Incentives and meetings

A new Mice brand, YourSingapore, and a website dedicated to this market: yoursingapore.com. These initiatives are part of the business tourism development programme set up by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) to position the destination as a major player in this field.

"It's up to us to innovate with seaside products".

Morocco has long turned its back on the sea, preferring to focus tourism on its royal cities and desert. Today, the country is reclaiming its 3,500 km of coastline. All the more appealing to companies on the lookout for new developments in the Cherifian kingdom.

It's impossible to miss its façade, several hundred metres long, decorated with huge fake sidras, Qatar's national tree. In 2011, the Qatar National Convention Center will open its doors, 10 km from the centre of Doha.

To stand out from the Gulf countries, Qatar is banking on its culture. In the shadow of skyscrapers and giant shopping centres, its souks and museums, and its desert too, are a reminder of the country's Bedouin origins and its Islamic culture.

How do the Qatari authorities plan to receive incentive groups? In any case, we're not focusing on tourism...

"Here, I drank the blood of kings. The phrase, inscribed on a barrel at the Gonzalez Byass bodega (winery), is signed by Jean Cocteau. Alongside it, other barrels bear equally prestigious autographs: Orson Wells and Pablo Picasso.

The capital of the Spanish horse, Jerez de la Frontera is also world-famous for its vineyards and wineries. So it's hardly surprising that this small town in Andalusia is going from strength to strength. Particularly when it comes to themed incentive operations.

"Responsible business tourism adds a whole new dimension to travel, and these are often the highlights of a programme".

A maritime crossroads between East and West, wedged between Sicily and Tunisia, Malta has never been spared the upheavals of history.

For incentive organisers, Israel can have the image of a "complicated" destination. How do you respond to this? Albert Benabou - That the rest of the world...

Church and garden of Gethsemane: in the Bible, this name, translated as "oil press", refers to the place where Jesus withdrew with his disciples before being arrested.

There's always something going on at the Wailing Wall.

Kippas or big hats, beards or hairnets for the men, long skirts and covered arms for the women: the Mea Shearim district is a meeting place for ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Chagall chose the theme of the twelve tribes of Israel for the stained glass windows in the synagogue at Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem. This was followed by a commission for the ceiling of the Paris Opera House.

What are the main options on offer for incentive groups in Israel? Roni Tordjman - Jeep tours in the desert, barbecues in the...

The Russian church of St Mary Magdalene, built by Tsar Alexander III in 1888.

From the sublime seabed to the steep slopes of La Soufrière, via banana and sugar cane plantations as far as the eye can see, there's something for everyone. Now, after the events of early last year, Guadeloupe is back on the incentive market.