Plan to get to know us

Introducing Team Montréal Team Montréal is a coalition of the city’s tourism industry leaders, dedicated to making your Montréal experience simple, efficient and successful. Think of us as your all-in-one ­planning facilitator. We’ll seamlessly orchestrate a made-to-measure event tailored to your needs, combining superb service with a forward-thinking approach to guarantee you added value and ­superior ROI. You’ve got the whole team on your side!

Team Montréal Tourisme Montréal Hotel Association of Greater Montréal Canadian Tourism Commission Tourisme Québec Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montréal Convention Centre) Aéroports de Montréal Air Canada Casino de Montréal VIA Rail Canada Mount Royal Centre

Delta Centre-ville (on University) Fairmount The Queen Elizabeth Hilton Montréal Bonaventure Hôtel Intercontinental Montréal Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal Hyatt Regency Montréal Le Centre Sheraton Loews Hôtel Vogue Montréal Mariott Château Champlain Sofitel Montréal The Ritz-Carlton, Montréal JPdL Montréal Maestro Plus DMC AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions CORPAV Audiovisual Services Duocom Canada Mendelssohn

Plan to be there… quickly

Flight times from Montréal Just 20 minutes from downtown, Montréal’s Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau airport is serviced by over 200 direct flights per day, keeping us well within reach of most business travellers. Moscow Glasgow London

Montréal

Vancouver

Ottawa Minneapolis Toronto Boston Chicago Hartford Detroit New York Denver San Francisco Philadelphia Cleveland Washington Las Vegas Atlanta Los Angeles Dallas Orlando Houston Fort Lauderdale Miami

Amsterdam Frankfurt Brussels Prague Paris Zurich Munich

Madrid

Rome

Athens

Casablanca Cairo

Cancun Mexico City

Canada / USA / INTERNATIONAL Amsterdam

6 : 45  

Los Angeles

5 : 55

Atlanta

3 : 12

Madrid

6 : 55

Athens

9 : 00

Mexico City

5 : 30

Boston

1 : 12

Miami

3 : 39

Brussels

7 : 00

Minneapolis / St. Paul

2 : 53

10 : 30

Moscow

9 : 35

Cancun

4 : 30

Munich

7 : 20

Casablanca

7 : 05

New York (LGA)

1 : 26

Chicago

2 : 25

Orlando

3 : 08

Cleveland

1 : 50

Ottawa

0 : 44  

Dallas / Fort Worth

4 : 09

Paris (CDG)

6 : 40

Denver

4 : 10

Philadelphia

1 : 47

Detroit

2 : 05

Prague

7 : 30

Fort Lauderdale

3 : 25

Rome

8 : 00

Frankfurt

7 : 02

San Francisco

6 : 05

Glasgow

6 : 00

Toronto

1 : 20

Hartford

1 : 19

Vancouver

5 : 27

Houston

5 : 40

Washington, DC (Reagan)

1 : 42

Las Vegas

5 : 38

Zurich

7 : 10

London (Heathrow)

6 : 35

Cairo

Flight times according to Aéroports de Montréal (www.admtl.com)

Plan to enjoy

Montréal Highlights What’s their pleasure? Bring your delegates to Montréal and treat them to something really special: gourmet dining, non-stop nightlife, festival fever, outdoor excursions… the possibilities are endless.

Dining .. North America’s gastronomic capital .. Over 6,500 restaurants representing 80 different cuisines

Major Festivals All year long, celebrating life is what Montréal does best! Event Montréal High Lights Festival Mondial de la bière (Beer Festival) Grand Prix of Canada Montréal International Fireworks Competition Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Just For Laughs Festival Rogers Cup (Tennis)

Period February Early June Mid-June Mid-June – mid-July Early July Mid-July August

Outdoor Activities .. Beautiful golf and country clubs just 30 minutes from downtown .. Water sports and cruises along the majestic St. Lawrence River .. Bike paths galore — ranked #1 among North American cities of over 1 million people by Bicycling magazine .. Over 1,000 parks, including spectacular Mount Royal

And more… .. Old Montréal – The city’s enchanting historic quarter, with cafés and cobblestones, ­boutiques hotels and gourmet restaurants, a mix of Old World charm and modern flair .. Sainte-Catherine Street – Canada’s shopping mecca with 1,200 stores over a 15-km (9-mile) stretch of downtown Montréal .. The Underground Pedestrian Network, with over 33 km (20 miles) of weather-protected passageways connecting you to the subway, hotels, shops, restaurants, movie theatres, convention sites and other venues .. The dazzling Casino de Montréal featuring gaming, entertainment, fine dining and more, just minutes from downtown

More Montréal at tourism-montreal.org/meetings

Plan to meet and greet

Meeting Facilities Facilities that actually facilitate Montréal ranks first in Canada and third in North America among international meeting destinations*, with state-of-the-art facilities that can accommodate any event — from ­intimate gatherings to major conventions.

Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montréal Convention Centre) .. 3 30,000 sq. ft. (30,000 m2) of total meeting and exhibition space .. 2 00,000 sq. ft. (18,000 m2) of contiguous exhibit space .. 5 0,000-sq.-ft. (4,600-m2) multi-purpose room .. 2 0,000-sq.-ft. (1,800-m2) ballroom /panoramic room .. 6 5 flexible break-out rooms .. Portal-to-portal customs .. Flexible labour environment

Mount Royal Centre .. Over 50,000 sq. ft. (4,600 m2) of total floor area .. 7 30-seat auditorium .. Multi-purpose ballroom accommodating up to 900 people, theatre-style .. Spacious multi-purpose pre-function areas that can hold up to 700 people .. 1 7 meeting rooms catering to groups of 10 to 850 people

Montréal Tower/Olympic Park .. 2 04,400 sq. ft. (19,000 m2) of available space (playing field) .. Several other rooms and areas ranging from 31,000 to 83,000 sq. ft. (2,800 m2 to 7,700 m2) .. Two rooms atop Montréal Tower: the Salon de Montréal (2,550 sq. ft. / 237 m2) and the Cocktail Room (3,108 sq. ft. / 288 m2) .. Flexible labour environment

And more…

Largest Meeting Space Total Meeting/ Meeting Rooms Exhibition Space Place Bonaventure Exhibition Halls 200,000 sq. ft. (18,000 m2) 300,000 sq. ft. (27,000 m2) 9 Centre VIP Le 1000 de La Gauchetière 1,700 sq. ft. (158 m2) 4,000 sq. ft. (372 m2) 4 Guy-Favreau Complex Conference Centre 2,200 sq. ft. (204 m2) 13,000 sq. ft. (1,200 m2) 10

More Montréal at tourism-montreal.org/meetings *Source: The Union of International Associations (2005)

Plan to indulge

Accommodations Make yourself at home Accommodations are varied and plentiful here. The island of Montréal includes 26,500 rooms—15,000 located downtown, 8,000 in deluxe properties and 4,000 connected to the Convention Centre via weather-protected walkways. From major American and international chains to quaint boutique hotels, you’ll definitely find a place to call your own. Hotel

Rooms Suites Meeting Largest Meeting Total Meeting Space Access to Weather Number Room Room sq. ft. (M 2) sq. ft. (M 2) protected Links of stars

Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth

947

92

30

17,000 (1,579)

46,500 (4,320)

Le Centre Sheraton

791

34

26

13,000 (1,208)

46,000 (4,273)

X

4

Delta Centre-Ville (on University)

687

24

24

8,340 (775)

33,000 (3,066)

X

4

Montréal Marriott Château Champlain

589

22

25

8,754 (813)

29,000 (2,694)

X

4

Hyatt Regency Montréal

571

34

22

11,664 (1,083)

35,000 (3,252)

X

4

Holiday Inn Montréal-Midtown

481

6

11

6,417 (596)

14,290 (1,328)

4

Delta Montréal

452

4

15

6,237 (579)

13,550 (1,259)

4

Hilton Montréal Bonaventure

380

15

23

14,400 (1,338)

42,800 (3,976)

5

Hôtel Gouverneur Place Dupuis

345

7

14

2,400 (223)

10,483 (974)

4

Hôtel InterContinental Montréal

334

23

18

3,475 (323)

17,000 (1,579)

5

X X

5

DoubleTree Plaza Hôtel 310 9 19 5,000 (465) 17,000 (1,579) Montréal Centre-Ville

4

Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal

270

29

10

4,410 (500)

15,241 (1,416)

4

Sofitel Montréal

241

17

5

3,800 (353)

6,900 (641)

5

Holiday Inn Select Montréal Centre-Ville 229 6 15 2,664 (248) 13,930 (1,294) (Downtown/Convention Centre)

4

The Ritz-Carlton, Montréal

181

48

12

3,412 (317)

13,609 (1,264)

4

Hôtel Godin

126

10

4

1,320 (123)

4,200 (390)

4

Loews Hôtel Vogue

126

16

9

2,900 (269)

6,517 (605)

5

Hôtel Le Germain

99

2

1

475 (44)

475 (44)

4

Hôtel St-Paul

96

24

6

1,057 (98)

3,600 (334)

4

Le Place d’Armes Hôtel & Suites

83

52

6

2,730 (254)

5,100 (474)

4

Château Versailles

65

7

1

453 (42)

453 (42)

4

Hôtel XIXe Siècle

44

14

3

720 (67)

1,840 (171)

4

Hôtel Nelligan

35

28

4

1,100 (102)

3,500 (325)

4

Hôtel Le St-James

23

38

3

750 (70)

1,100 (102)

5

Le Saint-Sulpice Hôtel — Montréal

n/a

108

5

1,000 (91)

2,620 (243)

More Montréal at tourism-montreal.org/meetings

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4

Plan to see the sights

Off-site Venues Off-site, but on target Looking to create a unique atmosphere for your event? We can propose a wide range of off-site venues to meet your specific needs. Here’s a sample of what’s available. VENUES (capacity in number of persons)

Cocktail Banquet TheAtre

Olympic Stadium Aréna Maurice-Richard Théâtre Olympia Théâtre Outremont CAPACITY OF 701 AND MORE Uniprix Stadium Complexe Desjardins Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène Marché Bonsecours Métropolis Montréal Science Centre TOHU, la Cité des arts du cirque Windsor Ballrooms Centre CDP Capital - The Parquet Club Soda Just For Laughs Museum Montréal Botanical Garden and Insectarium Spectrum de Montréal Chalet du Mont-Royal CAPACITY OF 151 TO 700 Casino de Montréal Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal Bell Centre The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts World Trade Centre Montréal Place des Arts Space Science Centre / Space Camp Canada of the Cosmodôme Cirque Éloize IMAX®TELUS Montréal Science Centre McCord Museum of Canadian History Mount Stephen Club (The) Montréal Tower / Olympic Park Saint-James Club of Montréal Théâtre du Nouveau Monde Musée Marc-Aurèle Fortin Centre d’histoire de Montréal Gallery Gora Musée du Château Dufresne Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History Château Ramezay Museum Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts CAPACITY OF UP TO 150 Maison du Gouverneur (La) Marguerite-Bourgeoys Museum and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel Sir George-Etienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada

— — — —

— 2,000 — —

72,400 3,500 1,280 807

16,000 3,000 2,000 1,650 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,100 800 800 800 800 750 730

3,000 800 1,500 544 350 504 850 450 420 185 450 70 500 730

12,000 5,000 2,000 500 700 432 1,000 540 — 525 250 282 900 450

700 700 600 600 600 500 500 400 400 400 400 350 350 350 300 250 250 250 250 200 200

500 250 1,200 250 300 250 500 350 — 175 155 500 225 — — — 150 120 110 65 —

500 285 10,000 300 — 500 500 250 — 120 300 180 225 845 — — 250 80 140 60 306

150 100 40

88 40 30

84 368 40

More Montréal at tourism-montreal.org/meetings

Plan to make it happen

Attendance-building Toolkit Tools of the trade As part of our commitment to ensuring the success of your event, we’ve got a whole range of resources at your disposal to help you build attendance and deliver your message.

Attendance-building Tools (tourism-montreal.org/tools) .. Logos .. Promotional video .. Photo bank .. PowerPoint presentation .. E-mail template .. Web banner .. Print ad .. Postcards (print and electronic versions) .. Informational brochures about Montréal All this and more accessible via our Web site.

Online Housing System (tourism-montreal.org/housing/demo) Fast, free, friendly, and perfect for multi-hotel events. .. Customizable 24/7 .. Simplifies control and management of housing blocks .. Can query compiled or raw data, in any format .. Secured by VERISIGN technology

Small details – big difference (tourism-montreal.org/meet) At the airport, in the hotel, at the event site or on their free time, let us make sure your ­message reaches your delegates when they need it. It’s the difference between just another convention, and the best one they’ve ever attended. It’s all about global thinking — with a local touch. .. Customized airport welcome for delegates .. Staffing services .. Canada Customs & Immigration updates .. Dedicated contact person at Tourisme Montréal .. Delegate welcome packages .. Destination guides, brochures, hotel info and city maps .. Promotional items

More Montréal at tourism-montreal.org/meetings