Why Lyon!
Why Lyon!
Your event deserves somewhere special... Lyon is the ideal destination!
A few figures to give you an idea of what the city can offer
- Economic centre ranking n° 2 in France
- Convention city ranking n° 2 in France
- 2.6 million inhabitants
- 144 000 students, 10 000 researchers and 510 laboratories in Lyon
- 1 500 decision centres
- Some forty non-government international organisations, fifteen or so foreign Chambers of Commerce and roughly fifty consulates.
- Bodies such as Institut Aspen and scientific foundations, such as the Fondation Scientifique de Lyon et du Sud Est and Fondation Mérieux, contribute to Lyon’s influence abroad by organising major international events such as the Europe-Japan Conference and Biovision, a world forum for biotechnologies.
- 11 500 hotel rooms, of which more than 4000 in upper categories, as well as many different formulas for low-cost accommodation.
- Well-served with Lyon St Exupéry International Airport, 3 TGV high-speed train stations and 5 motorways linking it to all the major European cities.
SNCF
Contact for SNCF Groups and Business Tourism
Telephone: +33(0) 810879 479
Fax: +33(0) 810 875 475
Email:
acvgroupes@sncf.fr
www.sncf.com
Air France
Managing and organizing your air transport to and from Lyon has never been so easy!
Lyon is the pilot city for Air France's Global Meetings program, a recently launched service dedicated to help you in planning your air transfers during your events that is both efficient and simple.