1. What a wonderful world

2. Interlaken – gateway to jungfrau

3. WHY INTERLAKEN? Summer and winter destination Huge choice of excursions within short distances Destination no. 1 in Europe for adventure sports Nice boutiques and shops, long opening hours Casino Interlaken 18-hole golf course

4. BY AIR 2,5 h from Zurich Airport 2 h from Basel EuroAirport 3 h from Geneva Airport BY TRAIN International rail connections 2 Railway stations: Interlaken West, Interlaken Ost BY CAR Well expanded road network Road connections from all major Swiss and European cities as well as airports

5. Pure Swissness

6. TRADITIONS Chästeilet in the Justis Valley Typical Swiss events and open airs Farm visits Woodcarving Museum Watch alphorn making in close up

7. Panorama

8. MOUNTAINS Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe Schilthorn – Piz Gloria Niesen Brienzer Rothorn Stockhorn First – Bachalpsee (Lake Bachalpsee) Schynige Platte – Botanical alpine garden Niederhorn Harder Kulm

9. Lakes

10. EXPERIENCES ON THE WATER Lake Brienz Swiss BBQ Cruise (June – August) Halal Cruise (Juli – August) Thunersee Sunset Cruise (May – October) Lake & Castle Cruise (May – September)

11. Summer

12. SUMMER ACTIVITIES Hiking, glacier hikes Mountainbike Swimming Sailing Golfing Horseback riding etc.

13. Winter

14. Ski regions

15. WINTER ACTIVITIES Winter hiking Skiing and snowboarding Heliboarding and heliskiing Snowshoeing Sledding Ice fishing Bungy jumping Ice skating, bavarian curling etc.

16. Pure adrenaline

17. GET THE ADRENALIN KICK Paragliding Deltaflying Sky diving Bungy jumping Canyon jumping Ice climbing Glacier trekking Climbing Ropes course River rafting Canyoning Jet Boating Wakeboarding, waterskiing

18. Culture & tradition

19. EXPERIENCE CULTURE Open Air Museum Ballenberg Tell Open Air Theatre Castles around Lake Thun etc.

20. Festivals & events

21. FESTIVALS Longest New Year’s eve of Switzerland «Harder-Potschete» 1 st of August – National Holiday Interlatina Interlaken Classics Greenfield Openair International Trucker- & Country-Festival Lake Brienz Rockfestival International Jungfrau Marathon Thunerseespiele (Lake Thun theatre)

22. Meetings & seminars

23. SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS Congress Centre Kursaal Interlaken Capacity for about 2’000 persons (older part) Historical premises New congress hall since May 2010 with a capacity for about 1’500 persons Moderne facilities Seminar rooms in several hotels

24. Facts & Figures

25. REGISTERED NIGHTS HOTEL SECTOR 2014 CountryOvern.Diff.In perc.

26. INTERLAKEN HOLIDAY REGION FACTS & FIGURES 1‘900‘000 registered nights 150‘000 inhabitants 700 appartments 200 hotels, hostels and B&Bs 45 villages 30 group accommodations 20 campsites 2 lakes 1 destination

27. Questions? Interlaken Tourism Höheweg 37, P.O. Box 369 CH-3800 Interlaken T 0041 33 826 53 00 F 0041 33 826 53 90 www.interlaken.ch

28. See you soon in Interlaken!