types of taxis, metered taxis and minibus taxis. Unlike other cities, metered taxis don’t normally drive around the city looking for passengers, they need to be called for a pick up. Minibus taxis are largely used by locals to commute between residential areas and places of work. THE SIGHTSEEING BUS As with all City Sightseeing tours, Johannesburg operates on the world renowned and hugely popular Hop-On, Hop-Off, system which allows sight seers the chance to get on and off the bus at any of the 12 designated stops along the route. 8 9 Venues 10 11 Convention & Exhibition Centres TICKET PRO Under the roof of one of Johannesburg’s Every event is backed by a core staff The Coca-Cola dome is home to some most recognised landmarks, you’ll fi nd of highly motivated, service-driven of SA’s top consumer exhibitions and has South Africa’s premier multi-purpose individuals who have together built a been voted Best Concert Venue by the venue. From its huge 11,000 square reputation as one of South Africa’s top Leisure Options Readers Choice Awards meter arena to its private hospitality entertainment venue teams. for over a decade as well as Best Live suites, the Ticket Pro dome is the most Music Venue by the Star Choice Awards fl exible entertainment space in Africa. A world of versatile entertainment can for three consecutive years, the Ticket It can be transformed into whatever be produced under one roof – from Pro dome is the fi rst choice for live music you need it to be – whether you want awards evenings to indoor sporting and entertainment and has become to launch a product, throw a year-end events and extravaganzas. The venue is synonymous with appearances in South celebration, host a banquet for 500 to easily accessible and truly welcomes both Africa by major international stars and 5,000 guests, attract 19,000 fans to a organisers and visitors alike. performers. top international concert, or hold an exhibition that draws in a record number of visitors – the Coca-Cola dome is truly unrivalled in its capability to host any event. Address: Corner Northumberland CONFIGURATION Road & Olievenhout Avenue, North contact Riding 2162, Johannesburg Telephone: +27 (0)11 794 5800 Meeting Rooms U Shape Classroom Theatre Banquet Fax: +27 (0)11 794 5808 Augusta Suite 18 15 40 50 Website: www.ticketprodome.co.za Email: [email protected] Hospitality Suite 1 10 12 18 25 Hospitality Suite 2 18 24 40 50 Contact Person: Nishi Naicker Hospitality Suite 4 30 48 90 100 Commercial Manager Hospitality Suite 5 10 12 18 25 Email: [email protected] Main Arena & Mez 0 5000 12000 5000 12 13 Capacity Exhibition GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE 12000 Floor CONFIGURATION 25,000 m2 Meeting Rooms Length Height Width Area sqm Classroom Banquet Cocktail Cinema Style Hall 1 80.6 50.2 3871 1500 1200 3000 2500 Hall 2 107.9 61.5 6125 2500 1600 5500 4500 Hall 3 105.55 53 5178 2500 1400 4500 4500 Gallagher Convention Centre is one of Africa’s largest conference and exhibition Hall 4 54.95 44.5 2520 800 600 2000 1500 venues.