Incentives and meetings

For the second year running, Paris has topped the ICCA 2019 rankings for major international conferences. The current pandemic has put this momentum on hold.

Philippe Augier, Chairman of France Congrès and Mayor of Deauville, describes the enormous impact of the health crisis on the congress and seminar sector.

The ban on events for the past two months has already cost the industry nearly €15 billion in economic spin-offs. The events industry is actively preparing for the upturn in order to get the sector back up and running in the best possible conditions.

In order to prepare for the upturn by taking account of health safety issues, Viparis is working on a label dedicated to the events sector.

Heavily impacted by the cancellation of trade fairs and events, a number of organisations are outlining the measures to be taken to safeguard the sector.

On 26 March, Viparis opened a Covid-19 screening centre at its Paris Expo Porte de Versailles site, in car park 7.

While all the players in the business travel sector have virtually ceased - or drastically reduced - their activity, the Multiburo and Newton sites remain partially open.

Hotels with nursing staff, conference centres or boats as makeshift hospitals: the tourism industry is joining in the health effort.

In anticipation of a new opening in Marseille, the Chateauform' group has announced that it will be closing its homes until at least 15 April.

The very mention of its name is enough to make us dream... A land of Bedouins, fishermen and merchants. The land of Simbad the Sailor and tales from the Arabian Nights. Its geographical location, at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, has made it a commercial - and therefore cultural - crossroads between the countries of the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The Covid-19 coronavirus is decimating trade fair activity in Europe, including the ITB Berlin tourism fair and the Geneva Motor Show. But this should only be temporary...

At the end of the year, Newton Offices will be inaugurating a new 5,000 m² office and coworking space on the Pichaury business park in Aix-en-Provence.

Following on from its châteaux for residential seminars, the Châteauform' group is stepping up the development of its range of "houses" located in Paris, the Île-de-France region and the provinces.

With twelve new cruise ships still to come, MSC Crociere is starting to operate the 17th ship in its fleet, the MSC Grandiosa.

The bottle of champagne will break on the hull of the Jules Verne on 29 April 2021 in the port of Le Havre.

Quebec, China, the Alps, Italy and even the United States: Club Med is working on several projects at once to strengthen its positions, particularly in the mountains.

Tarja Manninen, Marketing Director of Exploreinari, describes the advantages of Finnish Lapland for business tourism.

Hotels, restaurants, activities, air services: essential addresses and information for organising an incentive trip to Finnish Lapland.

Finnish Lapland is one of the last unspoilt places in Europe. The immensity of its snow-covered landscapes and the many activities that go with them make it particularly well-suited to business tourism. In the background: the Sami culture.

From Casablanca to Libreville, via Sétif and Djibouti, Regus is inaugurating more and more offices and coworking spaces on the African market.