Frankfurt Convention Bureau Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, the city at the heart of Europe, is an attractive mix of contradictions, offering the traditional and the modern, business and culture, the big-city bustle and peace and quiet.

The choice of conference and event facilities on offer in Frankfurt am Main is as diverse as the city itself: in addition to conventional meeting rooms and historical buildings, there's also a variety of more contemporary event locations. A successful blend of both can be found at the famous Alte Oper, whose prestige exterior is complemented by modern facilities inside. You're sure to find the appropriate setting for every kind of event, whether it's at the historical Römer town hall, the new university campus in the Westend district with its state-of-the-art conference facilities, the restored Palais Frankfurt on Hauptwache square, the renovated Carmelite abbey with its famous frescos and, of course, at the many conference hotels. The most famous of the venues in Frankfurt is the Messe exhibition centre, one of the largest exhibition sites in the world that also includes the Congress Center, Forum, Festhalle and the Kap Europa. The fact that Frankfurt is a popular destination for the international events industry speaks for itself. The IMEX trade fair, for example, attracts congress planners from all over the world. There are also a number of venues and options for supporting programmes on offer in the region around Frankfurt. From the city, it's just a short hop to the wineries of the Rheingau, the spa town of Wiesbaden, Darmstadt – the city of science, the natural sightseeing attractions of the Odenwald and Hanau – the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm.

Frankfurt at a glance:

• Hotels/beds: 276/57,000

• 13 minutes from the airport to the main train station by suburban railway

• 15 minutes from the airport to the city centre

• ICE train station in the city (Hauptbahnhof) and at the airport

Expertise

Frankfurt – The multifaceted metropolis on the River Main Boasting a superb infrastructure and quick and easy access to the global traffic and transport network, Frankfurt has become the home of countless corporations, associations and scientific institutions. At the same time, its international orientation has helped to make the knowledge centre of Frankfurt Rhine-Main one of Germany’s most popular event locations. Today, a wide range of industry sectors thrives in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region thanks to these superb framework conditions.

Four of the most prominent ones combine to provide an excellent example of the knowledge bundling and networking opportunities that are available in and around Frankfurt:

• Chemicals/Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences

• Financial Services

• IT/Telecommunication

• Logistics/Mobility

For more information please refer to Frankfurt Convention Bureau, Frankfurt Economic Development GmbH, Frankfurt Rhein-Main GmbH