Business is our strength, consulting is our passion

We are the first port of call for all businesses, associations and agencies planning a congress, meeting, event or incentive in Hamburg.

The Hamburg Convention Bureau is Hamburg’s official, non-partisan agency for marketing Hamburg as a destination. Our Conventions unit comprises experienced experts who will navigate you through all planning stages. We are well acquainted with the local industry, and we will support you in achieving your objectives as swiftly as possible.

Our team of dedicated marketing professionals can provide you with free and independent advice with regard to securing suitable venues and hotel accommodation and in compiling a social programme. We maintain an extensive network with local service providers, public authorities and economic clusters. We organise inspection visits whenever required and use our industry expertise to support you in preparing your conference bid.

In the area of conventions, we focus on acquiring international business events related to those industries that are part of Hamburg’s economic clusters. In particular, we concentrate our efforts on Hamburg’s local cluster initiatives and scientific landscape. In addition, we also focus on the strategic development and expansion of our target markets.

In our role as ambassadors for Hamburg as a MICE destination, we promote the Hamburg Metropolitan Region at trade fairs and industry events as well as in reputable media.

Areas of expertise

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Destination marketing

We specialise in B2B events and promote Hamburg as a destination in our target markets at trade fairs and via dedicated HCB events.

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Location development

We develop Hamburg as a location: we raise public awareness for promotable business tourism and we highlight the MICE industry’s benefits for Hamburg. We harness the city’s potential and we are committed to developing the quality of local services with a view to the future.

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Consulting

Based on our consulting expertise, we navigate our clients through Hamburg’s MICE landscape and make recommendations tailored to our clients’ specific needs.

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Contacts & networks

We have in-depth knowledge of Hamburg, and we maintain an extensive network with local service providers and stakeholders from politics, academia and business, which enables us to establish relevant contacts for you.

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Acquisition of conferences and conventions

We are experts in acquiring conferences: we know the national and international MICE industry inside out, and our active approach to bidding and approval procedures enables us to strengthen Hamburg as a destination especially via cluster-specific business events.

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Client support

We provide you with professional support before, during and after your conference: we obtain quotes and secure hotel accommodation, and we conduct site inspections. We make use of our local network to facilitate your event, and we are available for feedback meetings.

Our services for you

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Conference bidding

We advise you from the early stages of the bidding process, which enables us to help you compile a bid book and jointly identify services and facilities suited to meeting the requirements specified by the organiser.

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Accommodation capacity

For events with a large number of participants, we can assist you in securing hotel accommodation. We take care of contacting partner hotels and enquiring about room capacity during the desired event period.

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Location scouting

Thanks to our extensive network we can assist you in finding suitable conference facilities and locations and in providing you with a choice of options for your event. As an independent point of contact we can swiftly refer you to relevant contact persons.

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Networks

We organise inspection tours upon request and establish contact with public authorities, cluster initiatives, businesses and science institutions.

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Site inspections

We can arrange for a site inspection tour prior to your event so as to give you an overall view of the premises and the local conditions of the relevant venue.

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Funding

During low demand periods, we can support you by providing congress funding. For more detailed information, please contact us.

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Marketing

We make our marketing and communication channels available to you so you can promote your event and publish information relating to your event.

Contact

Kai Dieterich

Head of Strategy and Communications

kai.dieterich@hamburg-tourismus.de
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-613

Kai Dieterich is interim head of the Conventions division. In this role, he manages the division’s operational business – from strategic marketing to activities in target markets and communication issues.

Kai Dieterich is also head of the Strategy & Communication department. In this function, he is responsible for the further development of the corporate strategy of the Hamburg Convention Bureau. This is done in close coordination with the companies belonging to the Hamburg Marketing GmbH holding company at a higher level. In order to successfully position Hamburg as a premium location for congresses and conferences, Kai Dieterich coordinates and optimises the further profiling of destination marketing and the associated operational processes. This also includes the management of corporate communications both internally and externally.

The Strategy & Communication department is also responsible for supporting the HCB partners and for market research and observation. It also supports the conventions divisions in individual areas by exploiting synergies within the company. Kai Dieterich has been a member of the HCB core team since the HCB was founded in 2009 and previously headed strategic and operational marketing in the Conventions division. He acquired his in-depth specialist knowledge among other things through a Bachelor’s and Master’s programme in England.

Florian Gerdes

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: UK, USA & China

florian.gerdes@hamburg-convention.com
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-652

As a marketing manager, Florian Gerdes is responsible for clients from Great Britain, the United States and China. Florian deals with queries emerging from these markets, while also managing target group-specific events and PR measures for clients. At trade fairs, forums and sales calls, Florian serves as the contact person for event planners from agencies and private enterprises in particular.

Florian studied hotel management in Switzerland with a focus on marketing. He holds a BA in business administration and a diploma from the Swiss Hotel Association. His career path has also led him to the United States, Italy and Tanzania.

Sarah Meyn

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: Hamburg Economic Cluster

sarah.meyn@hamburg-convention.com
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-410

A trained geographer, Sarah set the course for her career in tourism at an early stage by following her interest in internationalism. Thus, her private life as well as her tourism studies and her work have led her e.g. to Australia, Japan and Africa. As a member of the event marketing unit, she was in charge of coordinating the networking reception in London, the PR work, and the social media channels for Hamburg on Tour, the HCB’s live communication event. With her international perspective and her hands-on knowledge in project management, Sarah contributes valuable skills to the HCB’s event unit. Her current focus lies on systematically attracting association events across all economic clusters.

Caroline Molitoris

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: Media & IT, Creative Industries, Renewable Energies & Smart City

caroline.molitoris@hamburg-convention.com
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-615

With a special focus on Hamburg’s locational expertise and economic clusters, Caroline Molitoris is responsible for acquiring meetings and events. Caroline is your contact person for cluster-related events and queries from the fields of media & IT, creative industries, renewable energies and smart city and can connect you with the right person for your event. Thanks to her excellent networking links with these industries and the combined expertise resulting from this, Caroline can provide systematic advice and support to stakeholders from associations, agencies and businesses organising their events in Hamburg.

Caroline also benefits from her previous experience as project manager of the Hamburg Ambassador programme at the HWF Hamburg Business Development Corporation. Having studied tourism and event management at the EBC College in Hamburg, Caroline also holds an MBA from the FOM University of Applied Science.

Frank Pflugfelder

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: Logistics, Maritime Industries & Aviation

frank.pflugfelder@hamburg-convention.com
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-655

Born and bred in Basel, Frank Pflugfelder advises clients from the economic clusters of logistics, maritime and aviation wishing to hold an event in Hamburg. Besides managing event queries, Frank’s range of tasks includes developing innovative concepts for advancing the meeting business, as well as participating in promotional industry events.

Frank has in-depth knowledge and 15 years of experience in the trade fair and event industries. He has worked e.g. with Reed Exhibitions Deutschland GmbH and, on behalf of Karlsruhe Messe und Kongress, as a project coordinator for Learntex, a specialist fair.

Karin Samland

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: Germany, Austria & Switzerland

karin.samland@hamburg-convention.com
T +49 (0)40 / 30051-614

Karin Samland advises and supports clients from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are interested in Hamburg as a venue and who are seeking to hold a conference or meeting in Hamburg. Karin has many years of experience in the meetings and convention industry and previously worked for various renowned hotels in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. She has strong local knowledge and an excellent local network. On behalf of the HCB, Karin also develops and coordinates promotional, communication and marketing activities specifically tailored to the German, Austrian and Swiss markets.

Born in Austria, Karin trained in tourism management and has a long track record in organising large-scale conventions, conferences and events. As a convention sales and events manager at the Grand Elysée Hamburg she was in charge of organising events of up to 1,000 guests. Prior to joining the HCB in early 2015, Karin worked as director of sales and marketing at the Privathotel Lindtner Hamburg.

Karine Serra

Marketing Manager Conventions
Focus: Medical, Healthcare & Life Science

karine.serra@hamburg-convention.com
Tel +49 (0)40 / 30051-617

At the HCB, Karine Serra is in charge of actively attracting international congresses to Hamburg. A graduate event manager, Karine is dedicated to the cluster industries of medicine, healthcare, and life sciences. Karine is a native of France and has lived in Hamburg since 2001. As well as knowing the the city inside out, she has in-depth knowledge of the tourism and MICE sectors. Karine has gained many years of experience in planning and implementing international events, e.g.with Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH as project manager for trade fairs abroad. Most recently, Karine held the role of senior project manager in destination management with MR Congress & Incentive GmbH, where she was responsible for the French market.

Open hotels in Hamburg

HOTEL	Address	Postcode	Place	Phone	Mail
25hours Hotel HafenCity	Überseeallee 5	20457	Hamburg	(040) 2577770	hafencity@25hours-hotels.com
a&o Hostel and Hotel	Spaldingstr. 160	20097	Hamburg	(040) 18 12 98 40 00	booking@aohostels.com
Adina Apartment Hotel Hamburg Michel	Neuer Steinweg 26	20459	Hamburg	(040) 22 63 500	info@adina.eu
Adina Apartment Hotel Hamburg Speicherstadt	Willy-Brandt-Str. 25	20457	Hamburg	(040) 33 46 080	info@adina.eu
Airport Hostel Hamburg	Alsterkrugchaussee 439	22335	Hamburg	(040) 59 35 11 11	office@meinhotelinhamburg.de
ALTAN Hotel Hamburg	Beim Grünen Jäger 23	20359	Hamburg	(0152) 34 39 30 23	info@altan-hotel.de
Altstadthotel Harburg	Neue Str. 61	21073	Hamburg	(040) 76 73 160	info@altstadthotel-harburg.de
Aparthotel York	Hofweg 19	22085	Hamburg	(040) 22 71 420	info@aparthotel-york.de
Apartment-Hotel Hamburg Mitte	Borstelmannsweg 133	20537	Hamburg	(040) 21 11 50	info@apartment-hotel.de
Appartello	Sportallee 4	22335	Hamburg	(040) 60 99 29 21 00	info@appartello.de
Arcade-Hostel	Kieler Str. 385	22525	Hamburg	(040) 54 48 00	info@arcade-hostel-hamburg.de
ARCOTEL Onyx	Reeperbahn 1a	20359	Hamburg	(040) 20 94 090	onyx@arcotel.com
Arena Hostel Hamburg	Fangdieckstraße 20	22547	Hamburg	(040) 54 80 15 85	kontakt@arena-hostel-hamburg.de
Auszeit Hotel Hamburg	Bauernweide 11	21149	Hamburg	(040) 70 20 40	post@auszeit-hh.de
Auto-Parkhotel Hamburg	Lincolnstr. 8	20359	Hamburg	(040) 31 00 24	info@auto-parkhotel-hamburg.de
Baurs Park Privat-Hotel	Elbchaussee 573	22587	Hamburg	(040) 86 66 620	info@baurspark.de
bedpark Stellingen	Volksparkstraße 62	22525	Hamburg	(040) 54 80 12 60	Stellingen@bedpark.de
Best Western Hotel Hamburg International	Hammer Landstr. 200-202	20537	Hamburg	(040) 21 04 30	info@hotel-hamburg.bestwestern.de
Best Western Plus Hotel St. Raphael	Adenauerallee 41	20097	Hamburg	(040) 24 82 00	info@straphael-hamburg.bestwestern.de
Best Western Premier Alsterkrug-Hotel	Alsterkrugchaussee 277	22297	Hamburg	(040) 51 30 30	info@alsterkrug-hotel.de
Boutique 020 Hamburg City	Ellmenreichstraße 20	20099	Hamburg	(040) 24 84 80	reservierung@centro-hotels.de
Boston Hotel Hamburg	Missundestraße 2	22769	Hamburg	(040) 589666700	info@boston-hamburg.de
Bundt’s Gartenrestaurant	Hasselwerder Str. 85	21129	Hamburg	(040) 35 70 310	info@bundts.de
Cap San Diego	Überseebrücke	20459	Hamburg	(040) 36 54 81	info@capsandiego.de
Citadines Michel Hamburg	Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 7	20459	Hamburg	(040) 30 06 180	hamburg@citadines.com
Citysurfer Guesthouse Hostel	Amsinckstr. 44	20097	Hamburg	(0013) 15 63 64 835	office@citysurfer44.de
Clipper Boardinghouse	Große Elbstr. 47	22767	Hamburg	(0800) 25 47 737	info@clipper-boardinghouses.de
Condi-Hotel	Brillkamp 8-10	22339	Hamburg	(040) 53 90 080	info@condi-hotel.de
Courtyard Hamburg Airport Hotel	Flughafenstr. 47	22415	Hamburg	(040) 53 10 20
Dorint Hotel Hamburg Eppendorf	Martinistr. 72	20251	Hamburg	(040) 57 01 500	info@dorint.com
east Hotel & Restaurant GmbH	Simon-von-Utrecht-Straße 31	20359	Hamburg	(040) 30 99 30	info@east-hamburg.de
Elsa Brändström Haus im DRK e.V. Internationales Bildungs- und Tagungshaus	Kösterbergstr. 62	22587	Hamburg	(040) 1813107312	info@ebh-hamburg.de
Empire Riverside Hotel	Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97	20359	Hamburg	(040) 31 11 90	info@empire-riverside.de
Europäischer Hof	Kirchenallee 45	20099	Hamburg	(040) 24 82 48	info@europaeischer-hof.de
Forsthaus Seebergen	Seebergen 9-15	22952	Lütjensee	(04154) 79 290	info@forsthaus-seebergen.de
Gästehaus Picklapp	Krögen 3	22523	Hamburg	(040) 57 04 230	info@picklapp.de
Generator Hamburg	Steintorplatz 3	20099	Hamburg	(040) 22 63 58 460	pr@generatorhostels.com
GreenLine Hotel Holst	Hauptstraße 29	21224	Rosengarten	(04108) 59 10	rezeption@hotel-holst.de
Hampton by Hilton	Nordkanalstr. 18	20097	Hamburg	(040) 30 23 720	hbh.hamburg@fmhos.com
Heikotel – Hotel am Stadtpark & Stadtpark Residenz	Flüggestr. 5-6	22303	Hamburg	(040) 27 84 00	stadtpark@heikotel.de
Holiday Inn Hafen-City	Überseeallee 15	20457	Hamburg	(040) 32 50 38 50	guestrelationsemea@ihg.com
Holiday Inn Hamburg Berliner Tor	Wikingerweg 2	20537	Hamburg	(040) 33 46 490	guestrelationsemea@ihg.com
Hotel “Zum Studio”	Sonnenweg 27	22045	Hamburg	(040) 66 07 22	info@hotel-zum-studio.de
Hotel Alsterblick	Schwanenwik 30	22087	Hamburg	(040) 22 94 89 89	info@hotel-alsterblick.de
Hotel Alte Wache	Adenauerallee 25	20097	Hamburg	(040) 28 40 660	post@hotel-alte-wache.de
Hotel Am Elbufer	Focksweg 40 a	21129	Hamburg	(040) 74 21 910	info@hotel-am-elbufer.de
Hotel am Rothenbaum	Rothenbaumchaussee 107	20149	Hamburg	(040) 41 53 780	info@hotelamrothenbaum.de
Hotel Blankenese	Schenefelder Landstr. 164	22589	Hamburg	(040) 87 47 42	info@hotel-blankenese.de
Hotel Cabo Hamburg	Holstenstr. 119	22765	Hamburg	(040) 43 29 31 0	info@hotel-cabo.de
Hotel Commodore	Budapester Str. 20	20359	Hamburg	(040) 31 99 96 03	info@hotel-commodore.de
Hotel Cristobal	Dorotheenstr. 52	22301	Hamburg	(040) 35 70 300	d52@hotel-cristobal.de
Hotel Domicil	Stresemannstr. 62	22769	Hamburg	(040) 22 94 71 70	info@goldentulipdomicilhamburg.com
Hotel Engel	Niendorfer Str. 55-59	22529	Hamburg	(040) 55 42 60	mail@hotel-engel-hamburg.de
Hotel Fürst Bismarck	Kirchenallee 49-50	20099	Hamburg	(040) 79 02 51 640	hotel@fuerstbismarck.de
Hotel Hafen Hamburg	Seewartenstr. 9	20459	Hamburg	(040) 31 11 30	info@hotel-hamburg.de
Hotel Helgoland Hamburg	Kieler Str. 173-177	22525	Hamburg	(040) 85 70 01	helgoland@hamburg-hotels.de
Hotel Jungclaus	Hamburger Landstr. 21	21465	Wentorf	(040) 72 00 090	info@hoteljungclaus.de
Hotel Mare	Armgartstr. 14	22087	Hamburg	(040) 51 90 09 440	info@hotel-mare.de
Hotel Marienthal Garni	Am Husarendenkmal 33	22043	Hamburg	(040) 68 11 99	info@hotel-marienthal.de
Hotel Miramar	Armgartstr. 20	22087	Hamburg	(040) 51 90 09 40	info@hotelmiramar.de
Hotel Mittelweg	Mittelweg 59	20149	Hamburg	(040) 41 41 010	hotel.mittelweg@gmx.de
Hotel Pacific	Neuer Pferdemarkt 30/31	20359	Hamburg	(040) 43 95 095	info@hotel-pacific.de
Hotel Panorama Billstedt	Billstedter Hauptstr. 44	22111	Hamburg	(040) 73 35 90	billstedt@panorama-hotels-hamburg.de
Hotel Panorama Harburg	Harburger Ring 8-10	21073	Hamburg	(040) 76 69 50	info@panoramaharburg.de
Hotel Rosengarten	Poppenbüttler Landstr. 10b	22391	Hamburg	(040) 60 87 140	info@hotel-rosengarten-hamburg.de
Hotel Sachsentor	Bergedorfer Schlossstr. 10	21029	Hamburg	(040) 72 69 670	rezeption@hotelsachsentor.de
Hotel Stadt Altona	Louise-Schroeder-Str. 29	22767	Hamburg	(040) 41 30 72 40	post@hotel-stadt-altona.de
Hotel Wagner im Dammtorpalais	Moorweidenstr. 34	20146	Hamburg	(040) 45 01 310	info@hotel-wagner-hamburg.de
Hotel Wedina	Gurlittstr. 23	20099	Hamburg	(040) 28 08 900	info@hotelwedina.de
Ibis Hamburg City	Amsinckstraße 3	20097	Hamburg	(040) 30 99 860
Ibis budget Hamburg Altona	Holstenkamp 3	22525	Hamburg	(040) 85 37 98 20
Ibis budget Hamburg City Ost	Wandsbeker Zollstr. 25-29	22041	Hamburg	(040) 20 94 75 20
ibis budget Hamburg Quickborn	Pascalkehre 10	25451	Quickborn	(04106) 70 04 20
IntercityHotel Hamburg Hauptbahnhof	Glockengießerwall 14/15	20095	Hamburg	(040) 24 87 00
Kleinhuis Hotel Baseler Hof	Esplanade 11	20354	Hamburg	(040) 35 90 60	info@baselerhof.de
Kleinhuis Hotel Mellingburger Schleuse	Mellingburgredder 1	22395	Hamburg	(040) 61 13 91 50
Kröger	Ahrensburgerstr. 107-109	22045	Hamburg	(040) 65 66 994	kroeger@underdoghotels.de
Landhaus Jenischpark	Jürgensallee 124	22609	Hamburg	(040) 82 27 410	info@landhaus-jenischpark.de
Leonardo Hamburg Elbbrücken	Sieldeich 5-7	20539	Hamburg	(040) 78 96 60	info.elbbruecken@leonardo-hotels.com
Madison Hotel Hamburg	Schaarsteinweg 4	20459	Hamburg	(040) 37 66 60	reservierung@madisonhotel.de
Mein Hotel	Langenhorner Chaussee 99	22415	Hamburg	(040) 53 16 94 00	office@meinhotelinhamburg.de
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City	Amsinckstr. 53	20097	Hamburg	(040) 23 63 80	H1163@accor.com
Motel Hamburg	Hoheluftchaussee 117-119	20253	Hamburg	(040) 42 04 141	motel@hamburg-hotel.de
Motel One Hamburg am Michel	Ludwig-Erhard-Str. 26	20459	Hamburg	(040) 35 71 89 00	hamburg-am-michel@motel-one.com
MY PLACE Hotel	Lippmannstr. 5	22769	Hamburg	(040) 28 57 18 74	info@myplace-hamburg.de
My4Walls	Kapstadtring 1	22297	Hamburg	(040) 55 55 01 60	reservierung@myfourwalls.de
Neuenfelder Pension	Marschkamper Deich 2	21129	Hamburg	(040) 74 59 229	neuenfelderpension@gmail.com
Novum Style Hotel Hamburg-Centrum	Steindamm 68-70	20099	Hamburg	(040) 41 18 820	stylehamburg@novum-hotels.com
Poppenbütteler Hof	Poppenbütteler Weg 236	22399	Hamburg	(040) 60 87 80	info@poppenbuetteler-hof.de
Prizeotel Hamburg City	Högerdamm 28	20097	Hamburg	(040) 63797490
Radisson Blu Hamburg Airport	Flughafenstraße 1-3	22335	Hamburg	(040) 300 30 00	info.airport.hamburg@radissonblu.com
Radisson BLU Hotel Hamburg	Marseiller Str. 2	20355	Hamburg	(040) 35 020	info.hamburg@radissonblu.com
relexa Hotel Bellevue	An der Alster 14	20099	Hamburg	(040) 28 44 40	hamburg@relexa-hotel.de
SIDE Hotel Hamburg	Drehbahn 49	20354	Hamburg	(040) 30 99 90	m.putzer@side-hamburg.de
St. Joseph Hotel Hamburg	Große Freiheit 22	22767	Hamburg	(040) 42 10 33 77	empfang@st-joseph-hotel.hamburg
Stay Boardinghouse Flottbek	Beselerstr. 27	22607	Hamburg	(040) 82 27 410	info@landhaus-flottbek.de
Stilwerk Hotel Heimhude	Heimhuder Str. 16	20148	Hamburg	(040) 41 33 300	INFO@HOTEL-HEIMHUDE.DE
Strandhotel Blankenese	Strandweg 13	22587	Hamburg	(040) 86 13 44	info@strandhotel-blankenese.de
sylc. Apartmenthotel	Kronsaalsweg 88	22525	Hamburg	(040) 53 75 13 75 13	reservation@sylc.de
Zollenspieker Fährhaus	Zollenspieker Hauptdeich 143	21037	Hamburg	(040) 79 31 330	infi@zf-elbe.de