LYON, EUROPEAN SMART DESTINATION
2020: FIRST FRENCH CITY IN BIODIVERSITY CATEGORY
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2019: highest rated French city as part of The Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index)
The GDS is a destination level program that measures, benchmarks and improves the sustainability strategy and performance of meetings, events and business tourism destinations.
The mission of this program is to engage, inspire and enable destinations to become more sustainable places to visit, meet and thrive in.
It counts over 50 participating cities in the leading sustainability benchmarking & improvement program for meetings & events destinations around the world.
Lyon is the highest rated French city with a score of 55%.
2019: EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF SMART TOURISM
This competition honours this attractive, dynamic and accessible city's efforts to boost smart tourism thanks to trailblazing accomplishments in matter of:
Digital innovations
Environmental friendliness
Quality of life of its residents
2018: EUROPEAN COMMISSION’S Access city Award
This European award showcases cities that make life more accessible for disabled people in particular.
GREEN CITY
Freely available bicycle service : 4000 free to use bicycles
A Lyon Convention Centre in harmony with sustainable development
Banks of the river Rhone: 5 kilometer stretch of modern and delightful walkways. Lyon new confluence district : a reference in energy efficiency.
The “Parc de la Tête d’Or”: An area of 105 hectares including a 16 hectare lake.
ACCESSIBLE CITY
France’s 3rd International airport with 115 direct flight connections.
Regular flights to all main European cities.
Connection between airport and city center in 25 minutes.
3 TGV stations allowing easy access to the city for delegates from all around the world.
CITY OF CONGRESSES
2nd largest and most active modern Convention Centre with 3 amphitheaters and 8500 m² already tested successfully with numerous international association events.
France’s 2nd largest hotel offer with more than 18000 rooms in Lyon and Greater Lyon still growing, from the dependable comfort of big brand names to charming boutique hotels.
LEADING FRENCH LIFE SCIENCE CITY
France 2nd largest region in terms of health sector
World number one producer of vaccines
530 public and private research laboratories
13 300 researchers of whom 1800 international
THRIVING CITY
Leader in 5 industries: Biotechnologies; chemistry/environment; digital entertainment; textiles and flexible materials; transportation & mobility systems
2nd economic region in France
6th economic region in Europe
STUDENT CITY
150 000 students in 2017
17 “Grandes Ecoles” and 4 universities
Lyon named France’s best city to be a student in 2017
LYON IN THE RANKINGS
2nd choice in France for business and considered as future alternative to the Paris according to 60% of the decision-makers interviewed (Ernst & Young 2013 Survey)
1st French city in number of created companies
1st Smart city in France (M2Ocity – 2014)
LYON CONVENTION CENTRE
CITE INTERNATIONALE
AN ULTRA MODERN COMPLEX
Designed by the renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, the architecture of the Cité Internationale district is both modern and original.
A DYNAMIC SITE
With its hotels (500 rooms on site 3 and 4 stars + 500 additional rooms at walking distance), restaurants, shops and leisure facilities (Modern Art Museum, UGC Ciné Cité cinema complex, casino, etc.), the Cité Internationale caters for every aspect of modern life, in harmony with its environment.
AN EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION
Situated between the River Rhône and the Tête d’Or Park (117 hectares), the Cité Internationale is in an exceptional setting! Benefiting from the 2nd largest public transport network in France, the Cité Internationale is 10 minutes from the city center and the Part-Dieu Station, and just 30 minutes from
STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT
A modern venue with state-of-the-art equipment and event spaces that benefit from natural daylight.
25,000m² of modular space at your disposal to host events for up to 19,000 participants. All the spaces benefit from natural daylight.
The event spaces are laid out according to your needs: seminars, meetings, fairs, product launches, congresses, gala evenings and shows.
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AUDITORIUMS
300, 900 and
3,000 seats
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8 400m²
OF EXHIBITION
AREA ON A
SINGLE LEVEL
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26
MEETING ROOMS
50 to 450 people
LYON ACCOMMODATION
18,000 ROOMS
Hotels 5*: 343 rooms
Hotels 4*: 4 284 rooms
Hotels 3*: 4 721 rooms
Hotels 2*: 3 321 rooms
Hotels 1*: 970 rooms
Hotels NC: 747 rooms
APARTMENT HOTELS
3 486 apartments
YOUTH HOSTELS
338 beds
ON SITE HOTELS
Near 500 rooms
Marriott Lyon Cite Internationale |4*| 204 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Temporim Cite Internationale | Apartments hotel | 104 rooms & apartments - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Hotel Crowne Plaza | 4*| 156 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
HOTELS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
More than 550 rooms
Warwick Reine Astrid | 4*|88 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Appart City Confort Lyon Cite | 3* | 158 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Hotel B&B Lyon Caluire | 3*| 120 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Ibis Lyon Caluire Palais des Congres | 3* | 114 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
Ibis Budget Caluire Palais des Congres | 2*| 71 rooms - Cette adresse e-mail est protégée contre les robots spammeurs. Vous devez activer le JavaScript pour la visualiser.
City center hotels are accessible within 10 min by public transportation
VISIT LYON
2000 years of history: 500 hectares classified as a
Unesco World Heritage Site since 1998
One of the largest Renaissance quarters in Europe after Venice : Saint Jean Cathedral, narrow streets, inner courtyards and "Traboules“ (passageways).
Capital of silk weaving : 30.000 silk weavers used to live in Lyon the 19th century
Traboules” (passageways), silk printing workshop, Lyon’s traditional know how.
Fourvière’s church (XIXème siècle) : major building of Lyon heritage
Mosaics, stained glass windows, marbles and an astonishing view on the city !
Birthplace of cinema with Lumière brothers
City of Lights: 200 sites are artistically lit up on the 8th December during Lyon’s Light Festival (2 million visitors yearly)
More than 30 museums in the city
Major contemporary architects signatures (Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Santiago Calatrava...)
A true, authentic French city experience !
GETTING TO LYON
LYON BY AIR > LYON SAINT EXUPÉRY AIRPORT
Located in the heart of Europe and with over 115 non-stop flight routes, Lyon Airport boasts one of the most comprehensive international route networks with 38 airline companies. It offers 91 international destinations connected to 70 European cities (London, Madrid, Rome, Dublin, Lisbon, Berlin, Barcelona, Porto, Venice, Manchester, Prague,etc.).
The airport is situated just 25 minutes from Lyon city center and is connected by an Express tramway RHONEXPRESS (every 15 minutes) and 24 hours taxis.
For participants arriving at PARIS CDG AIRPORT from ASIA and USA, direct connection to Lyon by TGV –high-speed train, 26 round trips per day in just 1h50, no need to change airport upon arrival at CDG, the station is located directly beneath the airport.
In 2016 : 4th Airport in France - 9,5 million passengers (+ 10% ) - 30 new routes (of which 20 new destinations) including 3 long-haul routes In 2017 : 10 million passengers - A new terminal (70 000 m2) doubling of the current capacity - 4 new routes (of which 2 new destinations In 2020 : 2nd Airport in France - 15 million passengers
LYON BY RAIL > 3 HIGH SPEED TRAIN STATIONS
Lyon is very well connected to Europe and counts 3 high-speed train stations in the city :
St Exupéry Train station (airport) connected to Lyon Airport by a moving sidewalk.
Perrache Train station (city center) serves mostly for trains operating on the Paris to Marseille route - terminus station for train operation on the Lyon to Geneva route.
Part DieuTrain station (city center) is the main railway station and serves international cities.
Lyon-Paris: 1h55 (23 round trips on week days)
Lyon-Geneva: 1h50 - Lyon-Brussels: 3h37 - Lyon-London: 4h40
Lyon-Torino: 3h45 -Lyon-Milano: 5h15 Lyon-Barcelona : 5h - Lyon-Francfort : 6h
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