Business destinations

Stephan Kacedan, founder and director of Cape Town tourism group African Eagle, takes a look at tourism in Cape Town.

The great metropolis of southern Africa is trying to invent a new destiny for itself in the green economy and the technologies of the future.

Cape Town is sharpening its high-tech ambitions in the face of its African rivals, Lagos and Nairobi.

Formalities, air services, business services: all the practical information you need for a business trip to Cape Town.

The "national security" law introduced by Beijing in Hong Kong should - according to the Chinese government - stabilise a city shaken by political violence. But its content is frightening the foreign business community and expatriates, because the law applies to everyone. Does it mark the end of the financial and commercial hub?

Business recovery at La Défense, limited impact of the crisis on the district's attractiveness, teleworking and office property, sustainable development: Franck Boucher, Director of Attractiveness at Paris La Défense, looks back at the confinement and opens up prospects for the future of the Paris business district.

The City, Midtown, Marunouchi, La Défense, Canary Wharf: the attractiveness of these major business districts is still at its highest in 2020, according to the rankings published by EY and the Urban Land Institute. But the global business districts face a number of challenges if they are to overcome the crisis.

Nasser el Mamoune is Deputy Director of Business France for the Iberian Peninsula. He takes a look at Barcelona's development as a business destination, its strengths on the international stage, and the prerequisites for French entrepreneurs.

Barcelona's high-tech hub, 22@, will soon be celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's a look back at a success story that has been growing and growing over the last three years.

From the must-see Sagrada Familia to the Els Encants flea market, not forgetting the Palais Güell and the Sant Pau hospital: here are some bleisure and shopping recommendations to make the most of your trip to the 22@ district and Barcelona as a whole.

From Michelin-starred restaurants and XXL hotels to small, informal addresses, here's a look at the hotels and restaurants on offer near Barcelona's 22@ district.

The first stage of the city's new business district has just been completed. Now it's time for stage 2, with the metamorphosis of Euroméditerranée into a sustainable city.

A symbol of the business district of the 1960s and 1970s, Lyon Part-Dieu is finally entering the 21st century with a major overhaul.

This project, conceived at the end of the last millennium, is envisaged as an urban space in constant evolution, adaptable to the demands of each decade.

Launched in 2009, the redevelopment of the area around Saint-Jean station is creating a truly sustainable city. At the very heart of Bordeaux.

With the Toulouse Euro-Sud-Ouest business district, otherwise known as Teso, the capital of the Occitan region will be able to make a name for itself by 2030, with a tenfold increase in office space.

The completion in the last quarter of 2019 of the K-West tower, a mixed residential and office tower, marked the symbolic launch of Strasbourg's Archipel business district.

For more than a decade, Nantes' new mixed-use district has been developing into a combined business and lifestyle centre. A gamble that seems to have paid off.

The major cities of Asia, Latin America and Africa all have something in common: a myriad of inventive companies and start-ups, hundreds of millions of consumers, enormous scope for growth, but an appeal that still needs to be perfected.

Between catastrophic scenarios and a growing awareness of the urgency of climate change, megacities are having to rethink their models. From soft mobility to high-tech solutions, the quest for a new quality of life is also a source of innovation.