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6 • ZURICH AIRPORT REGION
1 Jabee Tower: 218 rental apartments with impressive views
2 Working, living, shopping: the Richti area gives Wallisellen a new lease of life
3 Three Point: Planned Dübendorf Skyline (ADT Innova Construction)
ACTIVITIES
OF THE ZURICH AIRPORT REGION
The Zurich Airport Region (ZAR) is the largest eco- nomic network for decision-makers from business, politics and the public sector in the region around Zurich Airport. The ZAR creates lasting added val- ue through networking and location development in the most attractive economic area in Switzer- land. The ZAR office conducts network, technical and information events with a strong connection to the airport's region. The ZAR conducts loca- tion development and location marketing. It offers services for members and companies interested in establishing a business. Founded only about 7 years ago, around 600 members from 97 commu- nities of the ZAR are now affiliated. Christoph Lang heads the office. The president of the association is René Huber (mayor of Kloten).
When it comes to settlement, which specific sectors
do you think of?
Information technology, biotechnology and medical tech- nology are just as well located in the near and far airport region as innovators in robotics, drones, industry 4.0, fin- tech or blockchain. The region is generally interesting for headquarters.
How important is tourism in the airport region?
The airport region is the city with the sixth highest number of overnight stays in Switzerland; plus newly opened hotels arrive every year. Currently, more than a dozen hotels have been planned, are under construction or have been recent- ly completed in the nearer airport region alone.
The location seems ideal for congress tourism!
For business travelers, the airport region of Zurich has particularly attractive assets: in addition to the existing congress infrastructure with Samsung Hall (Dübendorf), Swiss Arena (Kloten) and Hallenstadion (Zurich Oerlikon), new capacity is being added to The Circle (Hyatt) and in Rümlang (Eventhall); these are also designed for big events. Furthermore, surrounding recreational areas, in- cluding Lake Zurich and other tourist and cultural attrac- tions in Switzerland, deserve special mention. The journey from the airport to the Jungfraujoch takes less than three hours.
And a shopping trip to Zurich should become internationally accepted?
That's already the case. Chinese, Indians and Americans yearn for Switzerland. Zurich has as much or even more to offer than Berlin, London or New York. "Swissness" is a strong brand.
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Address:
Internet: Email:
ZurichAirport Region
c/o Hilton Zurich Airport Hohenbühlstrasse 10 CH-8152 Opfikon www.flughafenregion.ch office@flughafenregion.ch