Business destinations

An overview of business destinations in France and internationally, to help business travellers get to know the key business hubs - and in particular their business districts - but also emerging destinations who are making their mark on the business travel atlas (see more)

Reports, interviews, address books: get to the heart of your next destination to help you prepare for your business trip. Economy, hotels, bleisure, great addresses and little finds: an international business traveller's guide to making business trips more efficient, and more enjoyable...

Boston: address book

ID CARD Formalities: machine-readable passport issued before 26 October 2005 or biometric passport. No visa is required. The ESTA form (Electronic System for...

Boston: The future of a tradition

With its rich three-hundred-year history and rich culture, Boston is also, and above all, the most student-centred city in the world. Home to some of the best universities on the planet, the city is capitalising on the future and innovation.

Success Story: Nicolas Schmidt, Healthcare Solutions Product Manager for Withings

From an initial staff of six, the number of employees has doubled every year. "After studying at Centrale Paris and a spell at the...

Seaport: Boston by the sea

Some people refer to it colloquially as Seaport, others more professionally as the Innovation District. Two names, but just one district. And booming.

The spirit of the place according to maestro Keith Lockhart

Since 1995, the conductor has led the Boston Pops, the swing group of the famous Boston Symphony Orchestra. He also conducts the BBC Orchestra.

Hotels: Timeless luxury and major innovations

Boston boasts a fine collection of long-established luxury hotels. But more recently, the city has also been looking to the future.

Sydney CBD: The theory of evolution

Sydney's Central Business District embodies a certain idea of Australian business, with a business community that pays particular attention to quality of life. The ambition of the country's economic capital can be measured today by the many projects that are set to make Sydney a major hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

Interview: Kristian Nicholls, general manager business development Sydney Business Events

"We want to attract the brightest minds".

ASEAN's new metropolises

When you think of doing business in ASEAN, Singapore naturally springs to mind, as does Bangkok for companies wanting to set up in the region.

South-East Asia: the lure of union

ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is far from being a newborn. In fact, 2017 will mark its fiftieth anniversary. Since its inception,...

ASEAN: address book

GETTING THERE Paris is linked to six ASEAN cities: Bangkok, Jakarta, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore. It is also possible to reach...

Brazil: address book

IDENTITY CARD Telephone code: + 55; 11 (Sao Paulo), 21 (Rio). Time difference: - 3 hours in winter, - 5 hours in summer. The currency...

The spirit of the place according to Vivian Caccuri

Born in Sao Paulo, Vivian Caccuri is a visual artist who lives and works in Rio. She has collaborated with musicians such as Gilberto Gil. Her work, represented by the Leme gallery in Sao Paulo, is exhibited in many cities around the world, from Rio to Oslo, Warsaw to Montreal and Paris.

Hospitality: Established names in the making

Sao Paulo and Rio are unique in that they rarely open new hotels, allowing luxury establishments to establish themselves over the long term. While we wait for the list of palaces to grow...

Event: the games after

From 5 to 21 August 2016, Rio de Janeiro will host the 31st Summer Olympic Games. A first in South America. With over 800,000 visitors expected, the city is undergoing a complete overhaul.

Success story - Interview with Sébastien Brunet, Managing Director, GL Events...

As our business grew, I moved to Rio.

Rio de Janeiro: carioca paradiso

Oil and gas have long been Rio's main economic resources. But today, it's creative energy that is renewing the entrepreneurial drive of the Cariocas.

Success story - Interview with Diego Reeber, co-founder of Catarse.ME, the first...

In 2011, the concept of crowdfunding did not yet exist in Brazil

Sao Paulo - New face, new technologies

Sao Paulo is gradually correcting its bad reputation as an urban jungle by establishing itself as Latin America's most high-tech city. Thanks to new solutions, the megalopolis is even claiming to be a good place to live...

Brussels: opening up Europe

The European quarter of Brussels is the institutional crossroads of an entire continent.