Meet Brabant Business Brains & Hospitality Heart Index Welcome in Brabant 05 Accessibility /Brabant on the map 7 Facts & Figures 9 A few events 10 Eindhoven 11 High Tech top economic sector 13 ‘s-Hertogenbosch 14 Agrifood top economic sector 15 Helmond Brainport Region Automotive 17 16 & Food Tech A few congress locations Congress locations 19 18 VISITBRABANT 2 A few unique locations Unique locations in Eindhoven 26 25 Unique locations in ’s-Hertogenbosch 30 Unique locations in Helmond 37 A few Hotels Hotels in Eindhoven 42 41 Hotels in ‘s-Hertogenbosch 50 Hotels in Helmond 58 A few other possibilities Incentive inspiration Themed incentives 64 63 Incentives 65 Theme parks 67 Services VisitBrabant 70 Convention Bureau VISITBRABANT 3 VisitBrabant Convention Bureau An independent organisation, established to brand, market and promote Brabant. What to expect from us? • Venue finding service • Planning your social program or incentive • Local expertise and industry knowledge • Organizing site inspections & Famtrips • Coordination quotation process and lead generation • Coordination BID process Want to meet us? The team of experienced specialists behind VisitBrabant Convention Bureau is ready to help you. Saskia and Erica will be your first points of contact. They will give you free, no obligation advice about what Brabant has to offer, they will welcome you on a site inspection, and take away all your worries in the process of organising your meeting. VisitBrabant Convention Bureau Almijstraat 14 5051 PA Oisterwijk T +31 (0)13 3030390 E [email protected] VISITBRABANT 4 Welcome to Brabant The most hospitable and smart region of The Netherlands Brabant, the province in the south of the Netherlands, is (inter)nationally renowned for its friendly people, gastronomic good food, beautiful scenery and charming towns. The province of Brabant with ‘Brabant-cities’ like: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Eindhoven, Helmond, Tilburg and Breda, is one of the most economically active regions of Europe! Brabant is also Europe’s heart of smart solutions and covers the smartest mile of Holland and Europe. Important pillars are Agrifood, Design, Start-ups, Photonica, Printing, Automotive, Smart Industry & mobility, Healthcare & Pharma, Big Data, High Tech & Innovations, Biobase & Green Chemistry. Spearhead sectors are Brainport Development and Agrifood Capital. In both initiatives, it's all about collaboration between business, universities and government. Why Brabant? ▪ Centrally located & good accessibility ▪ Strong business profiles with excellent ecosystems ▪ Versatile and modern convention centers ▪ Unique venues & Campuses ▪ Value for money ▪ Historical cities ▪ Variety of nature & Big cities ▪ Business & Pleasure ▪ Service and hospitality ▪ Great variety of incentive programs VISITBRABANT 5 Accessibility Brabant is situated in the heart of Europe and in the centre of the Benelux region in the south of the Netherlands, next to the border with Belgium & Germany. It’s just a stone's throw from global cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp Dusseldorf, Keulen and Brussels. Easily accessible • 3 international airports within an hour drive >> Amsterdam Airport, Dusseldorf Airport Germany, Brussels Airport Belgium. • Fly directly into Eindhoven Airport (more than 500 flights a week) with Transavia, Ryanair, Wizzair, Vueling, Corendon, TUIfly and JetairFly • Direct transfer service to Eindhoven Airport from Amsterdam, Weeze, Brussels, Rotterdam- The Hague Airport or Antwerp via AirExpressBus • Direct train link from Schiphol Airport to ’s-Hertogenbosch in less than 60 minutes. • Benelux-Plus train Breda has a direct train connection with Belgium. This express train, named Benelux-Plus, uses the high-speed line (HSL). This means that Breda, one of the most important transport hubs in South Netherlands, can be reached quickly from the south as well. A perfect starting point from which to explore the Low Lands. Eindhoven & Den Eindhoven Airport Amsterdam Airport Bosch Central Station 7 airline companies Schiphol Amsterdam Airport connect 5,5 million Over 100 airline Schiphol passengers companies Eindhoven Airport to 80 destinations connect 55 million Frankrijk, België en passengers Duitsland to 319 destinations VISITBRABANT 6 Facts & Figures Inhabitants: 2 528 286 Surface: 5.081 km² Business overnight stays: 1.670.000 (3rd province in the Netherlands) CBS first 3 quarters 2018. 230 hotels Michelen Star restaurants; 18 restaurants (15 * | 3 **) Universities: 2 (Eindhoven, Tilburg) Campuses: 8 - Source Buck Consultants Int. (BCI) Venues: > 500 from 10 – 10.000 delegates Largest congress venue 3000 delegates Largest event venue 44.000m2 Cafés: 7,4 per 10.000 inhabitants Source CBS Capital: ’s-Hertogenbosch Biggest city: Eindhoven Accommodations 368 accommodations, 11652 rooms, 24516 sleeping places Source: CBS 2018 Venues, Campuses & Hidden Secrets We offer a wide variety of locations. From traditional conference centers to meeting spaces in tree houses and theme parks. From iconic, urban buildings to historical heritage sites and pop-up auditoriums. Our largest venue is the 1931 Congress Centre / Brabanthallen which is one of the biggest in the Netherlands. Also we house several venues which are in the top rating of the Dutch meeting venue classification. Besides these locations Brabant is home to a record number of campuses facilitating open innovation. Each campus is an essential contributor to the Dutch knowledge economy and they offer a variety of meetingspaces. This makes Brabant the perfect landing spot for thematic gatherings on topic. It gives the meeting something extra because there is benefit from the ecosystem around a certain subject. Brabant Booming in many sectors Europe's leading innovative top technology region We start with some facts & figures; - This is where 40% of all the activities and spendings in research & development takes place - The city of Eindhoven ranks 3TH as European city of the future - Brainport has the world’s highest patent density per capita - We are the 2ND most favoured nation for high tech companies. We book a lot of result within the areas of the automotive & smart moblity, energy, photonica, printing, food- and medtech which lead to real succes stories. This is what makes Brabant the smartest region of Holland and Europe. Dutch Design VISITBRABANT 7 With the Design Academy and the Dutch Design Week, the Netherlands joined the top of the international design world, with Brabant leading the way. Top designers including Maarten Baas and Piet Hein Eek work in Brabant, where designers are facilitated to develop their talents and shape the future. Here you will get a unique insight into the world of Design. Go on a voyage of discovery in the region where it was conceived and where it is produced. You can witness everything from close by. Meet the designers, visit the design studios, experience the famous Dutch Design Week where you can get up close and personal. But lovers of the classics and the great masters can also get their fill. After all, Brabant is known the world over as Vincent’s Homeland. Here you can literally step in Vincent van Gogh’s footsteps and find yourself in his paintings. In and around ’s-Hertogenbosch you will also feel and see the legacy of Hieronymus Bosch. Agrifood & European Region of Gastronomy Meet Agrifood Capital. It is built on the strong agrifood foundation that characterises the whole region. From farm to fork. Nowhere else the agrifood chain is so complete and of such high quality as it is in Brabant. That also means that Agrifood Capital has grown into a leading region where agrifood, technology and innovation meet. Sow innovation and harvest the future. As a result of this strong network, good colloboration between governments, entrepreneurs and knowledge institutes Brabant was selected European Region of Gastronomy. We celebrate food with, mouth-watering & innovative food concepts We enjoy eating, and are proud of the rich world of stories behind our food, our traditions and our innovations. BRABANT = Business Brains & Hospitality Heart After your meeting High Tech & High Touch, the people in Brabant are hospitable, collaborative and friendly. For the ultimate experience, we love to show the ‘soft’ side of Brabant. We love to to organize social programs. But Brabant is also easy to explore on its own. You can experience the stately historic town centres of Breda, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Heusden or pay a visit at our world-class theme parks like the ‘‘Efteling’ or ‘Safaripark Beekse Bergen’. Of course everybody knows Hieronymus Bosch and Vincent van Gogh, but Brabant has so much more to offer when it comes to culture. Here, artists and programmers get all the support they need to develop. You can sense this in the many cultural institutes we accommodate and the extensive, varied, innovative and experimental programming they offer. Too much to tell. From the great collections at the Van Abbe- North-Brabant or the Philips Museum. To the line-up in Theater aan de Parade, Het Speelhuis or 013Tilburg. There is something for everybody. By the way, did you know that Brabant has the highest density of festivals in the Netherlands. VISITBRABANT 8 VISITBRABANT 9 Events Bourgondisch ’s-Hertogenbosch Bourgondisch ’s-Hertogenbosch was first organised in 1987 with the goal to get more attention for the city and to attract hospitality facilities to establish itself in the city. Since 2015, several events and workshops have been added to the programme. Reasons are the developments in