Business destinations

This is the latest member of ASEAN, the community of Southeast Asian states. Between Australia and Indonesia, East Timor officially joined the association at the end of 2025 as the 11th member country. This membership gives it hope of also becoming a new destination for business tourism. 

More than 12 years after its closure, the Berlin ICC congress centre will finally have a new purpose, including hosting MICE activities.

Navan publishes its ranking of the top business destinations, in France and worldwide, favoured by business travellers in 2025 and 2026.

Mexico is preparing to host the World Cup. An opportunity to highlight a leading business destination, and a host city for the World Cup: a report from Monterrey, the country's industrial and university capital.

The ride-hailing and services app Grab has obtained the first licence for a cross-border ride-hailing operator under the new enhanced taxi scheme between Singapore and Malaysia.

Detroit is being reborn after decades of difficulties, and is the focus of a vast urban regeneration project marked by the rehabilitation of historic buildings and futuristic constructions.

Dynamic, elegant and full of the bonhomie that characterises cities on the Rhine, Düsseldorf has everything to appeal to French business travellers. More than just a business metropolis, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia is a perfect bleisure destination.

The best of what to expect from a stay in Düsseldorf.

"StopOver Bogotá: Love at First Runway" is the name of a programme dedicated to passengers in transit at the international airport. The initiative launched by Bogotá and the airline Avianca is a first in South America.

Whether for individual business and leisure travellers or for MICE activities, the German tourist office's strategy is to promote the sustainability of travel across the Rhine. This is the strong message hammered home by Bénédicte Richer, Director of France at the German National Tourist Office ONAT.

Business hotels, restaurants, discovering the city to extend your professional stay: advice and useful addresses for preparing your stay in Saint-Etienne.

Fleurine Buriane, Head of the Convention Bureau, and Mikaël Henriot, Managing Director of Saint-Étienne Events, share their views on Saint-Étienne as a destination for events, the city's assets, the attractiveness of the Greens and competition with Lyon.

Design has a rightful place in Saint-Etienne, picking up the thread of its industrial history to project it into the future. A look back at the evolution of a major business city.

According to the Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index, France is by far the leading EU country in terms of diplomatic representation worldwide.

Business hotels, flight and TGV connections, must-see places to visit: practical information for a business trip to Amsterdam.

Erwin Van Der Graff, Accor's vice-president of hotel operations for the Benelux and DACH regions, looks back at the market forces in Amsterdam and the strengths of his group's hotels in the city.

Gozde Eren, Hyatt's vice-president for the Netherlands and general manager of the Andaz Amsterdam, talks about the city's regulations to deal with overtourism, while presenting the range of its three hotels in the Dutch capital, all tailored to business customers.

Connecting to the city, connecting to the world: the Zuidas business district aims to bring life to its business world, while Amsterdam Zuid station is set to become a key hub for business travellers.

Regulations designed to prevent overtourism in Amsterdam have not prevented the emergence of new hotels, some luxurious, others lifestyle or geared towards corporate events.

We are all familiar with the incredible transformation of Shenzhen, on the border with Hong Kong, one of China's most dynamic metropolises and a driving force in the high-tech and digital industries. Facing Singapore, the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru is hoping to replicate this model. Everything is being done to speed up its integration with its powerful neighbour...