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...

Shanghai / Guangzhou - Bruno Lefébure, Partner, Bignon-Lebray law firm

"China is both a country where everything is possible and a country where everything is difficult...".

Interview with Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès, Director of Events, Société Pierre...

"We only use Pierre Cardin hostesses for the reception and cloakroom.

Espace Cardin: A name, a place

With its auditorium and exhibition rooms, the Espace Cardin is a popular venue for event agencies. A fully adaptable and customisable venue in the heart of Paris.

Interview with : Jean-Maurice Hébrard, Director of ERAI, Chine Entreprise Rhône-Alpes International

"The Rhône-Alpes Region and the municipality of Shanghai have developed close ties".

Alain Taieb, Chairman of the AGS-Mobilitas Group

"French SMEs will be very welcome in South Africa, where the business climate is healthy and pleasant".

Nazira Cachalia, Director of the Joburg City Safety Programme, JMPD Office

"Our aim is to ensure safety in all areas and sectors of the city."

South Africa Cape Town and Durban: the next winners...

A growing segment of world tourism, the Mice market remains the preserve of Europe and the United States. However, South Africa, with Cape Town as its key destination, promises to create some sparks.

South Africa Security: Johannesburg under control

Like all World Cup host cities, Johannesburg is mobilising to guarantee the safety of the participants. With confidence and professionalism. And with a view to long-term improvement.

São Paulo: A megalopolis in a rising Brazil

Oil, new technologies, orange juice, dresses and perfume... a rich gallery fed by the progress of a booming country.

Helicopters: Congested skies in Sao Paulo

While crime is falling dramatically, Paulists are still taking to the skies. To save time and... avoid muggings, which are becoming much less frequent.

Brasilia: young city, old soul

The Brazilian capital, the brainchild of a president and the combined imagination of a visionary architect and urban planner, is about to celebrate its fiftieth birthday.

South Africa: address book

Identity card

Currency: March 2010,
1 euro = 10.03 rand (ZAR)
Area code: +27
Time difference: +1 hour in winter, none in summer

Seoul: address book

All the practical information you need for your trip to Seoul.

Tokyo: address book

All the practical information you need for your next trip to Tokyo.

Interview with : Bernard Delmas, President of Michelin Japan and General Secretary...

Is there anything you absolutely must do or know when you come to work in Japan? Bernard Delmas - You have to take the...

Gangnam-gu: Profile of a district to suit all tastes

Gangnam-gu, the business district of the world's leading technology companies, is the symbol of the new South Korea. It is also the empire of commerce and leisure.

Seoul: The soul of a great city

2010 is shaping up to be a sweet year for Seoul: host city of the G20 summit in November, it will also be sporting the title of World Design Capital throughout the year. A capital where a new urban landscape is being invented.

Abroad: Paris' image shaken up

Extending your stay and moving from the professional to the personal is one of the attractions for business travellers in Paris", explains Carole Zerah, Marketing Director of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Paul Roll, Managing Director of the Office de tourisme et des congrès...

Does Paris have an image problem? Paul Roll - No. If I were asked today "what is the biggest problem facing Paris as a destination?

Train: Easy Paris

Paris, an open city: the TGV has come to impose this obvious fact on travellers from the major cities of the "rest of France".