Incentives and meetings

What advantages does Berlin have to offer a corporate group? Béatrix Haun - Firstly, an atmosphere that combines history and the avant-garde and a real wealth of...

Basically, a cruise is like a red thread stretching from stopover to stopover, with a huge variety of activities and discoveries at each one. On board, it's all the same. No two days are alike, no two evenings are alike. The Star Clipper has understood this well, as she sails the seven seas in the old-fashioned way.

Who are your corporate customers? Béatrice Frantz Clavier - The group and charter 'incentive' business accounts for the majority of the French market, with...

On Thursday, Costa Crociere presented its arguments to the press for attracting more MICE operations on its cruise ships. The aim is to win over the French public to this still little-known activity.

Shaken by the crisis and the wave of attacks in 2015, cabarets are putting up a fight. The revues have been modernised, while new types of establishments are opening. What's more, they are now attracting a young, responsive audience!

Specialising in residential seminars, Chateauform' has strengthened its offering by acquiring Eurosites, a player with 500 meeting rooms in France and a number of event venues including Salle Wagram and Les Docks de Paris.

The Disney Events Arena is reopening its doors after a month's work to improve the flexibility of its event infrastructure.

Europa-Park will soon be inaugurating its Arena, a brand new trade fair and conference venue at the heart of the German theme park, close to the French border.

Bernadette Willemin, Director of the Seychelles Tourist Office in Paris, takes a look at the destination's main attractions for Incentive clients.

In the 70s, scenes from the film Good Bye Emmanuelle were shot in the Seychelles. The sensual film was seen around the world, and the polished rocks on the white sand of La Dune island astonished the last remaining beach-goers. The destination was launched. The scenery has remained virtually unchanged ever since. The rocks are still there, and so are the coconut palms. With the added bonus of ultra-luxury facilities perfectly suited to corporate tourism.

IDENTITY CARD Formalities A visa is not required for a stay of less than 90 days. Telephone code 00 81 + city code + number. Time difference

Japanese culture may not be easy to get to grips with at first sight, but it's also true that the people of the archipelago do everything they can to make foreigners feel at home, and even very well. From Tokyo to Kanazawa, from Kyoto to Nara, this is a new destination for corporate groups looking for a safe, exotic experience.

Sense of hospitality, climate, natural and cultural diversity: few destinations can offer such a variety of resources to MICE event organisers.

Supporters of Brexit were promised the worst, with the British economy in particular expected to suffer as a result of being excluded from the European Union. This is not the case...

Despite the current economic and political climate, France is consolidating its position as one of the world's leading conference destinations.

GETTING THERE The SNCF serves Dijon from Paris with around fifteen daily return TGV services, some of which stop at Montbard. Journey time:...

It hasn't been a surprise for a long time. More like a ritual, a good habit... Las Vegas was crowned number one destination for tourism...

There are its polychrome tiled roofs and the famous Hospices de Beaune. So wine, wine and more wine... But there are also so many châteaux, ancient fortified towns and formidable abbeys. abbeys, all firmly rooted in a very Old French landscape. It's easy to forget that Burgundy is just over an hour by TGV from Paris.

When it comes to incentives, which nationalities are on your top list? Andres Serrato - It's quite simple. Year in, year out, 70 % of our customers...

There's the sea, of course, with its beaches and coconut palms. Then there's the culture, culminating in the UNESCO-listed old town of Santo Domingo. But above all, there's the warmth of the people who have made the Dominican Republic's reputation as one of the liveliest islands in the Caribbean.