The latest issue of the World Congress Newsletter offered these tips about finding lodging and using transportation around Freiburg:
The official Freiburg website www.freiburg.de offers a tourism sector at http://www.freiburg.de/pb/,
You can also check Use www.airbnb.de and homeaway.com to find private rental apartments in and around Freiburg.
Ms Kerstin Schultheis at the Freiburg Tourism Office is the point of contact for all accommodation enquiries for the World Congress. She can offer information about all types of hotels, bed and breakfast arrangements, holiday apartments and apartments in general in Freiburg and the immediate surroundings. Reach her at Kerstin Schultheis, Freiburg Tourism Office, Tel.: +4976138811444, kerstin.schultheis@fwtm.de.
The World Congress begins on Saturday 28th of July 2018 and continues until Wednesday 8th of August 2018. Arrival date is 27 July 2018 and departure date is 9 August 2018.
The location of the World Congress is the “Freiburg Trade Fair” located at Europaplatz 1, 79108 Freiburg, Germany. http://www.messe.freiburg.de
Check for availability of public transport to the “Messe Freiburg” Trade Fair grounds with the hotel or apartment managers. Nearby communities around Freiburg are well connected and often offer affordable accommodation. There will be reasonably priced local transport tickets available for Congress participants. We are working on an overview of all available accommodation offers, especially with respect to backpacking travellers and campers.