Switzerland Meeting Trophy 2025 by Switzerland Tourism

Get ready Switzerland Meeting Trophy 2025

Jungfraujoch, Region of Bern, © Sebastien Staub

Programme

June 2025, Subject to change Your itinerary through Switzerland.

Lucerne-Lake Lucerne Region

Tessin

Eastern Switzerland / Liechtenstein

Zurich Region

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Morning Arrival in Switzerland at Zurich Airport as per your booking. Collect your luggage and proceed to the arrival hall. Look out for the Meeting Trophy welcome sign! Welcome by a representative of the Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau

Your luggage will be collected and transferred to Grindelwald separately. Take essential items with you during the transfer Note that you will receive a backpack for the rest of the event in Grindelwald upon arrival

Individual train transfer to Zürich HB (=main station). Meet the other participants at Zurich HB at the departure platform. The departure platform of the train will be communicated closer to date

All train arrivals at Zürich HB will gather at the Meeting Point in the main hall. Look out for the Meeting Trophy welcome sign!

12:42 Departure by special train at Zurich HB to Bern. Departure platform will be indicated and announced via loudspeaker

During the train ride a light Swiss meal is served

14:50 Change trains at Bern

15:04 Continue transfer direction Interlaken Ost

15:59 Change trains at Interlaken Ost

16:04 Continue transfer direction Grindelwald

16:40 Arrival at Grindelwald train station

After arrival, short walk and check-in at Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald . Your accommodation in Grindelwald

Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald

Dorfstrasse 168

CH-3818 Grindelwald

Phone +41 33 854 77 77 grindelwald@sunstar.ch https://grindelwald.sunstar.ch/en/

The Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald is in an outstandingly panoramic location, quiet and central but with uninterrupted views of the famous North Face of the Eiger, Wetterhorn and First. The hotel offers 217 rooms, well-lit seminar areas and plenary assembly hall with the latest seminar technology (7 seminar rooms, 3 group rooms and 1 foyer with space for up to 260 participants)

19:00 Get-together flying dinner at Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof

20:00 Presentation of the teams and the Swiss Partners

21:00 End of the official evening

Overnight at Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald

Friday, 20 June 2025

As from

06:00 Individual breakfast at Sunstar Hotel Grindelwald

07:00 Check-out and leave your tagged luggage for separate transfer in the lobby

07:15 Hand out of rally books to the teams

07:20 Latest departure of the bus to Grindelwald Terminal

07:40 Departure by Eiger Express at Grindelwald Terminal (the ride is approx. 20 minutes). Change at “Eigergletscher” to the train to Jungfraujoch

08:15 Departure by train to Jungfraujoch

08:41 Arrival at Jungfraujoch

08:50 Group picture at the Sphinx Terrace

09:10 1 st rally stop - Jungfraujoch

10:30 Meet in the departure area for return transfer to the valley by train and cableway

10:47 Departure by train

11:11 Arrival at “Eigergletscher”, change to cableway

11:20 Departure at “Eigergletscher”

11:40 Arrival at Grindelwald Terminal

11:51 Departure by train to Interlaken Ost

12:23 Arrival in Interlaken Ost and walk to Congress Kursaal Interlaken

12:40 Lunch at Congress Kursaal Interlaken

13:45 Walk to Interlaken West boat station

14:10 Departure by boat to Spiez / relax on the boat

15:32 Arrival at Spiez and walk to Spiez Bay

15:45 2 nd rally stop – Spiez Bay

17:00 Bus transfer to hotels Eden, Deltapark Vitalresort and Seepark. Walk to Belvédère. Time at leisure and check-in at your hotel

Your accommodation in Spiez and Thun

Team Netherlands and Nordics

Belvédère Strandhotel

Schachenstrasse 39

CH-3700 Spiez

Phone +41 33 655 66 66

Team North America and UK/Ireland

Hotel Eden Spiez

Seestrasse 58

CH-3700 Spiez

Phone +41 33 655 99 00 info@belvedere-spiez.ch

welcome@eden-spiez.ch www.belvedere-spiez.ch

Team Belgium & Germany

Hotel Deltapark Vitalresort

Deltaweg 29

CH-3645 Gwatt bei Thun

Phone +41 33 334 30 30

www.eden-spiez.ch

Team France

Hotel Seepark

Seestrasse 47

CH-3602 Thun

Phone +41 33 226 12 12 info@deltapark.ch

info@seepark.ch www.deltapark.ch www.seepark.ch

18:45 Bus transfer for Team France from Hotel Seepark

18:50 Bus transfer for Team Belgium and Germany from Hotel Deltapark Vitalresort

18:55 Bus transfer for Team Netherlands and Nordics from Belvédère Strandhotel

19:00 “Horizon party” with aperitif and dinner at Hotel Eden

19:30 During the evening presentation of the interim results and group picture 22:00 Bus transfer back to the hotels

Overnight at your hotel

Saturday, 21 June 2025

as from

06:00 Individual breakfast at your hotel

07:15 Check-out and leave your tagged luggage for separate transfer in the lobby

07:15 Departure bus for Team North America and UK/Ireland

07:25 Departure bus for Team Belgium and Germany

07:25 Departure bus for Team Netherlands and Nordics

07:30 Team France walk to KKThun

07:45 Start of 2 nd rally day at KKThun

08:45 Departure by car to the Emmentaler Show Diary in Affoltern im Emmental

10:00

Arrival at Affoltern im Emmental

10:15 3 rd rally stop – Emmentaler Show Diary

12:00 Continue by car to Bern – BERNEXPO

13:00 Arrival at BERNEXPO. Leave your car at the parking space and hand out the key to Europcar staff. Lunch at BERNEXPO

14:00 Walk to tram stop and take tram no. 9 to “Kursaal”. Walk over Kornhausbridge to the square of the Federal Palace – group picture

14:40 4 th rally stop – city of Bern

16:30 End of rally – meet at Restaurant Altes Tramdepot / Bern BearPark for refreshment and hand in the rally book to SCIB staff

Time at leisure and check-in at your hotel

19:30 Final night with dinner and party at Rooftop Grill, Swissôtel Kursaal Bern

22:30 Announcement winner team of the Switzerland Meeting Trophy 2025

Dance the night away

Overnight at your hotel

Your accommodation in Bern

Team Belgium and Nordics

Best Western Hotel Bern

Team Netherlands and UK/Ireland

Novotel Bern Expo Zeughausgasse 9 Guisanplatz 2

CH-3011 Bern

Phone +41 33 329 22 22

CH-3014 Bern

Phone +41 31 339 09 09 reception@hotelbern.ch

H5009@accor.com www.hotelbern.ch https://all.accor.com/hotel/5009/index.de.shtml

Team Germany and France

Swissôtel Kursaal Bern

Team North America

Hotel Schweizerhof Kornhausstrasse 3 Bahnhofplatz 11

CH-3013 Bern

Phone +41 33 339 50 50

CH-3001 Bern

Phone +41 33 326 80 80 reception@kursaal-bern.ch

info@schweizerhofbern.com www.kursaal-bern.ch www.schweizerhofbern.com

Sunday, 22 June 2025

Morning Individual check-out at the hotel

09:00 Meet in the lobby with your luggage and walk to Casino Bern for the Brunch

09:30 Check-in of your luggage with Airportr Service (not applicable for all participants)

09:30-

11:30/12:00 Brunch at Casino Bern

Individual departure or extension of your stay

Flight back to your destination

Good to know

Dress cod e

Sneakers are recommended during daytime activities, and we suggest bringing along a windbreaker/fleece for higher altitudes.

Thursday all day: casual, comfortable shoes

Thursday evening: casual, jacket/layers (we will be outdoors but with possibility to be indoors as well)

Friday all day: casual, Team T-shirt, comfortable sporty shoes, morning might be chilly, jacket/layers, higher altitude (Jungfraujoch!!!)

Friday evening: smart casual – (no jeans, no ties) jacket/layers, outdoor/indoor location

Saturday all day: casual, comfortable shoes, jacket/layers

Saturday evening: smart casual – (no jeans, no ties) jacket/layers, outdoor/indoor location

Don’t forget to bring

Sunglasses

Passport

Windbreaker/fleece for higher altitudes

Swimwear

Driving license (if you want to drive)

Adapter

Please travel light as due to logistical issues you may need to carry your luggage occasionally.

Important: The insurance is up to everybody’s own responsibility

Each participant is responsible for its insurances. Please make sure that your travel insurance covers you for medical and dental costs in Switzerland. Switzerland Tourism does not cover these costs.

All activities and meals mentioned in the program are offered. We kindly ask you to pay your personal expenses like minibar, drinks at the bar, any other extras directly. Thank you for your cooperation.

Weather forecast

Check the following website before leaving for Switzerland. http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/home.html?tab=overview

You can search for the forecast of all destinations of your trip.

Social media & pictures gallery

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