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2 ConFerenCes & FAirs
Slovenia’s well-developed infrastructure, stable
economy and position at the crossroads of Western,
Central and Southeastern Europe make it a popular
location for international conferences, trade fairs
and exhibitions. While December and January aren’t
exactly peak season, the two largest travel and tourism
related events are taking place at the end of the
latter.
Conventa
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
en.conventa.si
21 - 22 January
The Slovenian Convention Bureau’s 2nd Southeast
European Exhibition for Meetings, Events and Incentive
Travel, will be held at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention
Centre on 21 - 22 January 2010. The event brings
together a wide selection of exhibitors from the tourism
and international meetings industry in Southeast Europe,
including convention bureaus, tourist boards, convention
centres and hotels, event planning agencies, airlines and
transport companies and various media for the purpose
of arranging one-to-one meetings with top industry buyers
who are responsible for organising international events for
their firms. The exhibition’s focus on personal one-to-one
meetings makes it the ideal venue for industry insiders to
present their services and offerings to potential partners.
Last year, over 3,000 such meeting took during the event.
Following the official programme, several study tours will
be available to participants who wish to explore first-hand
what the region has to offer. A hosted buyer programme
- covering return airfare, four-star hotel accommodation,
local transfers and all meals - is also available for qualified
individuals. See the official website for registration details
and other info.
Tourism and Leisure Show
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
www.ljubljanafair.com
21 - 24 January 2009
Held at the end of January, Slovenia’s largest tourism
event brings together seemingly every tourism related
business, organisation, association and government office
in the country. The show not only aims to promote all of
Slovenia’s numerous tourist offering, but also bring together
people from all of tourism’s diverse sectors in order to
facilitate cooperation as well as innovation. As the name
suggests, the organisers devote special attention to leisure
activities available in Slovenia and abroad, with foreign
representative also presenting their respective countries.
Participants range from ministries, airports and railways
to casinos, ski resorts and restaurants to golf courses,
caravan dealers and the publishers of high quality locallyproduced
city guides.
The Boat Show
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
22 - 25 January 2010
Informative (Education Fair)
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
www.informativa.si
29 - 30 January 2010
Gastronomy, Ice Cream & Wine Fair
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
8 - 10 February 2010
Home Builders Fair
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
2 - 7 March 2010
Promarket (Marketing & Advertising Fair)
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
17 - 19 March 2010
Collecta (International Collector’s Fair)
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
16 - 28 March 2010
Conference & Exhibition Centres
Cankarjev Dom
Located in the centre of town, CD is Slovenia’s largest
purpose-built congress centre in terms of auditorium
style seating. Of its 22 multi-purpose halls and functional
spaces, the largest has a capacity of up to 2,000
delegates, and the entire venue can host up to 5,000
visitors simultaneously.
Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre
GR, as it is known in Slovene, is the largest convention
centre in Slovenia, and is the location of nearly all of
Ljubljana’s major conventions, fairs and trade shows.
With 20 multifunctional halls and rooms it can accommodate
thousands of visitors, and also has 1,500 parking
spaces within short walking distance. For those arriving
by public transport, it is located only 300 metres from
the main train and bus stations.
Grand Hotel Union
Built in 1905, this Art Nouveau masterpiece has a long
history of hosting major events and prominent guests
- it’s the only place the Queen of England stay when
she’s in town. It also has the most extensive conference
facilities of any hotel in Ljubljana, including its immaculate
Grand Union Hall, which can seat up to 800 delegates.
Hotel Mons
Located along the ring road on the western edge of the
city, Mons was Slovenia’s first designer hotel. Its stateof-the-art
congress centre is comprised of six separate
conference halls - the largest seating up to 600 people
- and three smaller boardrooms, and the 111-room hotel
itself is packed with amenities.
Hotel Lev
Formerly part of the InterContinental chain, the 5-star
Hotel Lev (pronounced lay-OW, which is Slovene for ‘lion’),
has a prime location in the centre of town and boast
ample conference facilities. Its largest hall , which can
also be divided into quarters, has a maximum reception
capacity of 500 guests, or up to 380 seats.
Ljubljana In Your Pocket ljubljana.inyourpocket.com
Based on abundant anecdotal evidence and various
informal surveys, Slovenes rank as some of the most
active people in the world. Ask anyone what their plans
are for the weekend and you’re almost guaranteed to hear
the words cycling, hiking, skiing or tennis depending on
the season - although even rain and snow hardly seem
to discourage most people from packing up the kids and
heading to the mountains or into the countryside for a day
of family fun. If you’re similarly inclined, or just feeling guilty
by comparison, there are virtually endless opportunities to
get out there and work up a sweat.
Badminton, Squash
Bit Center Hotel F-3, Litijska 57, tel. (+386) 1548 00
55, hotel@bit-center.net, www.bit-center.net. QOpen
07:00 - 23:00.
Millenium J-2, Šmartinska 152, tel. (+386) 1585 15
00, millenium@btc.si, www.millenium.btc.si. QOpen
07:00 - 23:00, Sat, Sun 08:00 - 23:00.
Bowling
Arena Vodafone live! - Gladiator (BTC Center)
J-1/2, Šmartinska 152, tel. (+386) 1520 55 80, info@
kolosej.si, www.arenalive.si. QOpen 12:00 - 24:00, Fri
12:00 - 02:00, Sat 10:00 - 02:00, Sun 10:00 - 24:00.
Klub300 H-1, Regentova 35, tel. (+386) 1510 39 40,
info@bowlingklub300.com, www.bowlingklub300.com.
QOpen 14:00 - 24:00, Sat 10:00 - 02:00, Sun 10:00 - 23:00.
In summer bowling is available every day from 17:00.
Dance School
Salsoteca A/B-1, Celovška 175, tel. (+386) 31 31 48
05, www.salsoteca.si. QOpen 17:00 - 19:30. Closed Sat.
Extreme Sports
Biosfera B-4, Karunova 6, tel. (+386) 1280 16 07, info@
biosfera.si, www.biosfera.si.
Fitness
Bit Sport Center J-2, Litijska 57, tel. (+386) 1548 00
55, hotel@bit-center.net. QOpen 07:00 - 23:00.
Fit&Fun Center B-2, Dalmatinova 2, tel. (+386) 1239
61 74, info@fit-funcenter.si, www.fit-funcenter.si.
QOpen 07:00 - 23:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 22:00.
Konex center G-2, Cesta na Brdo 109, tel. (+386)
1241 40 00, info@konex-center.si, www.konex-center.
si. QOpen 07:00 - 23:00, Sat 09:00 - 22:00.
Sokol Group d.o.o. H-3, Koprska 72, tel. (+386) 1200
27 50, fax (+386) 1200 27 57, uprava@sokolgroup.com,
www.sokolgroup.com. Operates three fitness centres in
Ljubljana with aerobics, saunas and tanning facilities. The gym
near the city centre, located in Tivoli Park, also features a
swimming pool and a sports nutrition shop. It’s the perfect
place to go if your muscles need some pumping or you want
to find a swimming pool close to work.
Sokol Tivoli Fitness center A-1, Celovška 25, tel.
(+386) 1300 37 55, sokoltivoli@sokolgroup.com,
www.sokolgroup.com. QOpen 06:00 - 22:00, Sat, Sun
10:00 - 20:00.
Sunny H-1, Regentova 37, tel. (+386) 1513 44 44,
www.sunny.si. QOpen 07:30 - 23:00, Sat, Sun 09:00
- 21:00.
TG Sportlife H-2, Bežigrad 13, tel. (+386) 41 81 11
96, info@tgsportlife.net, www.tgsportlife.net. QOpen
09:00 - 19:00. Closed Sat, Sun.
ljubljana.inyourpocket.com
sports
There’s no off season for cycling in Slovenia
Paintball
Kraljev Hrib Kamniška Bistrica 2, 1242 Stahovica,
tel. (+386) 1832 72 50/(+386) 041 816 477, info@
kraljevhrib-sp.si, www.kraljevhrib-sp.si. Located near
the cable car at the foot of the Alps in Velika Planina, the
‘King of the Hill’ sports and recreation centre is best known
as the foremost promoter of one of Slovenia’s newest
pastimes: paintball. Since they opened the country’s first
paintball club in 1992, the sport has gone on to build quite
a following among Slovenes, who turn out year-round to
shoot their friends, family members and co-workers with
balls of paint.
Swimming
Atlantis Water Park J-2, Šmartinska 152, tel.
(+386) 1585 21 00, vodnomesto@btc.si, www.atlantis-vodnomesto.si.
QOpen 09:00 - 23:00. Admission
€7,90/6,50.
Kodeljevo F-3, Gortanova 21, tel. (+386) 1520 13 00,
slovan@siol.net, www.slovan.si. Q Outdoor pool open
09:00-19:00 in Aug. Admission €6/4,50.
Laguna Spa & Fun H/J-1, Dunajska 270, tel. (+386)
1568 39 13, laguna@gpl.si, www.laguna.si. QOpen
09:00 - 22:00. Admission €13/11.
Plavalni klub Ilirija A-1, Celovška 3, tel. (+386) 1439
75 80, pkilirija@siol.net, www.plavalniklub-ilirija.si.
Recreational Center Tivoli A-1, Celovška 25, tel.
(+386) 1431 51 50, justina.gosak@zavod-tivoli.si,
www.zavod-tivoli.si. QOpen 06:00 - 11:00; 18:00-23:00,
Mon 18:00 - 23:00, Sun 10:00 - 20:00. Outdoor pool open
09:00-19:00. Admission €6/4,50.
Tennis
Breskvar Tennis Academy J-1, Tesovnikova 74, tel.
(+386) 1568 38 19, tennis.breskvar@siol.net, www.
tenis-klub-breskvar.si. QOpen 08:00 - 24:00.
Gradiant J-1, Pot K Savi 45, tel. (+386) 1537 30 47,
www.gradiant.si. QOpen 08:00 - 23:00.
Kodeljevo sports park F-3, Gortanova 21, tel. (+386)
1520 13 00, www.slovan.si. QOpen 08:00 - 22:00.
December 2009 - January 2010
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