Incentives and meetings

The "new Jean Bouin" celebrated its 10th anniversary last week. The Stade Français garden is welcoming more and more companies and is fine-tuning its MICE offer. We spoke to Georges-Henry Bediou, the club's Director of Development and Communications.

From historic stadiums to state-of-the-art facilities, the stadiums of the Top 14 also compete in the field of events. Meetings and events areas have been developed and team-building programmes devised. Here's a guided tour of some of the stadiums that stand out from the crowd.

Katia Lazarew, head of sports sponsorship for the Société Générale Group, talks about the strong links between her group and the world of rugby. The group is a major partner of the World Cup, and plans to invite many of its customers to the event.

Jad Zoghbi, director of the hospitality and travel programme for France 2023, explains the World Cup organiser's strategy for corporate VIP hospitality.

The lounges and VIP areas in the World Cup stadiums will be in full swing during the World Cup. These hospitality services are popular with large companies and SMEs alike.

For decades, the worlds of business and rugby have nurtured values that have forged a shared history and shaped a future based on exchange and the sharing of experience.

As the Rugby World Cup kicks off in France from 8 September to 28 October, Voyages d'Affaires takes a look at the increasingly natural link between the business world and the world of rugby. Bend, bind, play!

Some of the great houses of French gastronomy are also prestigious meeting venues. For executive committees and exclusive seminars.

Florian Delifer, founder and CEO of OfficeRiders, takes a look at the democratisation of third-party venues, which are playing an increasingly strategic role on the meetings and events scene.

Indianapolis aims to become more attractive to event organisers. Hilton is to open a new representative of its dedicated MICE brand, Signia by Hilton. The inauguration will be accompanied by an extension to the convention centre.

The opening of the atypical La Prison hotel and the refurbishment of the Château Hermitage de Combas have strengthened the MICE and accommodation offer in Béziers, which is also considering the modernisation of its convention centre.

The Barbican Centre has secured an investment of some €29 million (£25 million) to renovate the North London cultural centre.

The London convention centre ExCeL London has invested in a new technological tool: a "digital twin" that should make it easier for event organisers to project themselves into the different spaces, so that they can make them their own, particularly once the extension work is complete.

The products and services offered by PortAventura Business & Events are characterised by qualities that are essential for organising an event, such as versatility and the ability to adapt to meet customers' needs.

The Hilton Garden Inn brand is investing in the Silverstone F1 circuit and the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground. Two hotels that will enhance the MICE offer at these top British sporting venues.

Pullman, Fairmont, Sofitel, MGallery: Accor has brands that, each in their own way, are designed for corporate meetings. Here's an update on their development at the recent Global Meeting Exchange event.

Côte d'Ivoire's MICE sector has a new international showcase with the Abidjan Exhibition Centre (PEA), inaugurated on 17 July next to the airport.

Renovation and extension work at the Tampa Convention Center has just been completed, adding a new dimension to the destination's MICE offering.

The City of Dreams Mediterranean officially opened its doors on 10 July in Cyprus. This complex combining a hotel-casino and MICE facilities should give the destination a new dimension on the events scene.

Futuroscope is adding a new hotel comprising 120 wooden lodges set in a green area that will become a small forest. The establishment is part of the site's new MICE dynamic.