Incentives and meetings

André Laget is the Director of Akilanga DMC & Events.

La 21^th edition of the Bedouk/Coach Omnium barometer was presented on February 6 at the annual meeting of MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition and Event) professionals at Porte de Versailles.

Pursuing its objective of international digital development, the Monte-Carlo SBM Group is now equipped with a new website dedicated to MICE.

In stark contrast to the excessiveness of its Emirati neighbours, the Sultanate of Oman plays its tourist game on the tone of tradition and age-old culture. A wealth of natural splendours, such as the fjords of Musandam and the Sharqiyah Sands desert. By Olivier Darmon

Agnès Benveniste, Deputy Managing Director of Meetings at CWT Meetings & Events, takes a look at developments in the MICE (Meetings, Incentive, Convention, Events) market, and how supply and demand are evolving in this fast-changing sector.

Interview with François Horcholle, head of Nids des Vosges

Beyond the image it conveys, snow is a great motivator. Whether you're a skier or not, everyone loves it! By Marie Gilles
 

Identity card

A vast region in northern Scandinavia, Lapland is spread over 400,000 km2 between Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula (Russia). In a more restricted sense, Lapland is also one of Finland's twenty administrative regions, the largest (99,000 km2) but also the least densely populated in the country, with fewer than two inhabitants per km2.

Currency : the euro.

Area code : +358.

Time difference : +1h in winter.

Best season : winter for the great white, snow activities and the Northern Lights; summer for the midnight sun and nature activities.

The silence of the snow. The northern lights. A host of new adventures. Sami culture, huskies, skis and rallies... A delightful account of a stay in Finnish Lapland, 250 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. By Julien Hirsinger

Rania Khodr is Director of France, French-speaking Switzerland and Italy for the Sultanate of Oman Tourist Office.

In the face of competition, convention centres are getting a facelift. While their priority remains functionality, as well as accessibility and high-tech facilities, the emphasis is also on sustainable architecture. By Marie Gilles

On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the "business" offer, Alexia Augier-Vettier, Director of Club Med Business and Events, looks back at the brand's strong points, its new features, and the evolution of the MICE market in times of crisis.

First there's Hanoi, undoubtedly one of the most charming capitals in South-East Asia. Then there's the north, the land of the Hmong people and their trellised rice paddies, which you can reach on a dream train. Finally, there's Halong Bay, a phantasmagorical landscape discovered on a luxury cruise.