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Attractiveness for MICE of World Cup host destinations, hotels selected by teams, impact on business travel: business tourism is getting into the swing of football.
By Stephane Jaladis, Florian Guillemin, Arnaud Deltenre, Luc Citrinot Published on 10/06/2026
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