Meeting points between landing and departure
A new 180,000-square-meter center is being built near the airport. Scheduled to open at the end of 2019, The Circle will include offices, restaurants, art and cultural spaces, a new health center operated by the University Hospital Zurich for outpatient medical services, as well as two Hyatt hotels and a convention center.The center, operated by the Hyatt hotel group The Circle Convention Center Zurich Airport is to become the new address for congresses and events in the Zurich region. Directly connected to the Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle, it has a total area of 5000 square meters and a meeting capacity for up to 2500 guests. The Convention Hall can accommodate 1500 people, and 15 additional rooms complete the offering. The location is designed for a wide variety of events such as gala dinners, exhibitions, congresses or product presentations.The adjacent Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport The Circle is geared to the needs of business travelers and conference guests. According to the operator, professional event planning will take care of every detail. The hotel comprises 250 rooms, including an executive and a presidential suite. The Regency Club Lounge, with its own terrace, offers views of the park. A lobby with bar, market and restaurant leads to the Convention Center and is suitable as a central meeting point.Already popular with event organizers is the Priora Business Center, located about four minutes by bus from Zurich Airport. In June of this year, it was awarded second place in the "Meeting Locations" category of the Swiss Location Award 2017. The center, which is located in the "Balsberg" commercial building, offers 24 light-flooded conference and meeting rooms for two to 300 people on an area of around 2,000 square meters. All rooms are equipped with a beamer, screen, flipchart, pinboard and free WLAN. The Priora Business Center not only makes virtual meetings possible, but also so-called virtual offices. Customers who do not need their own office benefit from Priora's telephone service, mail service and a company sign on the building. If space is required, day offices and conference rooms can be rented at any time. In-house catering is available for coffee breaks, stand-up lunches or aperitifs.
Good accessibility
There is a wide range of hotels near the airport, most of which focus on business travelers and conference and event participants. A whole range of business hotels that also offer conference facilities can be reached in around ten minutes by public transport from the airport. Hilton Zurich Airport in Opfikon offers a platform for various events with almost 1360 square meters of flexible conference space. From global conferences to noble gala evenings, everything is possible. There is a choice of 25 variable, air-conditioned meeting rooms with an adjoining business center. A large foyer area is suitable for exhibitions, receptions and themed coffee breaks. Highlights include the 268-square-meter multifunctional Panoramasaal and the La Place room, where vehicles can also be displayed. In addition, an in-house technical service and banquet team are available. There are 250 parking spaces directly in front of the hotel.
Airbus and Zeppelin
Eleven event rooms can be found in the Dorint Airport Hotel Zurich, which is also located in Opfikon. The largest room is suitable for up to 180 people. All meeting rooms have 3.6 meter high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling and soundproof windows, can be darkened, are air-conditioned and barrier-free, and have direct access to the garden. In addition to the two large rooms Airbus and Zeppelin, the hotel includes various Board and Syndicate Rooms, all named after famous pioneers of aviation. The garden area with sun terrace and garden lounge makes outdoor summer parties, coffee breaks and break-outs possible. The hotel has its own underground parking garage. Those who arrive from the airport in an environmentally conscious manner on streetcar lines 10 or 12 receive a welcome drink as a reward upon presentation of their streetcar ticket.The newly renovated Mövenpick Hotel Zurich Airport in Glattbrugg comprises 13 air-conditioned seminar and conference rooms. The property offers its own Meetings & Events team and a concierge to assist clients with events. In addition to meetings and seminars, cocktail receptions for 400 people or banquet events for up to 180 guests are possible. Catering is provided by the hotel's own restaurants.Located directly at Oerlikon train station, the Courtyard Zurich North. On more than 500 square meters there are seven multifunctional rooms for two to 280 people. The entire hotel concept is aimed at business and seminar customers. These benefit from completely renovated rooms, a powerful Internet and the possibility to hold a private or business meeting at any time throughout the hotel.The Hotel NH Zurich Airport in Glattbrugg offers two event rooms with daylight for five and 70 people respectively. Three-course lunches are served in the in-house restaurant; a buffet can be booked for 15 or more people. On request, the hotel organizes additional services such as limousine services.The five Meeting room of the Holiday Inn Express Zurich Airport bear the names of the Zurich airport communities. They each offer space for 20 or a total of 100 participants and are suitable for uncomplicated meetings. The hotel has a business center in the lobby and employs two professional event planners who assist customers with organizational questions.
Coming home
A free transfer to the nearby airport is offered by the Hotel Allegra Zurich Airport in Kloten. Three rooms for seminars, trainings and meetings have a capacity for up to 50 participants. The offer is rounded off by banquet menus and an aperitif selection.The Kameha Grand Zurich in Glattpark has a comprehensive meeting and event infrastructure. The centerpiece of the hotel is the Kameha Dome, which is located on the second floor and, with 701 square meters of space, provides a backdrop for a wide variety of events. Thanks to a powerful lifting platform with access to the underground parking garage and various suspension points on the ceiling, car presentations are also possible in the Dome. The adjoining 375-square-meter terrace offers a view of the Kameha Garden.The property also includes six meeting rooms for two to 210 people; six business suites for two to twelve people; two restaurants; a bar; and a smokers' and shisha lounge. The entire interior of the Kameha Grand Zurich was conceived by Dutch star designer Marcel Wanders, who took Swiss clichés with a wink and wanted to give frequent travelers a feeling of coming home.
