Business destinations

Business trips to Utrecht are enhanced by a romantic stroll along the canals. A gentle way to discover the city by boat, paddle or pedalo.

From the most traditional to the most innovative, from the most luxurious to the most ingenious, Amsterdam's hotels are champions of diversity and originality.

Beneath its nonchalant exterior, in the shadow of the tallest church tower in the Netherlands, this pretty medieval city of 340,000 inhabitants has a real strike force when it comes to innovation: its university, one of the most renowned in Europe.

Bénédicte Guichard, co-founder of Cleeng, and Jan Hlobil, founder of peper.click: these two players in the digital economy demonstrate Amsterdam's strengths as a high-tech city.

Perfectly connected to the world via its Schiphol hub, Amsterdam attracts talent from all over the world, from executives at major banks and multinationals to young high-tech entrepreneurs. Here's a look at a city open to multiculture and innovation.

The economic heart of the country, the Randstad, a conurbation encompassing Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and The Hague, focuses on individuality within a community.

Economic growth, investment, growth sectors: Gérard Petit, West Africa Director at Business France, outlines Abidjan's strengths as a business destination.

Formalities, airlines, business centres, business contacts: everything you need to know to prepare a business trip to Abidjan.

After being deserted by expatriates during the years of political unrest, the Ivorian metropolis is in the process of rebuilding its reputation: as the African centre of style, modernity and the new business Eldorado of West Africa, Abidjan believes in its destiny.

Rehabilitating existing roads, building new infrastructure and improving public transport are the main ways in which the authorities are working to improve traffic flow in a country where most traffic is by road.

Business or boutique hotels, trendy addresses and restaurants serving local and international cuisine: the essentials for preparing a trip to Abidjan.

Cécile Fakhoury, a gallery owner in Abidjan, talks about the cultural boom and development of the Abidjan art market.

Growing business tourism, major hotel projects, potential in the leisure segment: Jean-Marie Somet, Managing Director of Côte d'Ivoire Tourisme, describes the destination's strengths.

Falling oil and gas prices are hampering growth in Algeria, the fourth largest economy on the African continent and a major oil exporter. But with the support of foreign investors, the country is resisting the slump and trying to diversify.

Business hotels, restaurants offering local or international cuisine, trendy or popular bars: the essentials for preparing a trip to Algiers.

Economic outlook, falling oil prices, foreign investment: Dominique Boutter presents the Algerian economy.

On the shores of the Mediterranean, this beautiful white capital of 2.7 million inhabitants has long been torn between a colonial real estate past and a future as an emerging business destination. Now it is finally beginning to exploit its assets.

Infrastructure, tourism: Yves Laplace, owner of the Djoloff hotel, describes the development of Dakar as a business destination.

This 7 December marks the farewell of Leopold-Sedar-Senghor airport. For several decades, the airport named after the former president of Senegal was the traditional point of entry to Senegal, and indeed to Africa. From now on, travellers will land at the new Blaise-Diagne airport, 50 km from the Senegalese capital.

Warm and teeming, Dakar has begun a delicate transformation to become the economic hub of West Africa. This original metropolis has many assets, and now boasts a new top-class international airport. Just as ambitious as its ambitions.