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General Information
Venue of the Conference
  1. The OECD Conference on Innovation and Growth in Tourism will be held on Thursday, 18 September from 09:00 to 17:30 and on Friday, 19 September 2003 from 09:00 to 13:00. It will be held in the Aula Magna of the University of Lugano.

        Università della Svizzera italiana
        Via Giuseppe Buffi 13
        6900 Lugano, Switzerland

  2. A welcome reception will be held at the City Hall of Lugano on Wednesday, 17 September 2003, at 20:00.
Registration
  1. There is no registration fee for attending the Conference and the social events. Participants are requested to complete the attached registration form (see annex I) and to return it, by 12 August 2003, to the OECD Secretariat.
Transport
  1. Different airline companies offer flights to the Zurich (Switzerland) and Malpensa (Italy) airports. There are various possibilities to get from each airport to Lugano:
From Malpensa by shuttle bus Eight connections per day from Malpensa to Lugano from 09:00 to 22:45 and from Lugano to Malpensa from 06.35 to 20.00. The connection takes about 50 minutes.
Check: http://www.busexpress.ch/shuttle.asp
 
From Zurich by plane Zurich to Lugano-Agno:

07.05 - 07.50
09.45 - 10.30
12.30 - 13.15
15.05 - 15.45*
17.30 - 18.15
21.00 - 21.45 		Lugano-Agno to Zurich

06.00 - 06.45
08.20 - 09.10
11.00 - 11.50
13.45 - 14.35
16.15 - 17.05*
18.40 - 19.30
    * not on Saturdays and Sundays
  by train Frequent connections from Zurich airport to Zurich central station and back.
Direct connections from Zurich Central Station to Lugano from 06:30 to 22:00 and from Lugano to Zurich Central Station from 06:00 to 20:30 (takes around 3 hours).
Check: http://www.sbb.ch/pv/index_d.htm

Travel arrangements
  1. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements. They can use the services proposed by "SR Special Events Incoming" and contact :

        Mrs. Raffaella Biffi
        Tel: +41-91-960 23 23
        E-mail: raffaella.biffi@citsuisse.ch

    Please use reference "OECD".
Accommodation
  1. Preferential room rates have been obtained for participants in the following hotels (see Annex II for more details):

      Single room
    (breakfast included)     		(approx. in Euro) Double room
    (breakfast included)     		(approx. in Euro)
    Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola SFr. 250.- 167 SFr. 365.- 244
    Hotel Lugano Dante SFr. 180.- 120 SFr. 230.- 154
    Hotel de la Paix SFr. 140.- 94 SFr. 180.- 120
    Hotel Holiday Inn SFr. 140.- 94 SFr. 190.- 127
    Hotel Excelsior SFr. 120.- 80 SFr. 170.- 114
    Hotel Ceresio SFr. 90.- 60 SFr. 130.- 87

  2. After 12 August 2003, all requests will be subject to availability.
Social programme
  1. The social programme is presented in Annex III. All participants, including accompanying persons, are invited to take part in the social events prepared by the Swiss authorities.

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