Incentives and meetings

The pandemic has prompted Châteauform' to rethink its offering and deploy new solutions adapted to hybrid meetings and changing working habits.

On 1 January, the departments of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin became the new Collectivité Européenne d'Alsace. The merger will create a new Alsatian regional entity within the Grand Est region, with wider economic, cultural and tourist powers. 

The Hilton Group is launching a programme of hotels offering perfect connectivity to host meetings and events in hybrid formats.

Comet Meetings is preparing to inaugurate a new address dedicated to meetings and events. The opening of a branch in Brussels in early March will mark the beginning of the group's international strategy.

With no clear sign of an upturn in business, an unprecedented fall in sales and health measures, Philippe Augier, President of France Congrès and also Mayor of Deauville and President of the Centre International de Deauville, paints a picture that is still very hazy for the events industry in 2021.

Open letter to the President of the Republic, manifesto: representatives of the events industry are highlighting the economic importance of the sector and pleading for its survival.

Playing the domestic tourism card, the French regions are mobilising to welcome MICE groups. This is an opportunity for many of them to make the most of it.

Lionel Malard, consultant and founder of the Arthémuse consultancy, believes that "we need to reinvent events and be inventive", while at the same time "humanising and 'event-ising' digital". Read more.

Cancellations or postponements, resumption in the first or second half of 2021, hybrid or local events: a study by Atout France and EY shows the impact of the pandemic on key markets for the French events sector.

A volcanic rock lost in the Atlantic, flowers galore, a primary forest listed as a World Heritage Site, small ports, an endearing capital and a touch of the vague à l'âme. A tropical destination, but intra-European, so in tune with the times, Madeira derives most of its income from tourism, and not for nothing.

Hotels, restaurants, accessibility from the main French airports: practical information you need to know about business tourism in Madeira.

In response to the need for events organisers to go digital, Châteauform' is inaugurating three new recording studios in Paris.

Mountains, seaside resorts, activities to keep you busy, culture, history, heritage, exceptional gastronomy and wonderful wines. In short, Corsica is an ideal destination for a successful corporate tourism holiday.

In response to changing demand, Bird Office is rethinking its positioning, targeting coworking and other third-party premises more specifically, to offer companies an alternative to the home office.

Faced with a spate of event cancellations, Bordeaux is supporting the organisation of professional events by providing reassurance to organisers.

The Grand Quartier is adapting its hotel, meeting and coworking facilities to meet changing demand.

Futuroscope has unveiled an ambitious development plan for the period up to 2025, including themed hotels and an arena for concerts and seminars.

In response to the flood of cancellations in the corporate events sector, Coach Omnium has published a study estimating the economic impact of the health crisis on convention centres and exhibition centres in the French market.

A ban on trade fairs in Paris, a spate of cancellations, the survival of the events industry, hybrid events: Pierre-Louis Roucaries, Deputy Chairman of UNIMEV and Managing Director of the Mandelieu-La Napoule Convention and Visitors Bureau, talks about the extremely difficult situation facing his sector.

After some difficult times, cruises are slowly returning to the sea with reinforced health protocols.