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service SHOW PREVIEW Useful information and travel tips Organisers Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Dental-Industrie, the commercial en- terprise of the Association of German Dental Manufacturers (VDDI) Koelnmesse Exhibition opening hours (cid:27) Daily from 9:00 to 18:00 Admission online (cid:27) 1-day ticket: € 13.00 (cid:27) 2-day ticket: € 17.00 (cid:27) Season ticket: € 21.00 (cid:27) 1-day ticket for students/special ticket for children accompanied by adults: € 7.50 Admission on site (cid:27) 1-day ticket: € 17.00 (cid:27) 2-day ticket: € 21.50 (cid:27) Season ticket: € 27.00 (cid:27) 1-day ticket for students/special ticket for children accompanied by adults: € 8.50 IDS app other interesting information regard- ing IDS 2017, the IDS app allows visi- tors to plan their trip at any time and from anywhere, according to Koeln- messe. Other services include a prod- uct database, information about the fairground, as well as integrated ac- cess to Business Matchmaking 365, a service that aims to bring visitors and exhibitors together even before the show. The app is free and can be downloaded from the iTunes Store and Google Play. With an offline search, interac- tive hall plan, personal checklist and Press and media Editorial/Administrative Office ARGE IDS TODAY GBR Dental Tribune International GmbH OEMUS MEDIA AG Holbeinstraße 29 04229 Leipzig Germany Phone +49 341 48474-302 Fax +49 341 48474-173 German ePaper-Issue www.zwp-online.info International ePaper-Issue www.dental-tribune.com Publisher Torsten Oemus Rep. DTI GmbH Torsten Oemus About the publisher Rep. Oemus Media AG Ingolf Döbbecke, Jürgen Isbaner, Lutz Hiller Managing Editor Daniel Zimmermann (V.i.S.d.P.) Production Executive Gernot Meyer Production Matthias Abicht today Sonderausgabe PvSt. 50129 This newspaper will appear in advance of the 37th International Dental Show in Cologne, 21–25 March 2017. The magazine and all articles and illustrations therein are protected by copyright. Any utilisation without prior consent from the editor or publisher is inadmissible and liable to prosecution. No responsibility shall be assumed for infor- mation published about associations, companies and com- mercial markets. General terms and conditions apply, legal venue is Leipzig, Germany. Free copies of the today interna- tional daily show newspaper will be distributed on site and provide visi- tors with the latest from IDS 2017, new products and things to do in Cologne. Daily news updates, photo- graphs and videos in English will also be available online at www.dental- tribune.com. Passport and Visa Airport transfer Owing to the Schengen regula- tions, nationals from a country of the European Union do not require a visa to enter the Federal Republic of Ger- many. All other foreigners require a visa for stays in the country. A visa is not required for semi- annual visits of up to 90 days for nationals of those countries for which the European Union has abolished the visa require- ment. A current list is available on Reaching Cologne by taxi (stand lo- cated at Terminal 2) costs between € 25 and 30. A less-expensive alternative is the urban train (S-Bahn), which departs regularly from the Intercity-Express railway station in Terminal 1. With their IDS ticket, exhibitors and visitors can use buses, trams and urban trains on the local public transportation net- work of the Rhine-Sieg Transport Au- thority (VRS), including the transfer be- the website of the Federal Foreign Of- fice at www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN. tween the Koelnmesse fairground and the airport free of charge. How to get to Cologne Banking and currency Cologne/Bonn airport is served by most European and international airlines. With more than eleven mil- lion passengers per year, it currently ranks number six in a nationwide compar ison of passenger statistics. As official airline of IDS 2017, the Lufthansa Group is offering visitors reduced rates for flights from over 250 cities in around 100 countries to the airports in Co logne, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt/Main. In order to make use of the discount, users must visit www.lufthansa.com/meetingsande- vents and enter the code “DEZZEKD”. Visitors planning to travel by train can take advantage of the discounted fares offered by Deutsche Bahn (english.ids-cologne.de/ids/travel- and-accommodation/arriving/). As a member of the European Union, Germany uses the euro as legal tender. The exchange rate is about € 0.94 to the US dollar (as at 10 Febru- ary 2017). Credit card usage is still low compared with other European coun- tries and limited to larger department stores, hotels, restaurants and petrol stations. Maestro Cards, however, are accepted almost everywhere, with a few exceptions, like newspaper stands, bakeries and fast-food restaurants, which only accept cash. Banks are open from 8:30 to 16:30 on weekdays. Medical insurance Although the German health- care system has declined slightly re- cently, the country still has a high standard of medical care. Emergency treatment, however, can be costly and therefore travel health insurance, which is offered by most insurance companies, is highly recommended. Links (cid:27) www.germany.travel/en (cid:27) www.lonelyplanet.com/germany (cid:27) wikitravel.org/en/Germany (cid:27) www.cologne-tourism.com (cid:27) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/ 10/06/t-magazine/travel/cologne- germany-guide.html (cid:26) AD 37th International Dental Show 2017 39