Tunisia, the perfect location for all your business needs

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1 Tunisia, the perfect location for all your business needs 10 things you should know about MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conference and Exhibitions) in Tunisia 1 n 2 ideal location in relation to Europe Located in the center of the Mediterranean, Tunisia is only 140 km from Sicily and close to the main European capitals. It is linked to Europe by 170 flights per week served by 80 airlines. In addition to a less tiring journey and savings in the cost of transport, Tunisia is the only destination that can offer short events a setting as different as say, for example, the Sahara. great cultural and historic wealth The history of Tunisia is a long swing between frica, the Orient and the West. Carthage s heir has preserved the traces of its many influences through countless monuments and sites, some of which also serve as sumptuous meeting venues: the Roman amphitheatre at El Djem, the fort at Hammamet UNESCO World Heritage historical sites and monuments 1/ Tunis s medina : Vast and remarkably well preserved, it is dotted with numerous monuments such as the Great Zitouna Mosque (ninth century), the Castle mosque (12th century), medersas, zaouias, palaces and Turkish funerary buildings (13rd to 19th century) which offer a range of Tunisian architectural styles, from the classic austerity of cut stone to the ndalusian and Turkish decors. 2/ Kairouan : The first town founded in the Maghreb by the conquering rabs, it is worth a visit for its Great Mosque (ninth century), its splendid medina, the ghlabid Pools (hydraulic works from the Middle ges) and a beautiful zaouia (mosquemausoleum) dating from the 17th century. 3/ Sousse s medina has preserved a number of important testimonies from the Middle ges : the kasbah (town governor s citadel), the Great Mosque, the ramparts, the Ribat (moslem covent-fortress). 4/ Carthage : One of the most glorious cities of ntiquity, founded by the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, Carthage has left remains of enormous interest (Punic houses and shrine, Roman baths, theater and villas, Christian basilicas). 5/ The site of Kerkouane offers a unique example of a Punic town which, already abandoned by the time of the Roman conquest, has remained untouched during the ensuing centuries : houses, temple, ramparts. 6/ The site of Dougga : the exceptionally well preserved site recreates the entire structure of a small but prosperous Roman town. It has extremely beautiful Roman monuments as well as relics of the local Numidian culture. 7/ El Djem s amphitheatre : masterpiece of Roman architecture, it can be compared only with the Coliseum in Rome for size and state of preservation.

2 3 n 4 One 5 astonishing variety of landscapes From the Mediterranean north to the Saharan south, Tunisia boasts an exceptionally varied climate and contrasting landscape within a small distance from each other. Just a few hundred kilometres separate the forests of the north-west from the orange groves of the Cap Bon peninsula, the contrasting relief of the west from the fortified granaries of the Great South, the beaches of Djerba from the dunes of the Sahara. of the most modern hotel infrastructures in the Mediterranean Tunisia has some 600 classified hotels, of which 65 per cent are upper level (3, 4 and 5 star). In recent years, the hotel offer has also been boosted with the arrival of international hotel chains such as Sofitel (Hammamet, Djerba and Tozeur), Radisson BLU (Djerba), Park Inn (Djerba), Golden Tulip (Tunis), Ramada Plaza Hotel (Carthage Coast), The Residence (Carthage Coast), The Regency Tunis (Carthag Coast), Sheraton (Tunis) and many others. clear improvement in meetings infrastructure One of the significant tendencies of recent years has been the appreciable increase in the capacity of hotels meetings facilities. Some have veritable congress centres, as is the case with the Vincci Nour Palace in Mahdia (room with 1,100 seats), the congress centre in the zur Complex in Hammamet or the El Mouradi Congress Center in Port El Kantaoui (room with 1,200 seats). Nearly 70 hotels now have large meeting rooms able to accommodate more than 400 people. Conference Rooms integrated into hotels (minimum 400 seats) Capacity as theatre Tunis Vime Tunis Grand 5* 1,500 Bizerte Hôtel Laico Tunis 4* 800 Bizerta Resort 4* 550 (opening June 2011) cropole 5* 600 Kairouan Golden Tulip El Mechtel 4* 500 Golden Yasmin La Kasbah 5* 450 Sheraton Tunis 5* 400 (Kaidal tent) Baal Diplomat 4* 400 Concorde Les Berges du Lac 5* 360 Hotel frica 5* 360 Tozeur Sfax Golden Yasmin Ras El ïn 4* 600 Golden Tulip Sfax 4* 750 (Kaidal tent) (ex-bou Nawas) Palm Beach Palace Tozeur 5* 600 Les Oliviers Palace 5* 600 (Kaidal tent)

3 Côtes de Carthage Gammarth Bizerte Barcelo Carthage Thalasso 5* 1,000 Bizerta Resort 4* 550 Golden Tulip Carthage 5* 800 Karthago Le Palace 5* 800 Kairouan El Mouradi Gammarth 4* 700 Golden Yasmin La Kasbah 5* 450 Regency Tunis 5* 600 (Kaidal tent) The Residence Tunis 5* 400 Hammamet-Nabeul Sousse-Port El Kantaoui Kheops 5* 1,000 Riadh Palm 4* 1,500 Royal zur 5* 700 El Mouradi Club Kantaoui 4* 1,200 Méhari Hammamet (Kaidal tent) 5* 600 (Congress Center) Le Royal Hammamet 5* 600 Sousse Palace 4* 1,000 Nahrawess 4* 600 Riviera llegro 4* 800 El Mouradi Hammamet 5* 500 El Mouradi Palace 5* 750 El Mouradi El Menzah 4* 500 Houria Palace 4* 500 Saphir Palace 5* 500 Orient Palace 5* 500 Laico Hammamet 5* 460 El Mouradi Palm Marina 4* 450 Riu Palace Oceana 5* 450 Karthago El Ksar 4* 400 Vincci Taj Sultan 5* 420 Nahrawess Boujaafar 3* 400 lbatros 4* 400 Riu Green Park 4* 400 Marco Polo 4* 400 The Russelior Hotel & Spa 5* 350 Monastir Mahdia mir Palace 5* 1,000 Vincci Nour Palace 5* 1,100 El Mouradi Skanès 4* 500 Mahdia Palace 5* 1,000 Festival 4* 450 El Mouradi Mahdia 5* 600 Golden Beach 4* 400 Riu El Mansour 4* 620 Kuriat Palace 5* 400 Mahdia Beach 4* 500 Radisson Blu Resort & Thalasso 4* 400 Thalassa Mahdia 4* 400 Thapsus 3* 400 Djerba-Zarzis Zita Beach Resort 4* 1,300 Vincci Djerba Resort 4* 750 El Mouradi Djerba Menzel 4* 600 Odyssée Resort & Thalasso 4* 600 lkantara Thalassa 5* 550 Dahlia Dar Jerba 4* 500 Djerba Plaza 4* 500 Palm zur 3* 450 Radisson Blu Resort & Thalasso 5* 400 Yadis Djerba Golf Thalasso & Spa 5* 400 Hasdrubal Prestige 5* 400 Palm Beach Palace Djerba 5* 400 Palm Beach Djerba 3* 400 Eden Star 4* 400

4 6 Original 7 Main specialized agencies : - Tunisie Voyages : - Tunisia Welcome Service (TWS) : - Kyranis Travel : - Tunisie Evénement : - Vip Incoming : - Voyages Loisirs de Tunisie (VLT) : - Pro Events : - Kinz Travel : - Must Travel : - Lotus International Travel : - Iris Tours : - Eden Tours : - Carthage Tours : venues for meetings and unusual options for incentives Why shut yourself away in a room when you can meet in a palm oasis (Sahara Lounge, an ancient cathedral (the Carthage cropolium), a caravanserai (like the one in Sousse), a Roman amphitheatre (El Djem) or an ancient fort (the one at Hammamet)? Restored old houses, Charming hotels, Saharan architecture, Bedouin tents, film sets. Tunisia offers numerous locations for events that combine charm with a complete change of scenery. wide choice of activities With ten golf courses, 50 thalassotherapy (wellness) centres, numerous sports facilities, the possibility of original activities (trekking, quad racing, kite surfing ) and countless excursion programs from every town and region, Tunisia has the ingredients to make your business travel more attractive. The golf courses The Residence Golf Course Tunis 18-hole (Par 72) Golf de Carthage 18-hole (Par 66) Tabarka Golf Course 18-hole (Par 72) Golf Citrus Hammamet 36-hole (Par 72, Par 72), Compact (9-hole), Driving range Yasmine Golf Course Hammamet 18-hole (Par 72), El Kantaoui Golf Course 36-hole Flamingo Golf Course Monastir 18-hole (Par 72) Palm Links Golf Course Monastir 18-hole (Par 72), Djerba Golf Club 27-hole (Par 37, Par 36, Par 36) Golf des Oasis Tozeur 18-hole (Par 72),

5 8 Competitive 9 Increasingly prices Tunisia is probably one of the rare Mediterranean destinations where astonishment and originality continue to be available at a competitive price. expert agencies and professionals With the increase in congress and incentives clientele, Tunisian hotels have improved their facilities and services. The number of specialist travel agencies is increasing all the time. They are the indispensable partners for the incentive houses and congress organizers. 10 long tradition of hospitality grand tradition of hospitality combined with a long experience of receiving foreign visitors : that is the assurance of being received with professionalism, those small details and the local touch which give an event charm and make it a success. Source : Tunisia Encentive Meetings (MCM gency)