Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry project aims to promote the whole congress offer of Lake Maggiore. Discover in this presentation the services and the facilities offered by the three convention bureau representing the territory of the lake.

1. Meetings and events offer
on Lake Maggiore

3. Lago Maggiore Conference
► LMC covers with 30 Members the
Piedmont side of Lake Maggiore, Lake
Orta and Lake Mergozzo
► Extremely high quality facilities only
45 minutes away from Milan Malpensa
International Airport
► More than 1,400 bedrooms
► 119 Meeting rooms, hosting 10 to
1200 people
► Free support on delivering technical Events beyond all expectations !
data on structures, reservations,
famtrips and site inspections

4. Lago Maggiore Conference
► One only contact for one complete offer
- 9 conference hotels
- historical venues
- 4 restaurants
- 2 agencies and DMCs
- private boats
► Teambuilding
► Cultural guided tours
► Sports
► Wellness

5. Lago Maggiore Conference
5* and 4* Luxury Conference Hotels
and Historical Venues
18th and 19th Century Palaces and Villas

6. Lago Maggiore Conference
Land Restaurants:
Piccolo Lago
2* Michelin Guide
OR
Il Portale
Kilometre Zero Cuisine
Island Restaurants with Local Fish Specialities :
The Fishermen's Island

7. Lago Maggiore Conference
Destination Management Companies
Stresa Baveno
Transfer Services: buses, cars and boats ...and much more to discover!

8. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
 Born in 2008, supported by the Chamber of
Commerce, the Province of Varese and all the
associations in the area
 It is the result of a mutual approach between the
commercial and the institutional areas and it is the
expression of over 130 quality firms operating in the
tourist field

9. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
Our MISSION
Promotion and marketing of the destination for:
 MEETINGS and EVENTS
 CONGRESSES / GREEN CONGRESSES
 INCENTIVES
 SPORTS TOURISM
Our ADDED VALUE
 CULTURAL HOILDAYS
 COMPLETE BID ABOUT ALL THE AREA
 GROUP and INDIVIDUAL TRIPS
 NO ADDITIONAL COSTS
 BEST RATE GUARANTEED
 UNIQUE CONTACT FOR ALL SERVICES

10. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
OUR SERVICES:
Hotel Booking with Best Price guaranteed
Personalized offers for events, congresses and meetings within 24 hours
Educational tours and inspection visits to taste the beauty of Varese
Direct and constant relationship with 70 specialized and highly qualified
operators: catering, transports, technological services, incoming agencies
Welcome desk Malpensa International Airport - fair trade services
Transfer services
Creation of post congress activities (cultural, sport, food and wine) and gala
dinners

11. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
13 LOCATIONS & CONGRESS CENTERS:
78 ROOMS - 12.146 SEATS
HOTELS: 155 ROOMS - 12.799 SEATS

12. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
ACCOMMODATION
58 HOTEL
3* e 4* HOTELS:
Over 4.000
bedrooms

13. Varese Convention & Visitors Bureau
LEISURE TIME
2 Unesco Sites
14 Religious Complexes
15 Villas and Gardens
8 Golf Courses
5 Outlets
7 Michelin Guide
Starred Restaurants

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ASCONA – LOCARNO TOURIST OFFICE

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Distance to and from Ascona - Locarno

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Convention Bureau Services
• Congress and seminar
services
• Reservation at the hotels
• Team Building and
Incentive program
• Boat cruising
• Guided Excursions and
cultural visits
• …and more!

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ASCONA – LOCARNO TOURIST OFFICE
Venues
• 50 meeting spaces from
10 to 3000 seats
• 2000 sqm exhibition
surface
• 5 Historical venues
Accommodations
• 4 hotels 5 stars
• 15 hotels 4 stars
• 39 hotels 3 stars

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Our strenghts
• Nature and Territory
• Hotels
• Events
• Efficiency Services
• Security

19. Lago Maggiore Meeting Industry
grows green!

20. Aware of the impact that meetings industry can have on ecosystem and
socio-cultural balances locally and globally, Lago Maggiore Meeting
Industry aims to contribute to the development of an integrated system of
meetings and events offer, inspired by sustainability values.
"Green Meetings by the Blue Waters Lake" project, co-financed by Interreg
Italy Switzerland, focuses the development policies of Lago Maggiore
Meeting Industry on GREEN, in landscape, social, cultural and environmental
terms.

21. The Lago Maggiore Green Meeting
Code of Conduct purposes
develop a system of integrated green meetings
offer in the Piedmont-Lombardy-Helvetic area
enhance the attractiveness of the destination
nationally and internationally
initiate and implement a voluntary path of
continuous improvement of the meetings offer
quality based on the values ​of sustainability
promote and spread the culture and the know-how
of an eco-efficient and socially responsible
management of events
starting point for internationally accredited
certifications of green meetings (BS 8901, ISO
20121, GRI Sector Supplement for Events).

22. The Code of Conduct applies to the entire
supply chain of events planning and organization
Communication
Destination Exhibitions
and Marketing
Event location Transportation Office on site
Catering and
Hospitality delivery of food
and beverages

23. Best practices on Lake Maggiore
4 Hotels
registered EMAS
Hotel Splendid
Hotel Simplon
Hotel La Palma
Hotel Il chiostro

24. The Municipality of Baveno has obtained the European
Energy Award® . This award supports communities that
want to contribute to a sustainable energy policy and
urban development through the rational use of energy
and an increased use of renewable energies.
Veglia Devero Nature Park has obtained EMAS
registration. The EU Eco-Management and Audit
Scheme is a management tool for companies and other
organisations to evaluate, report and improve their
environmental performance.

25. 20 Municipalities of Verbano Cusio Ossola and High
Novarese adhere to the Covenant of Mayors, the
mainstream European movement involving local and
regional authorities, voluntarily committing to increasing
energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources
on their territories. By their commitment, Covenant
signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union
20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.
Valgrande National Park and Veglia Devero Nature
Park (with Strona Valley) are working to obtain the
European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, developed by
Europarc - Federation of protected areas, with about 450
members in 36 European countries. 88 Parks in Europe
have already adopted the Charter.