Incentives and meetings

Right in the heart of the Indian Ocean, Réunion Island, with its mountains and lagoon-lined west coast, is the ideal destination for both land and water sports. It's also a great place to meet friendly locals.

In South America, French Guiana combines the ingredients that make incentive operations so successful: adventure, discovery and striking contrasts between the Amazon rainforest, the conquest of space and a former penal colony.

The island of Martinique nestles in the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean Sea to the west. From the seabed to the slopes of Mount Pelée, the island of flowers offers groups a variety of landscapes and activities.

Sandy beaches and coconut palms, hiking trails, sea excursions, diving, white water sports... Guadeloupe is a dream destination for lovers of tropical nature.

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.

A profusion of fruit that makes the markets so rich: papayas, mangoes, passion fruit, christophines, carambolas, guavas, soursops...

Whether skier or non-skier, customer or employee, everyone is bound to appreciate an invitation to the mountains in winter. A top-of-the-range experience perceived as rewarding, rich in shared highlights.

"As snow sports are only practised for an average of four hours a day, the resorts are developing other areas of interest". How do winter sports resorts...

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...