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Attendance is free for individual members and a maximum of two representatives of each member organization.

Additional tickets can be purchased by GCP Members at a cost of $250 per head if there is availability.

Contact info@globalcoffeeplatform.org for more information.

This year’s GCP Member Assembly will be held at the Basel’s Markthalle (Market Hall)

The venue is located very close to SBB (a 4 minute walk). The “Markthalle” tram station has a high frequency of services with lines 1, 2, 16 and 8. There is a bike parking area at the entrance towards Heuwaage.

Markthalle Basel
Steinentorberg 20
CH-4051 Basel

info@altemarkthalle.ch
http://altemarkthalle.ch/

There are around 1,600 parking spaces available in the Elisabethen and Steinenparking car parks and the car parks at Basel SBB train station. There are also hundreds of public parking spaces within walking distance of the market hall.Click for more information about the Elisabethen car park and the Steinen car park.

Please note that hotel bookings are not managed by GCP. The following list is provided to assist you in your personal planning.

Additional hotel options can also be found here on the official Basel Tourism website.

Ibis Basel Bahnhof, 2-star from 144 Euro

Margarethenstrasse 33/35, 4053 Basel, Switzerland

A 5-minute walk from the main Basel SBB railway station, this simple hotel is also just a 20 minutes bus ride from EuroAirport Basel Airport. The Markthalle is just a short walk away (350 metres, approximately 5 minutes).

The straightforward rooms with wood furnishings feature free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and desks.

Hotel guests have free use of public transport throughout the entire city of Basel

There’s a 24-hour bar, which also has outdoor seating. Breakfast and parking are available for a surcharge.

Hotel City Inn 3-star 140-180 Euro per night

Elisabethenanlage 5, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Set in the city centre, this down-to-earth budget property is a 2-minute walk from Basel SBB railway station, and a short walk away from Markthalle (approximately 250 metres or a 5-minute walk).

Unpretentious rooms with colorful accents feature complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and desks, plus safes and en suite bathrooms. Suites add separate lounge areas with sofabeds.

Hotel Birsighof, 3-star from 120 Euro

Birsigstrasse 30, 4054 Basel, Switzerland

This downtown hotel in a functional modern building is just 600 metres away from the Markthalle.

Featuring wood floors, the understated rooms offer flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi.

Free perks include a tickets for public transport, and a breakfast buffet, which is served in the modest dining room or on the terrace.

b_smart motel Basel, from 140 Euro

Küchengasse 13, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Across the street from Bahnhof Basel SBB train station, this unpretentious hotel in a townhouse-style building is located just a 3-minute walk away from Markthalle.

Streamlined, modern rooms and suites offer free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, minifridges and desks. Bi-level suites add sitting areas.

Public transport passes are complimentary, as is breakfast served in an unfussy dining room.

Hotel Metropol Basel, 4-star from 195 Euro

Elisabethenanlage 5, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Across the street from Basel Central train station, this laid-back hotel is in walking distance (3-minute walk) to the Markthalle.

The streamlined, colorful rooms feature Wi-Fi, flat-screens and minifridges, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. Upgraded rooms add safes, sitting areas and/or city views.

A breakfast buffet is available. Other amenities include a business center and a bright lobby lounge.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Basel, 4-star from 241 Euro

Note: cheaper corporate rates are available.

Steinentorstrasse 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Situated just 8 kilometers from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, the central Radisson Blu Hotel, Basel offers an ideal location. The main train station in the city, Bahnhof Basel SBB, is just 650 meters (a 5-minute walk) away from the Radisson Blu Hotel. The walking distance to the Markthalle is just 400 metres.

Sleek, colorful rooms offer courtyard views, flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi and minibars. They all also have tea and coffeemakers; upgraded rooms add Nespresso machines. Suites feature sitting areas, balconies and/or separate living rooms. Room service is available 24/7.

ibis budget Basel City, 1-star from 105 Euro

Grosspeterstrasse 12, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

This budget hotel is a minute’s walk from the Grosspeterstrasse tram stop. The Markthalle can be reached via public transport in around 15 minutes or on foot (1,2 km, approximately 15-20 minutes).

Featuring wood furnishings, the streamlined rooms offer complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and en suite bathrooms, as well as air-conditioning. Some come with bunk beds and/or in-room sinks.

Breakfast and parking are available.

Hotel Ibis Styles Basel City, 3-star from 178 Euro

Grosspeterstrasse 44, 4052 Basel, Switzerland

Set along a major thoroughfare, this straightforward hotel in a modern building is a 12-minute walk from the Basel SBB train station. The Markthalle can be reached via public transport in around 15 to 20 minutes or on foot (1,3 km, approximately 20 minutes).

The contemporary, colorful rooms come with free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs.

A complimentary breakfast buffet is served in a vibrant dining area. There’s also a relaxed lobby bar. Paid parking is available.

If you are travelling by air, you can reach the city via EuroAirport or nearby Zurich Airport..

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

Officially, it lies in France, almost on the borderline with Switzerland. Basel constitutes the nearest city (only 3,5km away). 

Airport transfer to Basel city by bus

Line 50: EuroAirport – Bahnhof SBB (Basel railway station)

The bus no. 50 operates between the airport and one of the two main railway stations in Basel (SBB and Basel Badischer Bahnhof), providing direct access to the city. The ride takes about 20 minutes. The price for a single ticket is CHF4.70 or the equivalent in euros. It runs daily.

Airport transfer by tram

Line 2: EuroAirport – Basel exhibition center – BadischerBahnhof (German railway station)

Line no.2 provides access to the exhibition center in downtown and on to the BadischerBahnhof (the German railway station in Basel). The price is the same as for the bus line – CHF4.70 for a regular ticket and CHF3.10 for a discount one.

Airport transfer by taxi

The local taxi drivers at the airport usually use a taximeter to calculate the cost of your journey. However, the drivers often give a set-rate fare for the ride to downtown Basel. You can expect a taxi from Basel Airport to the city center to cost €45 (CHF 50). The ride to the city will take around 15 minutes.

More info can be found here for travelling by bus or taxi.

Zurich Airport

Direct train connections to Basel: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) connects the airport to Basel. The timetable and tickets can be found here.

Expect a travel time to Basel of approx. 75 minutes

By rail:
Basel has three railway stations: the Swiss Railway station (SBB), the French Railway station (SNCF) and the Badische Bahnhof, operated by German Railway (DB). All of them are conveniently located in the heart of the city. You find the various rail timetables here.

At SBB you also find a shopping centre (including pharmacies, restaurants, take-aways, service companies and various other outlets) which is open 365 days a year.

The hotels we listed are all located close to the meeting venue – most of them are just a short walk away.

Public transport:

Basel has an extensive tram and bus network. You find timetables and ticket information here as well as a map showing the route network.

Taxi:

Taxis are available and most Basel taxi drivers accept card payments.

Uber:

There is also Uber in Basel.  The Uber app gives you the power to request a ride to get around Basel anytime, 24/7.

Walking:

Generally, Basel is a walkable city. Many places of interest are close to one another.

The Basel Tourism page offers more travel information here.

Click here to see a map of the city of Basel.

GCP advises all GCP Members to check their individual status to travel to Switzerland, allowing sufficient time for any necessary applications. Switzerland is not part of the EU but does belong to the Schengen area.

Note that depending on the time of year/type of visa, the visa application process can take several weeks or even months. For a Schengen visa, the visa application can be submitted no earlier than six months before the planned entry into the Schengen area.

Please visit the visa information page of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA for all relevant information here.

To find out which documents you need to submit, you can use the link provided to view the visa application conditions for your country of residence.

General information about Switzerland can be found here.

If you require an official invitation for your visa application, we are happy to provide one. Please email info@globalcoffeeplatform.org and share your passport details as well as your expected travel dates.

To enable maximum participation at the GCP Member Assembly 2025, GCP offered a limited number of Travel and Accommodation Subsidies for GCP members belonging to the Producer and Civil Society stakeholder groups located in coffee producing countries.

Currently, there are no Covid-19 restrictions in Switzerland. If you are exhibiting any signs of illness, please be considerate to fellow participants and follow best practice in public spaces.

Both private and public hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, pharmacies, and other centers are available for your health and medical needs. Remember to obtain international medical insurance for your travels and entire period of stay in Switzerland.

If you have registered but can no longer attend, please change your registration status via the confirmation email sent to you when you first registered. Alternatively, please send an email to GCP before 16 June 2025. 

To ensure the sustainability of this event, GCP Members who fail to cancel their tickets by 16 June 2025 will receive an invoice for $250.

Please record your dietary restrictions in the registration form. We will notify the caterers accordingly. We will do our best to make accommodations, but may not be able to in some cases. 

All participants of the GCP Member Assembly agree to the anti-trust regulations as laid out by GCP:

There shall be no discussions of agreements or concerted actions that may restrain competition. This prohibition includes discussions of current or future prices, margins, discounts, the timing of price changes, costs, capacities, customers, suppliers, product and marketing plans, sales projections, credit terms, or other competitively sensitive information relating to your business. We must also not talk about agreements to fix prices, control sales or the output of production, allocate markets, or refusing to deal with a particular entity.

The discussion or exchange on these topics must not only be avoided during this meeting but also during all informal gatherings when competitors may be present. Each meeting participant is obliged to speak up immediately for the purpose of preventing any discussion falling outside these bounds.

This agreement applies to in-person events as well as meetings or events held virtually.

You can find the GCP Antitrust Agreement here as well as GCP’s Privacy Policy on our website.

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