Alsace

Strasbourg's Palais de la Musique et des Congrès (PMC) celebrated its 50th anniversary this weekend with a series of conferences dedicated to MICE, a grand concert of Mahler's 1st symphony and a Saturday opening to the public. Inaugurated in 1975 as the home of the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra and...

The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have set Basel as their flagship city for 2026. The metropolis in north-western Switzerland will see the biggest expansion of its rail services for twenty years. This will also strengthen the role of Basel Central (Basel SBB-CFF) as a hub for rail traffic...

2019 was a record year for Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse, with 9.1 million passengers. Last year, the Franco-Swiss airport platform almost regained this level, missing its pre-Covid performance by just 1.9%. Switzerland's third-largest and France's 6th-largest airport welcomed 8.9 million passengers. Of which...

Creativity, innovation and dynamism in the Grand Est Explore Grand Est - Meet and connect, the MICE destination brand in the Grand Est dedicated to business tourism and professional events, is showcasing 10 conference cities, particularly in Alsace, Champagne and Lorraine. This region is characterised by its creativity, innovation and...

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse will soon have another airport with intercontinental connections from France and Switzerland. Despite the economic potential of its catchment area (Alsace, Baden-Württemberg and the Basel region), Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse has not offered any intercontinental services for over two decades. The airport handles more than 8 million passengers a year...

As with the vast majority of airports in Europe, Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse, the largest in the Grand-East region and also Switzerland's third-largest airport, continued to return to traffic levels more in line with its importance. Last year, the airport recorded passenger traffic of "only" 11%, below its record...

After a sharp drop in activity following the Covid-19 epidemic, Mice activity in Alsace is picking up again, driven by the dynamism of Strasbourg and the promotional organisation Meet in Alsace. "With 31 projects supported in September and 25 in mid-October, we're back to pre-crisis levels," points out Mireille Dartus, Director of the Strasbourg Convention Bureau....

Mulhouse may not be the first choice for a conference or incentive trip in Alsace. The second most populous town in Alsace (110,000 inhabitants) lacks all the epinal images that the region generally conveys. Here, you'll be desperately looking for the pretty half-timbered houses adorned with masses of geraniums that...

The creation of the Grand Est region under the presidency of François Hollande in 2013 and its beginnings in 2016 have from the outset created deep frustration in Alsace. More than anywhere else in the Grand Est region, Alsace has a very strong cultural, linguistic and societal identity. Alsace's malaise has been perceptible since the...