--May 2014 FINAL Itinerary (revised 4/30/14)--
Kent State University
College of Business International
Business Experience – May 10 to May 24, 2014
Following is the “final” itinerary for the May 2014 COB International Business Experience. Past classes have shown that we may need to be flexible during the trip as circumstances can change.
Saturday, May 10 – I will be at Cleveland Hopkins Airport by 8:00 a.m. for a 10:16 departure from Cleveland Hopkins Airport, United Airlines flight 3274; arrive Dulles International, at 11:35am. I leave Dulles on United Airline flight 974 at 5:20 pm arriving in Geneva on Sunday, May 11 at 7:40 a.m. For your flight remember to have your ticket information and your passport in hand.
Sunday, May 11 –7:40 am arrive Geneva. Pick up bags, go through customs
9.00 -10.00 - Check into rooms at KSU-Webster Geneva Dorm
11.30 Meet in the lounge/lobby
12.00 Lunch with group
13.30 Walking/bus tour of Geneva
19.00 Dinner with group
Monday, May 12
8:00 am Meet in lounge/meeting room for morning briefing; bus to Gare Cornavin [the 14 Tram, direction Meyrin-Graviere -- 8.50, 8.55, 9.00]
9:15 am Bus to WIPO [Bus 5,
8, F, V, Z from Gare Cornavin to Nations or UIT]
10.00 World Intellectual Properties Organization
34, chemin des Colombettes; [Bring Passport]
·
Lunch [on own]
12:51 Depart Gare Cornavin for Allaman (Platform 1;
RE2619), arrive Allaman at 13:20; depart Allaman 13:41 (Platform 3; S4 12447)
arrive Etoy at 13:43.
2:00 p.m. Parker-Hannifin
Corporation,
La Tuiliere 6, 1163 Etoy, Switzerland
(Dan Whitman Ph: +41 (0) 21 821 86
03).
(Potential
returns: 17.10
Etoy Platform 2, S3-12365, arrive Morges at 17:16; depart Morges Platform 2 at
17:27, IR 1432 arrive Geneva, 17:57; or depart Etoy at 17:15 Platform 1 on S4 - 12462, to Allaman 17:19; depart Allaman
Platorm 2 at 17:38 on RE 2632, arrive Geneva 18:09; or depart at 17:43, Platform 2, on S4 12467 to
Morges, arrive 17:49, depart 17:57, Platform
2, on IR 1732, arrive Genève 18:27)
·
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 13
7:20
a.m. meeting in lobby for briefing and departure
[14 Tram, direction Meyrin-Graviere -- 7:51, 7:56, 8:01] To Gare Cornavin for Bus 8
(8:11, 8:17, or 8:23)
8:45
am - International Labor Organization, 4 route des Morillons Meeting at the reception of the ILO (R2 North)
·
Lunch [on own]
15:00 – WTO, Centre William Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154, -------From
Gare Cornavin, take the Bus number 1 in the direction of Jardin Botanique
[14.28; 14.38] which is also the WTO stop and the last one on the bus
line. [Bring Passport]
·
[Dinner on own]
Wednesday, May 14
8:30 am Meet in lounge/meeting room for morning briefing; bus to Gare Cornavin [the 14 Tram, direction Meyrin]
Gare Cornavin to Bus 8 (Direction
OMS) at 9.20 or 9.25 to Appia stop (arrive 9.32 or 9.35) for International Red Cross -- check in
by 9.45.
10.00-12.30 International Red Cross – Ave De La Paix
- 1202 Geneva
[Lunch on own ]
14.00 U.N. Tour-- 14, avenue de la Paix (Buses: nos. 8, 11, 14, F, V and Z
;bus stop is "Appia") Meet at the gate BY13:45
·
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 15
8:00 am Meet in lounge/meeting room for morning briefing; bus to Gare Cornavin [the 14 Tram, direction Meyrin-Graviere -- 8.50, 8.55, 9.00]
Gare Cornavin
(train station) depart for Chillon Castle on 9.15 train (train IR 2521; leave
Platform 4) arrive Lusanne 9.48; depart Lusanne 10.00 (train S1 12127; Platform 3), arrive 10.34, Veytaux-Chillon (platform
1).
11.00 Chillon Castle Tour
12.26 Train
to Vevey (from Veytaux-Chillon Platform 2), arrive Vevey 12.39 -- [Back up alternative
13.26 arrive 13.39]
·
[Lunch
on own]
14.00 Nestle S.A. From
the train station, walk toward Lausanne along Avenue General Guisan
(about a 10 minute walk)…[Professional Dress]
16.26
depart Vevey train station for Geneva, arrive 17.27 (later trains:
16.35—17.39; 17.00—17.57; 17.26—18.27)
·
[Dinner on own
and/or depart for Independent Travel]
Friday, May 16 – Independent travel activities (on own) Suggestions: Geneva, Bern, Lausanne, Fribourg, Lucerne, Annecy (Fr), Chamonix, Vallais, Zermatt, Italy or Germany (plan on train reservations for Thursday night travel).
Saturday, May 17 -- Independent travel activities (on own)
Sunday, May 18 --Travel to Strasbourg (on own). Note: check to see if you need advance reservation for the train to Strasbourg.
After 14.00 check in at Hotel CITADINES Strasbourg Kleber, 50-54 Rue du Jeu des
Enfants, (optional, meet at 17.30 for visit to central city).
Monday, May 19
9.30 Meet in lobby
10.00 Walking tour of Petite
Paris
·
[Lunch on own]
14.00 – Historic Boat Ride
[Evening optional, tram/bus travel to Germany for dinner]
·
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 20
7.45 checked
out and ready to depart for Gare Central
8:46 TGV (train TGV
2420) arrive Paris-Est 11:08
Travel by metro to Hotel Edouard VI (Hotel Edouard VI, 61, boulevard du Montparnasse); [alternative, train TGV 9578 8:16 arrive Paris-Est at 10:35)
·
[lunch on own]
13.45 meet to metro to tour of Paris (at office by 14.15)
14.45 Paris City
Vision, Pyramides office, 2 Rue des Pyramides (Pyramids street), 75001 Paris. Metro:
Pyramides, Tuileries or Concorde. [From hotel, M12 direction Porte de la
Chapelle, 7 stops to Concorde; M1 direction Chateau de Vincennes, 1 stop to
Tulleries, past Rue Saint-Roch, left on Rue des Pyramides.]
20.00 Dinner at Le Coupole Restaurant in Montparnasse
9.00 meet in
lobby; Depart Hotel Edouard
VI, for Versailles
12.00 [Lunch on own]
14.00 Louvre
·
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 22
8.30 meet in lobby
9.30 am StratX (15 avenue de l'Opera , Metro “Pyramides” on lines 14 and 7)
·
[Lunch on own]
·
[Dinner on own]
7.15 in lobby
7.30 metro to Paris nord to Gare d’Amiens – train at 8.28 arr 9.47
10.00 - Goodyear Dunlop
·
[Lunch on own]
Afternoon: Cultural Visit to Grand Department Stores
·
[Dinner on own]
Prepare for next day departure.
Saturday, May 24
9.15 am -- Meet in Lobby checked out and ready to take cab/van to Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG); student flights are out at 12:30 and 13:10 or so; You will check in (CAREFUL about overweight bags), go through security, and wait for the flight; On the flight back you will need to complete a customs card (have a pen or pencil ready and know about how much you bought); In the USA you will go through passport control and customs. They will then re-check your bag for your destination. You will then leave the secure area, go BACK THROUGH security, and wait for your flight.
Hotel Information
Residence Les Berges du Rhone
2-4 Rue des Deux-Ponts
1205 Geneve, Switzerland
Phone from the US: 011 41 22 959 80 04
Fax from the US: 011 41 22 774 17 42
The RA’s phone numbers:
eMail to: lesberges@webster.ch
Website: www.lesbergesdurhone.com
54 Rue du Jeu des Enfants,
67000 Strasbourg, France
Phone from the US: 011 33 3 90 22 47 00
http://www.hotels.com/ho220186/citadines-kleber-strasbourg-strasbourg-france/
3. Hotel Edouard VI
61, boulevard du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
Phone from the US: 011.33.1.45.48.94.99
Fax: 011.33.1.45.44.09.25
(http://www.parisby.com/edouardvi/index.html)
Email: hotel-edouardvi@wanadoo.fr
(http://www.hotel-paris-montparnasse.com/)
*Area Codes: The country
code for France is 33. The first two digits of French numbers are a prefix
determined by zone: Paris and Ile-de-France, 01; the northwest, 02; the
northeast, 03; the southeast, 04; and the southwest, 05. Numbers beginning with
08 can be either toll-free calls or calls that you are charged for (it depends
on how the company has set up the number).
Calling France: When
dialing France from abroad (e.g., the U.S.), begin with the international code
(011), then the country code (33), then drop the initial 0 from the area code
number (I have dropped the initial 0 in the phone numbers above). For instance,
to call a telephone number in Paris from the United States, dial 011-33 plus
the phone number minus the initial 0.
When dialing locally, use the full 10 digits, beginning with 0 and the area
code. To call France from the United
Kingdom, dial 00-33, then dial the number in France minus the initial 0.
Calling Switzerland: The same logic applies to Switzerland, where
the country code is 41. Switzerland is
divided into a number of geographical areas with different area codes. A phone
number consists of the area code and a local phone number. The area code has either two or
three digits and starts with a zero such as 22 for Geneva or 043 for Zurich.
The local phone number has seven digits. When calling a number within the same area, the area code is not be dialed.
To call a number in
Switzerland from abroad, dial the international access code applies (011 from
the USA) then 41 (country code for Switzerland), then the area code without the
leading zero plus the local phone number.
From the Airport
to the Webster University Geneva
If
you will be arriving at the airport in Geneva around 7:30 am on Sunday, we will
wait for you. However, if you are getting in that, you will need to get
to us on your own. If cost is no matter, you can take a cab….but public
transportation is available, easy, and (for this part of the trip) free.
HOW
TO GET TO OUR DORM IF YOU ARE NOT WITH ME:
1.
If you are arriving on your own by public transportation, you
would take the train from the airport to Gare Cornavin (the main train station
in Geneva) using the free public transportation ticket that you would get near
the luggage carousel at the airport. For a map of the terminal go to http://www.gva.ch/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-60/. On that map, you can see the train station on
the right hand side (SBB CFF FFS).
2.
The vending machines
that provide the free public transporation tickets are INSIDE the baggage claim
area, BEFORE going through customs. They are near the machine that sells
baggage cart tokens BEFORE you exit the baggage area.
This is a picture of the
free vending machine.
4.
When you exit the front of the main train station (Gare Cornavin
or “Genève-Cornavin”), walk to your right, to the first cross street beside the
station. You would then look for the 14 Tram
going in the direction of P+R Bernex (NOT in the direction of
Meyrin-Graviere). You would take the 14 Tram to the Palladium stop (this is
the 4th stop and is about an 8 minute ride).
5.
Once you get off, keep walking in the same direction as the tram and
the residence is 100 meters down the street (rue des Deux-Ponts #2). You'll
have to use the under path to cross the bridge and reach the other side. Once
you walk up the under path, you'll be facing the residence.
From the Gare Cornavin
(train station) to the Dorm:
CITADINES
Strasbourg Kleber
54
Rue du Jeu des Enfants
67000
Strasbourg, France
General Information
Completely
renovated, the 3-star residence Citadines Strasbourg Kleber is situated within
a stone's throw of Place Kléber and close to Strasbourg's cathedral. Citadines
Apart'hotel Strasbourg Kléber is located in a modern six-story building and
features 107 fully-equipped apartments, ranging from studio to suite apartment,
as well as a patio and business facilities. Nearby guests will find numerous
shops and restaurants as well as the district of La Petite France. The railway
station is only a 10-minute walk from the hotel. The nearby tram stop will
enable you to reach quickly the whole city.
The hotel is .2
miles from the Train Station: Exit the train
station, walk straight out (towards the McDonald’s, on the corner of Pl. de la
Gare and Rue du Maire Kuss). Walk
straight along Rue du Maire Kuss (McDonalds’ on your left), cross on the bridge
(somewhere here, Rue du Maire Kuss may become Rue du 22 Novembre, to Rue du Jeu
des Enfants; just keep walking straight).
Watch for Rue du Jeu des Enfants on your left (one block beyond Rue du
Vieux Marche aux Vins). Turn left and
the hotel is down the block, on your right.
Or take the Tram: Walk to the Strasbourg Faubourg National station
and take Tram B until the Homme de Fer station. It takes 10 minutes and costs 1.30€.
Hotel Edouard VI
61, boulevard du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
Magnificently located near the
Tour Montparnasse, in the heart of one of the most famous nineteenth century
parts of Paris, the Hotel Edouard VI is just a few minutes from Saint German
des Prés.The hotel offers air-conditioning, Lift, Luggage room, Non-smoking
hotel, Dry-cleaning, Car hire, Free newspapers, fax/photocopies, Lounge. A Wi-Fi connection is available throughout
the hotel free access.
24 hour reception, Room
Service, Reservation service for taxis, restaurants and shows.
Our team's priorities are
helpfulness, availability and friendliness at all times.
May 2013
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
Week 15 |
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2 |
3 |
4 Finals Week Mini-test 13 closes |
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8 |
9 |
10 LEAVE for Geneva |
11 Arr. Geneva Check In Lunch Walking Tour |
12 10 AM WIPO 2 PM Parker Train Day 1 |
13 8:45am ILO 3 p.m. WTO |
14 10 am ICRC UN 2 pm? |
15 9:15 train for Chillon tour at 11:00 am 12.26 to Vevey 2 p.m. Nestles Train Day 2 |
16 Independent Travel Train Day 3 |
17 Independent Travel |
18 Train Day 4 Meet in Strasbourg |
19 10.00 Walking Tour 2.00 Historic Boat Ride |
20 Train Day 5 To Paris 2.45 Bus Tour City view Bateau Mouche river tour Eiffel Tower 8 pm Dinner with group |
21 Morning - Versailles Afternoon - Louvre |
22 9.30 StratX 2.00 Sacre Coeur |
23 7.30
metro, 8.28 train to Amiens 10.00 Goodyear Dunlop Afternoon
the Grand Department stores Train Day 6 |
24 9.15 lobby for airport van. Return to CLE |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 Marks’ RETURN |
29 Ascension Day |
30 |
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