Conventa Experience Catalogue CONVENTA EXPERIENCE CATALOGUE A guide through meetings venues of New Europe onventa, the most personal trade show for meet- ings, events and incentives of New Europe, has Cput together a new guide through meetings venues of the region. The guide is an invaluable source of information for meeting planners still searching for that special venue and new meetings destinations New Europe has to offer. The 8th Conventa will be held from 20 to 21 January 2016, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 99 Conventa Experience Catalogue Guests arriving by car don’t need to worry Union Garden restaurant in the summer- Grand Hotel Union, Slovenia about finding a parking space in the city time focuses on the concept of Union’s Miklošičeva cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana, www.union-hotels.eu center. The hotel has its own garage with nostalgia that brings time to a halt. a 120 parking spaces. Type of meeting experience LIFESTYLE & FOOD A Corporate / Business Experience AT CONVENTA MELODYC, CULTURAL AND TASTY WE OFFER YOU B Association Conventions / Congresses / Conferences EXPERIENCES C Incentive Meetings The Union Cafe is situated at the Grand BENEFITS AT CONVENTA Hotel Union. A peaceful atmosphere Additional night for every group of 20 of hundred years old stories where new rooms you book — up to 20 additional the level of fascination remains the same. chapters are written every week. Not just nights per event. In spite of all current large-scale, modern a cafe place with tasty deserts and best hotel constructions Grand Hotel Union fresh ice tea, It’s an enjoyable venue that remains unique. It is the first of its kind, offers impressive lineup of concerts and THE TOP 3 a unique hotel consisting of fascinating special events throughout the year. chapters that make up a novel with count- 1. Professional staff and services, that less sequels. can satisfy even the most demanding customers and their demands DID YOU KNOW 2. Great selection of conference halls with first-rate technical equipment and The main focus of their latest renovations support. Next to the main hall the hotel of the congress centre was the technical also offers 30 different sized meeting equipment. With the new purchase of the halls all located in the city centre. KNOW THIS state-of-the-art Panasonic 3D projector 3. Central location in the heart of the city Union Hotels are now one of the first five Grand Hotel Union, located in the heart centre, overlooking Prešeren Square, the providers in Europe to offer the first-rate of the city is the largest congress hotel in Triple Bridge and the Ljubljana Castle. Ljubljana. Built in 1905 in Art Nouveau multimedia experience which is music to style, the hotel combines elegance, long the ears of the organizers of technically tradition of successful events and many demanding conferences and congresses. CULINARY DELIGHTS visits of important guests. MEETING HOTSPOT While still keeping alive the long-estab- lished tradition and refinement, which TIME TRAVEL The pride and joy of the hotel is a beau- are always at the forefront, the cook This year Grand Hotel Union is celebrat- tiful Art Nouveau Union Hall that can team from hotels restaurants have been ing its 110th anniversary. Hotel officially accommodate up to 1000 guests. following the latest trends and spiced up opened its doors back in 1905 and ac- the dishes with a great deal of imagina- cording to the contemporary newspapers ARRIVING tion. While the fine-dining Smrekarjev it was one of the largest, most modern Grand Union Hotel is easily accessible Hram restaurant is known for its freshly and most sophisticated hotels in the from Jože Pučnik Airport, the main train innovative dishes with a touch of tradi- southeastern part of Europe. Even today and bus station as well as the highway. tion combined with modern trends, the ARRIVING with its own individual charm. Event Convention Bureau Lower Vienna International Airport - only 38 km organizers are sure to find just the right from Congress Casino Baden. Best Train setting for every event in venues that vary Austria, Austria Connections! from romantic castles such as Seminar Hotel Schloss Hernstein to country Niederösterreich-Ring 2 Haus C 3100 St. Pölten Austria homes surrounded by vineyards such as LIFESTYLE www.convention.niederoesterreich.at Steigenberger Hotel and Spa Krems. Fine food and drink are good compan- ions to arts and culture. As the biggest EXPLORATIONS Type of meeting experience producer of wine among the Austrian A Corporate / Business Experience provinces and a region with excellent Lower Austria combines a grand history restaurants, Lower Austria is sometimes with modern life style allowing it to offer B Association Conventions / Congresses / Conferences known as Land of Epicures. Lower Austria tourists a diversity of attractions a host C Incentive Meetings also boasts an impressive choice of top of historically significant sights and a rich conference and seminar hotels each legacy of art treasures. Many destinations for outings are well equipped for busi- TIME TRAVEL ness tourists and have superb venues for incentives and events The choices extend Lower Austria, the land round Viena is from Archeological Park Carnuntum with the largest wine Region in Austria. its reconstructed section of an Ancient Roman town to Hof Palace restored in ex- DID YOU KNOW emplary fashion to its original baroque The Lower Austrian Convention Bureau splendor or magnificent Göttweig Abbey is your competent partner for finding part of the Wachau Valley a landscape on the right location for your event. You the UNESCO World Heritage List. are planning a business meeting in a royal palace? An event beyond compare THE TOP 3 KNOW THIS in a modern event hotel? Or an elegant • Your competent Partner for assistance banquet in a romantic Baroque castle? With its central location and diverse of- with meetings, encentives, conven- Welcome to Lower Austria! ferings Lower Austria is a premium des- tions and other special events tination for business tourism Convention • Location scouting Bureau Lower Austria is the first partner MEETING HOTSPOT Congress Subsidy - the size of subsidy to contact if you are interested Congress Casino Baden, Grafenegg is based on the number of overnight Castle, Loisium Wine & Spa Langenlois, stays (100 overnights € 1.500,-) Conference Center Laxenburg • Quality guarantee Fotocredit: Robert Herbst & L. Lammerhuber Fotocredit: 100 Conventa Experience Catalogue Scouts Conference, 27. Simposium on THE TOP 3 GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Lepton Photon, OSCE – 13th OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting and many • A professional and dedicated team: others. personal approach of highly-motivat- Convention Centre, Slovenia ed team that is with you through all Dunajska cesta 18, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia www.gr-congress.si stages of your project. MEETING HOTSPOT • Flexible event spaces for everyone: 20 As Tracy Phillips, Head of Event & Type of meeting experience flexible multifunctional halls, most Marketing at Annual British Travel of them with natural daylight, state- A Corporate / Business Experience Convention of ABTA, said: "The facility of-the-art tecnology, large exhibition B Association Conventions / Congresses / Conferences worked really well for the event, espe- area; a multi-purpose venue: from 20 cially having all of our networking spaces to 2,500 delegates. C Incentive Meetings on the same level. It would be great to • In the centre of the capital: walking pack up the GR and take it with us to distance to the medieval town centre each destination as we had worked so of Ljubljana and to the most hotels; up TIME TRAVEL well together." to 300 parking lots at the venue, cca. GR is very proud of more than 60 years 3,000 parking lots in close vicinity. being active in the meeting industry. The ARRIVING unique location with a charming green GR is in the centre of Ljubljana, only three yard is an example of modern func- minutes’ walk up to main bus and railway tionalistic architecture. As a result of a station and 20 minutes’ drive away from number of past investments and ren- the nearest international Jože Pučnik ovations gives the impression of a well Airport. maintained centre which comes in line with the highest international standards. KNOW THIS DID YOU KNOW GR is the leading multi-purpose centre Among many professional conference or- in Slovenia. Established in 1954, it is an ganizers, like Kenes International, which ideal venue for different national and in- brought to GR two medical world con- ternational events. It is easily accessible: gresses – Autoimmunity Congres 2010 only a few minutes away from the main and The European Society of Regional railway and bus station, with a city bus Anasthesia & Pain Therapy 2014 – with stop in front of the main entrance, and 1,400 delagates, GR hosted the 14th 2500 parking spaces in close vicinity. Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, 40. World DT Croatia- Dubrovnik Travel d.o.o., Croatia Obala Stjepana Radića 25, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia www.dt-croatia.com Type of meeting experience MEETING HOTSPOT A Corporate / Business Experience One of DT’s unique selling points is the exclusive event ship SeaStar-Enjoy your B Association Conventions / Congresses / Conferences next meeting while cruising the Adriatic C Incentive Meetings Sea! ARRIVING KNOW THIS Croatia is easily accessible by air from all DT Croatia Dubrovnik Travel the leading major European hubs as well as by land Croatian DMC and PCO as a maintaining and sea. 15 years of experience in organization of meetings, incentives,conferences, exclu- sive groups and events THE TOP 3 • First class team of professional TIME TRAVEL program planners enable DT Croatia Established in 1998, DT‘s business port- to operate with total commitment the folio includes some of the most prestig- most demanding projects ensuring ious business organizations of the world complete client satisfaction.