World Climate Conference in Bonn Residents invited to house participants
Bonn · Around 20,000 people are expected to take part in the World Climate Conference in Bonn in November. The city is asking residents to help accommodate some of the participants.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) will take place in and around the World Conference Center (WCCB) in Bonn from November 6 - 17. It is a big undertaking for the City of Bonn, and one of the challenges will be providing enough accommodations for all the participants. Besides the normal hotel rooms, city and tourism officials are also counting on private accommodations.
At a press conference on Tuesday with tourism director Udo Schäfer, Lord Mayor Ashok Sridharan emphasized that Bonn wanted to show its hospitality to the international guests. He asked all residents to consider hosting COP participants who would be traveling on a small budget. Citing a successful example, he recalled World Youth Day in Cologne and Bonn, where many residents privately housed participants.
Tourism & Congress Bureau in charge of the organization
The non-commercial approach of housing conference participants in private quarters underscores the city’s cosmopolitan image. “For the UN City of Bonn, this fits our image well,” said the mayor. He would be delighted if the citizens from Bonn and the region would greet the many international participants with hospitality and offer them accommodations if they are able to do so.
, host families can register, giving information about how many beds they have and for which dates they are available. Offers from commercial vendors will not be accepted on that platform, according to Schäfer.
Every accommodation, whether bed or sofa is welcome. A private guest room is not a must. Children’s rooms are also appropriate. Schäfer estimates that they will need 2,000 to 3,000 private beds. Every potential guest is checked by the T & C beforehand. The platform is now active and anyone who has additional questions can call T & C on their hotline at: (0228) 9 10 41 42.
Orig. Text: Lisa InhoffenTranslation: ckloep
