business. lake-geneva- region.ch SALES MANUAL Lake Geneva Region LAUSANNE / MONTREUX RIVIERA VILLARSLES DIABLERETS / AIGLELEYSINLES MOSSES / NYONMORGES REGION / YVERDONLESBAINS REGION / CHÂTEAUD’OEX / VALLÉE DE JOUX / AVENCHES / PAYERNE IDEALLY LOCATED DESTINATIONS IN THE HEART OF EUROPE Intercontinental distances Flight times to Geneva (GVA) or Zurich (ZRH) airport Moscow 3.45 Montreal 7.15 Beijing Switzerland 10.55 New York Tokyo New Delhi Los Angeles 7.55 12.30 11.20 8.40 Dubai Hong Kong 12.55 6.40 Bangkok 11.45 Singapour 12.40 Sao Paolo Johannesburg Sydney 11.25 22.00 10.40 Distances within Europe Distances within Switzerland Flight times or journey times to Geneva airport (GVA) Journey time to Lausanne Bienne Basel Zurich 1.10 1.15 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.30 Hamburg Lucerne Brussels 2 20 215 Bern . Stockholm 1.05 1.15 2.35 Neuchâtel Vienne Amsterdam 0.50 0.50 1.30 9.00 London Berlin Canton of Vaud 1.40 8.35 1.25 9.25 Paris / London Brussels Frankfurt 1.15 6.25 1.05 5.30 Lausanne Montreux Paris Prague 1.10 3.50 1.40 12.40 Switzerland Milan 1.00 3.15 Lyon / Barcelona Lugano Rome 4.30 4.05 1.25 6.40 Turin / Rome Milan Madrid Barcelona Athens Geneva Sion Lake Motorway 2.00 1.15 10.00 2.50 0.40 0.45 1.05 1.05 Main road ALL PRACTICAL INFORMATION AT A GLANCE Nbr of Area Capital Inhabitants Language Currency CHF € 3,212 km2 Lausanne 767,500 French Swiss Francs / (1,240 square miles) Euro (Source: 2015 Figures of the Euros (€) accepted Lake Geneva Region) in all shops. Current VAT Tipps Police Service is 117 included in The emergency number all shops and is 117. It can be dialled 220 volts AC free of charge from all 8 % restaurants. telephone booths in 50 Hz Switzerland. on 01.01.2016 Hospitals Shop opening hours There are hospitals in all larger towns of the Canton of Vaud. 08.00 to 18.30 from Monday to Friday. The CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois), which Generally open from 08.00 to 18.00 on Saturday. is located in the north of Lausanne, is the largest hospital Mostly closed on Sundays. Gas shops are open on in the Canton of Vaud. Sundays. Access Approximate journey times departing from Lausanne By plane (Geneva International Neuchâtel Bern Airport) or train (TGV Paris – Lausanne or Eurocity Milano < 30 min. ( ) FRANCE – Montreux – Lausanne), the < 60 min. ( ) area is easily accessible. In Yverdon-les-Bains < 90 min. ( ) 0.30 0.30 addition, all destinations within Fribourg the region itself are surprisingly close to each other: from the Montreux 0.20 0.30 Lausanne towns on the lakeshore you Nyon need less than an hour to reach 0.30 0.30 the sunny resorts in the Alps or the Jura. FRANCE Evian Geneva Villars 0.40 0.45 1.15 1.00 15 km FRANCE Valais Bienne La Chaux-de-Fonds E N N N E I B E K A L Neuchâtel WOHLENSEE L E T A T R Bern  Vully AOC O M E H K A L Morat C Vully-les-Lacs U Pontarlier A5 E N E Le Chasseron K Avenches A Estavayer-le-Lac L LAKE SCHIFFENEN A1 Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses Grandson Fribourg Payerne Bonvillars AOC Yvonand Le Suchet Yverdon-les-Bains Orbe A12 Romainmôtier Vallorbe Vallée de Joux Côtes de l’Orbe AOC Romont X U O La Sarraz Moudon J Col du Molendruz E D LAKE GRUYÈRE C A Echallens L Bulle Mont Tendre Le Sentier Cossonay Gruyères Epalinges Col du Marchairuz Oron Moléson Vanil Noir Morges Dent de Lys La Côte AOC Lutry Lavaux AOC Rolle Lausanne Rougemont Mont-Pèlerin Château-d’Oex Cully UNESCO Gstaad Chexbres Rubli A1 Rossinière Vevey Montreux La Gummuh St-Cergue K E G E N E V A La Dôle L A Nyon Les Tours d’Aï Col des Mosses Col Evian Leysin du Pillon Yvoire Chavannes-de-Bogis Thonon Les Diablerets Destination Villeneuve Chablais AOC Les Diablerets Town Le Bouveret Coppet Vineyard Aigle Gryon Villars Tourist o­ce Cable car Airport Bex Grand Muveran Sion Boat connection Train connection Geneva Lavey-les-Bains Main road Annemasse Motorway Dents du Midi Pass Peak A9 Martigny Bienne La Chaux-de-Fonds E N N N E I B E K A L Conference and Exhibition centres Neuchâtel WOHLENSEE L E T Hotels A T R Bern  Vully AOC O M E H K A L Morat C Vully-les-Lacs U Pontarlier A5 E N Event locations E Le Chasseron K Avenches A Estavayer-le-Lac L LAKE SCHIFFENEN A1 Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses Grandson Fribourg Payerne Bonvillars AOC Yvonand Le Suchet Activities Yverdon-les-Bains Orbe A12 Romainmôtier Vallorbe Wine & Gastronomy Vallée de Joux Côtes de l’Orbe AOC Romont X U O La Sarraz Moudon J Col du Molendruz E D LAKE GRUYÈRE C A Echallens Nature L Bulle Mont Tendre Le Sentier Cossonay Gruyères Epalinges Col du Marchairuz Oron Moléson Vanil Noir Culture & Heritage Morges Dent de Lys La Côte AOC Lutry Lavaux AOC Winter activities Rolle Lausanne Rougemont Mont-Pèlerin Château-d’Oex Cully UNESCO Gstaad Chexbres Rubli A1 Rossinière Vevey Montreux La Gummuh Events St-Cergue K E G E N E V A La Dôle L A Nyon Les Tours d’Aï Col des Mosses Col Evian Leysin du Pillon Yvoire Chavannes-de-Bogis Thonon Les Diablerets Destination Villeneuve Chablais AOC Les Diablerets Town Le Bouveret Coppet Vineyard Aigle Gryon Villars Tourist o­ce Cable car Airport Bex Grand Muveran Sion Boat connection Train connection Geneva Lavey-les-Bains Main road Annemasse Motorway Dents du Midi Pass Peak A9 Martigny THE CANTON OF VAUD: IN THE HEART OF EUROPE Béjart Ballet Lausanne A privileged location in the centre of Europe, modern hotel facilities and leading-edge infrastructure are only some of the assets the Canton of Vaud in the heart of the Lake Geneva Region offers to its international clientele. Connected to the major international capitals by Geneva Airport, as well as by a dense rail and road network, the Canton of Vaud boasts a great diversity of destinations allow- ing visitors to travel in less than an hour from a conference room of a large Riviera hotel to the relaxed atmosphere of an Alpine resort or to the bucolic setting of the Lavaux vineyard terraces, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Table of contents — Business destinations 3-11 Lausanne 5 Montreux Riviera 7 Villars-Les Diablerets / Aigle-Leysin-Les Mosses 9 Nyon-Morges Region 10 Yverdon-les-Bains Region 11 On the leisure side 12 Château-d’Oex / Vallée de Joux / Avenches / Payerne Infrastructures 13-19 Conference and Exhibition centres 15 Hotels 17 Event locations 19 Activities 20 Suggested itineraries 22 Wine & Gastronomy 24 Nature 25 Culture & Heritage 26 Winter activities 27 Events 28 Selection of hotels 29-32 Maps and practical information can be found on the cover page flap. Cover: CGN, see pages 19-20 1 Lausanne, Olympic Capital BUSINESS DESTINATIONS Lausanne, Montreux Riviera, Villars-Les Diablerets and the other destinations in the Canton of Vaud are ideal for professional events. They meet the criteria of a discerning international clientele thanks to their quality hotels, modern infrastructure and their vast and varied tourist, gastronomic and cultural offers. FIND THE BEST VENUES TO ORGANIZE YOUR EVENT: lake-geneva-region.ch/venue-finder 3 LAUSANNE The Olympic Capital — Located on the rail routes to Milan and Paris, Lausanne, the Olympic Capital, boasts an extraordinary number of hotels. Featuring the third largest conference centre of Switzerland, the city also offers a huge range of cultural, sports and leisure activities, which makes it a privileged business tourism des- tination. After a long day of work, our guests appreciate the friendly atmosphere of a medium-sized town offering two major assets: the proximity of Lake Geneva and scores of star-studded restaurants. lake-geneva-region.ch/biz-lausanne www.lausanne-tourisme.ch 4 Lausanne, historic centre LAUSANNE Hotel capacity 3,186 rooms 5,058 beds 2 Conference and exhibition centres Multiple seminar venues Leisure ideas nearby Facts & Figures Selection of hotels on p.30 4 5 MONTREUX RIVIERA A unique setting — For more than a century, the Swiss Riviera has been attracting high-end customers. They not only appreciate the special micro climate - thanks to which visitors can combine, on one single shot, palm trees on the lakeside quays, the lake and the eternal snow in the Alps - but also the great variety of accommodation ranging from palaces to family boarding houses. A modern conference centre, an eclectic cultural offer, an internationally reputed jazz festival and rich architectural heritage complete the list of reasons why this destination is ideal for seminars or meetings. lake-geneva-region.ch/biz-montreux www.montreuxriviera.com 6 Montreux, conference and jazz town MONTREUX RIVIERA Hotel capacity 2,500 rooms 3,166 beds 1 Conference and exhibition centre Multiple seminar venues Leisure ideas nearby Facts & Figures Selection of hotels on p.31 6 7 VILLARSLES DIABLERETS AIGLELEYSINLES MOSSES The balcony of the Alps In the heart of the white cirque — — Only 1 ½ hours from Geneva International Airport, easily This destination offers a number of high-quality facilities accessible by car and public transport, the resorts of Villars- and a wide range of logistics services in an exceptional set- Les Diablerets are the ideal location for organising your event ting. Among Leysin’s original attractions are the revolving at the top, in an authentic setting in the mountains.