Step into a captivating journey as the 26th WCGTC® World Conference arrives in Braga, Portugal. From July 29th to August 2nd, engage with renowned researchers, educators, and stakeholders in gifted education, talent development, and creativity. Unleash your imagination amidst Braga’s charm and join the global movement that embraces the extraordinary potential within gifted minds.

We have negotiated with several hotels near the conference venue. The following hotels are offering discounted rates and are listed in alphabetical order.You may find a map of tentative buildings that will be used for the World Conference as well as hotel locations at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions, please contact headquarters@world-gifted.org.

Travel

The nearest airport to Braga is the Porto airport (Francisco Sá Carneiro). You can take a bus from the airport to the Braga bus station (approximately 50 minutes journey). The bus may be booked at https://www.getbus.eu/en/. You may also take the Flix Bus (https://www.flixbus.com/), which is approximately a 40-minute journey.

If you instead choose to fly into the Lisbon airport, you may take a train (Oriente Station https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en) or a bus (https://rede-expressos.pt/en/timetables). This journey takes approximately 3.30 hours.

Hotels

Vila Gale Collection Braga

Largo Carlos Amarante
4700-308 Braga, Portugal

5% discount with code WCGTC25 – To book online, click the button below, choose Collection Braga as the destination, enter your stay dates and promotional code WCGTC25, choose your rooms, and submit your booking.

Meliá Braga

Av. Gen. Carrilho da Silva Pinto 8
4715-380 Braga, Portugal

Other Options

Hotel Link Reservas Tlf reservas
Hotel Mercure Braga Centro https://all.accor.com/hotel/8308/index.pt.shtml 00351 253 206 000
Hotel Bracara Augusta https://bracaraaugusta.com/ 00351 253 206 260
Hotel Villa Garden Braga https://villagarden.pt/ 00351 253 680 020
Hotel do Parque https://www.hoteisbomjesus.pt/hotel-do-parque-em-braga/ 00351 253 603 470
Hotel do Templo https://www.hoteisbomjesus.pt/hotel-do-templo-em-braga/ 00351 253 603 610
Hotel do Elevador https://www.hoteisbomjesus.pt/hotel-do-elevador-em-braga/ 00351 253 603 400
Hotel Moon & Sun Braga http://hotel-dos-terceiros.norte-portugal-hotels.com/pt/#main 00351 253 270 466
Hotel Lamaçães https://www.hotel-bb.com/pt/hotel/braga-lamacaes 00351 253 603 680
Hotel residencial D. Sofia https://hoteldonasofia.com/hotelds/ 00351 253 263 160
Hotel Ibis Braga Centro https://all.accor.com/hotel/1802/index.pt.shtml 00351 253 204 800
Hotel Ibis Budget Braga https://all.accor.com/hotel/9042/index.pt.shtml 00351 253 614 500