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MICE: Why organise your business events in the Guadeloupe Islands?

Don't miss the chance to make your mark with a unique event in the Caribbean. Grande-Terre, Basse-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante and La Désirade form an archipelago of different but complementary islands, where the scenery is both mountainous and coastal.
Come to Guadeloupe to make your next business event a unique experience
Come to Guadeloupe to make your next business event unique (DR Aurelien Brusini)

On arriving in the Islands of GuadeloupeYour teams will receive a warm welcome and have the opportunity to discover the cultural and gastronomic wealth of the archipelago. With music, exotic flavours and authentic exchanges, your event will take on a human and memorable dimension. Discover now 4 excellent reasons to choose the Islands of Guadeloupe for your next seminar, incentive trip, team building or conference.

An easily accessible French and European destination in the Caribbean

Thanks to direct daily flights from Paris-Orly and Charles-de-Gaulle, the Islands of Guadeloupe are accessible in just 8-hour flight. Three airlines (Air Caraïbes, Air France and Corsair) operate nearly 40 flights a week, making it easy for your participants to arrive from France and Europe. The local road and sea networks make it easy to get from one island to another.

By choosing Islands of GuadeloupeYou'll benefit from the advantages of a French destination, with a stable legal, health and monetary framework, under the sun of the French Alps. Caribbean. A valid passport or identity card is all you need to visit the archipelago, and no visa is not required for European visitors.

VTT des mers (©Comité du Tourisme des Îles de Guadeloupe/AurélienBrussini)

A wide range of activities to liven up your events

The Guadeloupe archipelago offers an impressive diversity of landscapes and experiences. Admire a magnificent sunset at the end of a sea-biking trip in Grande-Terretake part in a treasure hunt by Basse-Terre by setting off on a rally through the ferns, orchids and liana trees in the heart of the rainforest, take part in a lapidary workshop at la Désirade to create unique jewellery with semi-precious stones, take a kayak trip in one of the world's most beautiful bays at Terre-de-Haut (Les Saintes)taste the best agricultural rums in the world at Marie-Galante... The field of possibilities is inexhaustible... Especially as the islands of Guadeloupe also abound incultural events throughout the year, such as Carnival, the Gwo ka festival - part of UNESCO's Intangible Heritage of Humanity - and the cooks' festival.

Modern, adapted infrastructures

Club Med seminar (Copyright CTIG)
Club Med seminar ( Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board)

With hotels being renovated and upgraded, the islands of Guadeloupe are continuing to expand their range of accommodation for this segment of the market. MICE. Hotel meeting rooms can now accommodate 30 people in Marie-Galante, 160 in Deshaies (Basse-Terre) and 250 in Le Gosier (Grande-Terre).

Atypical venues are also available for events. Like the Mémorial ACTe, a cultural landmark in Guadeloupe, which offers a wide variety of modern spaces for up to 270 seated people, or the Parc des Mamelles in Basse-Terre, which has a conference room in the heart of the zoo that can seat between 10 and 30 people. Another unusual venue, in the north of Grande-Terre, is the bagasse chamber at Beauport (a museum based on the processing of sugar cane), which can accommodate 600 people for a cocktail.

Committed professionals who listen

Local service providers put their knowledge of the archipelago, their expertise and their passion at your service to organise tailor-made events. The 17 incoming agencies and 4 concierge services present in the region play an essential role in offering high-quality services tailored to your wishes. From booking accommodation and coordinating logistics to managing transport and planning activities, they are on hand to meet all your requirements. Hotels and airlines also have a service dedicated to this target group, to make your travel arrangements easier. Finally, you can count on Guadeloupe Islands Tourist Board which is taking a much more proactive approach to helping you organise your events.

Choose the Guadeloupe archipelago and offer an exceptional setting where professionalism and pleasure combine harmoniously to make your event an unforgettable experience!
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The Islands of Guadeloupe