About us

The mission of the Fondation Genève Tourisme & Congrès (FGT&C) is to :

• promote and sell Geneva as a leisure and business tourism destination
  
  

• provide tourist reception, information and assistance

FGT&C has a staff of around 40 employees, divided into 5 departments 

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Press releases

2020

• October: L’adoption du budget 2021, revu à la baisse en raison d’une baisse drastique des
  recettes de Genève Tourisme, implique une adaptation de l’organisation
• July: Genève Tourisme renforce son dispositif de promotion et d'accueil, en soutien aux partenaires de la destination
• May:  Genève offre des moments privilégiés aux touristes suisses cet été
• February: La culture, atout fédérateur de la destination Genève !

2019

• March :  Animation estivale 2019 : le feu d’artifice est confirmé (FR)
• February : New overnight stay record is set: 2018 marks stellar year for tourism in Geneva
• January : Geneva Tourism welcomes its new President and CEO

2018

• October : A new Director for the Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation
• June : Genève Tourisme confirme: le Feu d’artifice sera aussi impressionnant que les années précédentes
• March: In 2017, Geneva beats its record for overnight stays
• February: Manifestation estivale 2018 

2017

• October: Geneva voted "Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2017" for the third time (FR, DE, ES, RU, CN)
• November: MICE Achievement Award (FR)
• April : Detoxpresidentielle
• March: In the Footsteps of the Reformation (FR, DE)
• February: Fondation Genève Tourisme & Congrès won City Destination of the Year – Switzerland in the 2017 LTG European Awards

2016

• September: Forever young (FR, DE)
• July: Anja Loetscher, Director of the Geneva Convention Bureau, named one of 2016's most influential people in the meetings industry
• May: Geneva’s Grand Gesture of 1000 Free Nights!(FR, DE, ES, CN)
• January: GENEVALIVE (FR, DE)

2015

• February : Genève - premier pas vers un label qualité dans l’accueil du tourisme émetteur chinois
• August : Pretend you're a tourist on the Jeûne genevois public holiday
• September : Geneva rewarded with a second tourism Oscar (FR, DE)

2014

• October : Geneva Tourism Launches the "Geneva Girls' Guide", a Guide Fully Dedicated to Women, Focusing on Girls' Getaways (FR, DE, ES)
• August : Geneva voted Europe’s Leading City Break Destination 2014 (DE)
• May: Genève Tourisme inaugure un nouvel espace d'accueil à la hauteur des enjeux touristiques actuels
• May: Geneva nominated as Europe's leading leading destination at the World Travel Award
• January: Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation has appointed Aviareps as representative in Ukraine and Russia regions

Tourism structures

Tourism in Geneva is managed by the Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation (FGT&C).  This new entity was created following the integration, on 1 January 2013, of the Geneva Tourism & Conventions Association (GT&C) into the Foundation for Tourism.

An executive board of 11 members, mostly representing the sectors active in tourism in Geneva, as well as an advisory board set up by the local authorities, are in charge of ensuring professional corporate governance of the FGT&C. Its tasks include advising the Foundation on the desirable development of tourism policy and assisting it to achieve the objectives set by the law.

The FGT&C manages the proceeds of local taxes and tourism, as defined by the law of the Canton of Geneva. A team of some 50 professionals is in charge of marketing the destination. The FGT&C's missions are to promote Geneva as an active tourist destination for both business and leisure and to welcome and inform visitors.

Geneva Tourism & Conventions Executive Board

Vice-chairman: Marc-Antoine Nissille, representative of the Geneva Hotel Association

Treasurer, Representative of the Association of Geneva Municipalities: Philippe Schwarm

Representative of the State of Geneva: Jacques Folly

Representatives of the Geneva Hotel Association: Thierry Lavalley and Gilles Rangon

Representative of the Association of Restaurant/Café Owners and Hoteliers of Geneva: Daniel Carugati

Representative of Palexpo: Claude Membrez 

Representative of the cultural community: Isabelle Gattiker

Geneva Tourism & Conventions Advisory Board

Chairman: Marc-Antoine Nissille, member of the Board of the Geneva Tourism & Congress Foundation

Representative of the Geneva Retailers’ Association (Rive Droite): Pascal Spuhler

Representative of the Geneva Association of Private Schools (AGEP): Sean Power

Representative of the Association of Museums and Art Centres Geneva (AMCAG): Jacques Berchtold

Representative of the Bains des Paquis (Paquis Baths) Users Association: Philippe Constantin

Representative of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIG): Vincent Subilia

Representative of the Lake Geneva Steamship Company (CGN SA):Jean-Marc Mermoud

Representative of the Coordination Committee for Welcoming & Assisting Youth (CAR): Vafa Kaby

Representative of the Groupement Professionnel des Restaurateurs et Hôteliers (GPRH): Maria Helena Rigotti

Representative of the Geneva Federation of Retail (FCG): Michel Forestier

Representative of OPAGE: Denis Beausoleil 

Representative of the Association of Geneva Hoteliers: Jean-Vital Domezon

Representative of UNIRESO: Rémy Burri 

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Affiliations

Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation is affiliated with various tourist associations and federations. It actively promotes the development of synergies, the exchange of ideas and the sharing of skills and experiences.

Association en faveur de l'Aéroport International de Genève-Cointrin (AGC)

Association Suisse des Managers en Tourisme (ASMT)

Cercle des Dirigeants d’Entreprises (CDE)

Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Genève (CCIG)

European Cities Marketing (ECM)

Nouvelle Organisation Des Entrepreneurs (NODE)

Fédération des entreprises romandes (FER)

Fédération Suisse du Tourisme (FST)

International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)

Lake Geneva Region (LGR)

Meeting Professionals International (MPI)

Société des Hôteliers de Genève (SHG)

Switzerland Tourism

Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau (SCIB)