Serbia is being promoted as an emerging meeting and incentive destination in Europe, with Belgrade as its cosmopolitan capital city and Novi Sad as the second largest city. Serbia offers unique experiences through its historical and cultural attractions, natural beauty, and hospitable people. It has made significant investments in infrastructure and hotel accommodations. With its strategic location and direct flight access from over 50 European and Middle Eastern cities, Serbia provides excellent value as a meeting and event destination.

1. DESTINATION SERBIA

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New
Serbia
Known Europe. Young Destination!
Being a fresh, emerging and reachable destina-
tion, Serbia represents the exciting new meeting
and incentive destination in Europe.
Extraordinary range of unique travel options for
fun and adventure makes Serbia as one of the most
exhilarating spots, offering out of the ordinary ex-
periences, trilling historical and cultural attractions
and hospitable people.
Being the hub of all activities in the region of South
East Europe, Serbia is putting significant effort in up-
grading necessary infrastructure with 1 billion euros
already invested. The past two years 40 new hotels
with significant conference facilities have been built
to serve international clients needs. In addition,
more will come shortly including Crown Plaza,
Kempinski, Radisson and Intercontinental.

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Serbia
Accessible
Strategic position. Easy access!
Located at the crossroads of the
East and the West, Serbia has been a
meeting point for centuries.
Today, with direct flights from more
than 50 capitals and ports in Europe
and Middle East, provided by more
than 30 international air carriers
(including 7 low cost carriers), Serbia
is easily accessible, with airport just
15 minutes from Belgrade (capital of
Serbia) and 45 minutes from Novi Sad
(second largest city in Serbia).
Open sky agreement and passport/
ID liberalization are also to be
mentioned.

4. Cool Info
Captivating. Has the edge!
Serbia
Buzzing nightlife. Rich culture. Extraordinary attractions. Delectable cuisine.
Sunday Times “Europe’s New Capital of Cool“.
Lonely Planet Guide” Belgrade one of the ten “hotspots” of Europe”
Le Monde – “Les folles nuits de Belgrade.”
“City of Future”, Financial Times
CNN Traveler – “For the real beguiling Balkan spirit, it has to be Belgrade. It is a city where
hospitality crackles in the air and where looking good is a birthright. Simply irresistible”.
“Serbia… a natural combination of Oriental passion and European finesse”, Time Out
Spaces Magazine – “The real Belgrade is in the people – they are generous, warm and
extraordinarily friendly- they will go to any lengths to help and make you welcome.”
“After taking my traditional Sunday stroll down Knez Mihajlova, I feel enlivened”,
Herald Tribune
“No 1 to Party the Night Away” –
Times Magazine
“Belgrade Ada - The Top 10 City
Island” Virtual Tourist

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Serbia
Value for money
Great value for money! Costs in Belgrade and Serbia are
very competitive providing excellent value for meeting
and incentive planners based on researches of world’s
renowned media and Economic Intelligence Unit’s cost
Cost of Living Index
of living index.
Ranking – Economist
Intelligence Unit
1. Oslo, Norway
3. Reykjavik, Iceland
5. Paris, France
6. Copenhagen,
Denmark
7. London, UK
8. Zurich, Switzerland
10. Helsinki, Finland
48. Istanbul, Turkey
58. Prague, Czech
Republic
63. Warsaw, Poland
82. Kiev, Ukraine
107. Belgrade, Serbia

6. Expertise
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Serbia
Quality. Eminence!
- University Olympic Games, July 2009 – (10.000pax)
- International Meeting of the European Society of
Gynecological Oncology 2009 – (1.900 pax)
- First Aid Convention in Europe 2010 – (1.200 pax)
- European AIDS Conference 2011 – (3.500 pax)
- Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2011 –
(1.300 pax)
- Heart Failure Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
2012 – (3.500 pax)

7. Belgrade
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Serbia

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Belgrade
Cosmopolitan. Unforgettable.
Serbia
Belgrade, the two million citizens’ capital that lies at the confluence
of two European represents the major centre for business, economic
and scientific activities in the region of South East Europe.
With compact and convenient conference package located just minutes
from the international airport, Belgrade is a logical choice. Primary
convention venue with a four thousands seats in plenary hall, range
of break out rooms and significant exhibition space, is in the walking
distance from major and brand new hotels.

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Belgrade
Serbia
City center is anchored by Belgrade Fortress that overlooks the Danube
and Sava confluence, awarding you with the “view” of unforgettable
experience of the city. Various museums, atypical art galleries and
theaters, active Royal family complex will spicy every event in form
of extraordinary social programs. Ada lake, located just minutes from
the city center, is a sport enthusiast’s dream, offering just about every
possible sporting facility imaginable, represents the unpredicted venue
for team building activities.
After the working day at the busy Belgrade streets, the nights will
charm you. After enjoying the fresh food and local and international
specialties in fancy or more traditional style restaurants, the numerous
nights out options will lift you up. You will experience true night club
atmosphere and the best night life in Europe. Where ever you go you
will be greeted by positive vibe. You will come back again.

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Accommodation
Serbia
- Belgrade has 56 hotels - four 5* hotels with 411 rooms, nineteen 4* hotels
with 1581 rooms and twenty-one 3* hotels with 1514 rooms.
Hotel members of SCB
Business district - airport distance 15 minutes
Continental – 5* - 415 rooms – 8 meeting rooms – 600 largest plenary
Hyatt Regency – 5* – 302 rooms – 6 meeting rooms - 600 largest plenary
Holiday Inn - 4* – 140 rooms – 7 meeting rooms – 130 largest plenary
In Hotel – 4* – 187 rooms – 5 meeting rooms – 90 largest plenary
Downtown- airport distance 20 minutes
Square Nine – 5* - 45 rooms – 1 meeting room – 50 largest plenary
Balkan Hotel – 4* – 87 rooms – 3 meeting rooms – 100 largest plenary
Beograd Art Hotel – 4* – 55 rooms – 2 meeting rooms – 100 largest plenary
Life Design Hotel – 4* – 52 rooms – 3 meeting rooms – 80 largest plenary
Majestic – 4* – 88 rooms – 3 meeting rooms – 70 largest plenary
TownHouse 27 – 4* - 21 rooms – 1 meeting room – 20 largest plenary
City area - airport distance 25 minutes
Crystal Hotel (2km from city center) – 4* - 44 rooms – 1 meeting room – 80 largest plenary
Zira (3 km from city center) – 4* – 125 rooms – 3 meeting rooms – 300 largest plenary
Best Western M (5km from center) – 4* – 186 rooms – 8 meeting rooms – 600 largest
plenary
Best Western Sumadija (close to Belgrade fair and Ada lake, 7km from center )– 4* – 104
rooms – 5 meeting rooms – 125 largest plenary
President Kovilovo (sport resort on outskirts of city) – 5* - 27 rooms – 3 meeting rooms –
330 largest plenary

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Venues
Serbia
Venues members of SCB - airport distance 15 minutes
Sava Centar - 4,000sq.m. of exhibition space, a 3,760-seat hall and 17 meeting rooms
of various sizes (100–500 seats).
BelExpo Center - provides organizers with the highest levels of service and offers
unlimited event possibilities. With 2,500m2 of column free, multi-functional space it
is ideal for small, niche exhibitions and mid-size events.
The Belgrade Arena- the 4th largest hall in Europe, has 20,000 fixed seats plus an
additional 3,000 that are retractable is a unique hall in South Eastern Europe. The
large hall covers the area of 48 000 m2 and has six levels.
Belgrade Fair - the City’s major exhibition venue, offering 48,000 sqm of exhibition
space in 14 halls. Excluding the space employed for two permanent exhibitions, the
Fair can offer 32,000 sqm of space for temporary exhibits.

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Serbia
MAP OF
BELGRADE
1. Hyatt Regency Belgrade 8. IN Hotel 15. Hotel Prag 22. Hotel Royal
A. Sava Convention 2. Hotel Continental 9. Hotel Majestic 16. Hotel President 23. Hotel Skala
Centre 3. Holiday Inn 10.Hotel Metropol 17. Hotel Rex 24. Hotel Splendid
B. Belgrade Fair 4. Admiral Club 11. Hotel Moskva 18. Hotel Srbija 25. Hotel Zlatnik
C. Belgrade Arena 5. Hotel Balkan 12. Hotel Palace 19. Hotel Union 26. Hotel Zira
D. BelExpo Centre 6. Best Western Hotel M 13. Hotel Slavija Lux 20.Hotel Aleksandar Palace 27. Hotel Prestige
7. Best Western Hotel Sumadija 14. Hotel Park 21. Hotel Le Petit Piaf 28. Hotel TownHouse 27

13. Novi Sad
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Novi Sad
Appealing. Treasured.
Serbia
Novi Sad, with half a million citizens represents the second largest
city in Serbia, characterized by interesting architecture and excellent
services for exhibition and conference organizing.
Located 60 minutes from Belgrade, and vicinity of countries in the
region, i.e. Hungary, Romania and Croatia allow Novi Sad to done
particularly well with regional conferences, who found brand new
conference center very suitable.
Novi Sad is a city with enormous character and is considered as cultural
capital of Serbia because of various galleries and museums spread
throughout of city. In near proximity guests can enjoy very interesting
atmosphere of special farm household restaurant on which beside
very tasteful local grown organic food they can experience art of old
craft making and other activities typical for farm soundings.

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Novi Sad
Serbia
The banks of the Danube are famous for their characteristic small
wooden restaurants that are serving fresh river food while playing
evergreens on “tamburica”. Overlooking the Danube, Petrovaradin
Fortress with its 16km of underground tunnels and 88 art studios is
perfect place to start Novi Sad experience.
National Park Fruska Gora with 17 monasteries and small baroque
town of Sremski Karlovci –open air museum, and Serbian spiritual
center, are famous for its wines and honey, both easily reachable ideal
for pre/post and social tours.

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Accommodation
Serbia
– Novi Sad has 25 hotels – three 5* hotels with 350 rooms, four 4* hotels with 190
rooms and eight 3* hotels with 390 rooms.
Hotel members of SCB
Park – 5* - 245 rooms – 9 meeting rooms – 550 largest plenary
Leopold I – 5* - 58 rooms – 3 meeting rooms – 50 largest plenary
Best Western Prezident – 5* - 46 rooms – 2 meeting rooms – 100 largest
plenary
Centar – 4* - 51 rooms – 1 meeting room – 100 largest plenary
Master – 4* - 54 rooms – connected to Master Congress Centre

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Serbia
Venues members
of SCB
Master Congress Center - offers 1,300 seat plenary
space, which is divisible in two separate spaces of 800
and 400 seats respectively, along with 6 meeting rooms.
It is adjacent with 6,000sqm of space that can be used for
exhibits or banqueting. It is also connected to The Novi Sad
Fair which offers some 50,000sqm of indoor exhibit space.
While the new adjacent hotel Master offers 54 rooms, the
Hotel Park (245 rooms), BW Prezident (46 rooms) and hotel
Sajam (71 rooms) are within walking distance.
Spens - is the largest sports center in Europe and one of the
3 largest in the world. SPENS is host to major international
championships in bowling, basketball, karate, volleyball
and Davis Cup Tennis.

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Incentive Pre/Post
Opportunities
Serbia
Belgrade and Novi Sad are also the beginning points for
Serbia’s diverse pre & post touring product, featuring beautiful
monasteries, wineries, farmhouse restaurants, ethno villages,
spas, wildlife reserves, natural beauty and archeological sites.
Some of examples include
• Danube - The Iron Gate, the most spectacular
river gorge in Europe and the 2nd largest in the
world (numerous archeological sites, medieval
fortresses, sailing and fishing, dining and wining).
• Numerous historic sites from Roman Empire to UNESCO
monasteries - Put on a roman toga, dig in the archeological
field, drink roman vines, have a bite of roman cheese-bred,
enjoy the authentic music and old frescoes paintings and
“While in Rome, Act like a Roman”.
• With unique visitor opportunities like the Sargan 8 train,
ethno village “Wooden Town” developed by famous film
director Emir Kusturica and beautiful natural attractions,
Zlatibor represents one of the Serbia’s best touring
opportunities.

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Serbia
Great Jeep City Survival
Adventure Luxurious Tito’s
Blue Train Ride
Monster Race
Medieval knights
Take your pole nights
position
Rafting
Baloon flights

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Serbia
Major Festivals
and Events
Guca: This unique annual trumpet festival in Dragacevo a hosts over
500,000 visitors from all over the world. (August)
EXIT: This international music festival in Novi Sad is one of the most
popular in Europe. In 2007 and 2008 the UK Festival Awards and
Yourope named EXIT the Best European Festival. (July)
Belgrade Beer Fest: Taking place in Belgrade, this festival event attracts
over 500,000 participants annually. (August)
Nisvil Jazz: Most visited jazz festival in the region, features around 20
bands with 300 performers, names like Solomon Burke, Benny Golson,
Inkognito, The Brand New Heavies, De Phazz, Roy Hargrove... One of
the most beautiful, spacious and acoustic amphitheatres in Europe -
The Summer Stage of the Nis City Fortress!

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AND MANY MORE...
Serbia

22. QUICK FACTS Info
POPULATION – 10 mill
TIME ZONE – CET, GMT + 1
Serbia
TAXES – An 18% Value Added Tax (VAT) is incorpo-
TIPPING – It is customary in restaurants and
cafes to round up the gratuity fees to the
nearest 10% -15% of the bill, depending on
rated service.
CURRENCY – “Dinar” (RSD), The current exchange BANKS & POSTAL OFFICES – Most banks and
rate: post offices are open from 08.30 to 17.00 on
EUR 1.00 = RSD 105 weekdays and from 09.00 to 15.00 on Satur-
USD 1.00 = RSD 75 days. On Sundays there is usually a designat-
CREDIT CARDS – ATMs accept major credit cards ed bank or post office that maintains needed
and are located throughout the country. Major services.
credit cards are accepted at almost all restaurants SHOPS – Food shops are typically open from
and stores. 07.00 until 22.00. Everywhere, there are
CLIMATE – Serbia’s climate is moderate continen- stores open 24 hours a day.
tal, with four seasons. Summer is from June to ENTRY REQUIREMENTS/ VISAS - Citizens of
September and the daily temperature varies from the following countries do not need to obtain
29oC to 36oC. The average temperature in Sep- visas:
tember (night and day) is 22oC Beginning from June 2010 citizens of Europe-
TELEPHONE CALLS – The code for Serbia is +381. an Union countries, the Swiss Confederation,
To make international calls dial the International Kingdom of Norway and Republic of Iceland
Access Code 00. may enter the Republic of Serbia using their
MOBILE PHONES – Serbia has full area coverage identity cards and stay up to 90 days.
by 3 mobile operators: - Nationals provided they hold a valid pass-
- MTS www.mts.telekom.rs port:
- Telenor www.telenor.co.rs Europe:
- Vip www.vipmobile.rs Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,
ELETRICAL APPLIANCES – Voltage in Serbia is 220 Israel, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russian Fed-
volts and the frequency is 50 Hz. The plugs have eration, Turkey.
two round prongs like those used in Western Rest of world:
Europe. For 110 volt appliances you will need con- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada,
verter and adapter plugs. Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Japan, Mexico, New
FOOD & DRINK – The tap water is safe to drink. Zealand, Republic of Korea, Seychelles,
Bottled water is popular and easily available. Most Singapore, Tunisia, United States of America.
hotels and restaurants offer Serbian national cui- – For more Information please visit –
sine. Also, Continental European restaurants and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
seafood restaurants are readily available. www.mfa.gov.rs or email at mfa@mfa.rs.
All restaurants have special dishes for vegetarians.