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On Monday evening, at the foot of the Triangle Tower in Hall 1 of Paris Expo, which is just completing its final floors, Unimev, the French Union of Event Professionals, presented its new year's greetings to its members on the sidelines of the bakery show, which has been renamed Sirha Bake & Snack since it was taken over in 2024 by the GL Events group....

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...

How would you describe the MICE business since the start of the year? Laurent Gabard - It's a crisis market, with a very strong focus on the average basket. This is stable, or even falling slightly. As far as Rejolt is concerned, our business is growing, with the arrival of new customers and a good dynamic. Over the last few weeks,...

Dijon, where ideas take root At a time when professional events are seeking to combine scientific content, social responsibility and the human experience, Dijon is establishing itself as a destination of excellence. A regional capital with national influence, the city stands out for its accessibility, its heritage, but above all for its commitment to the major transitions of our time. A city with...

The red carpet is rolled out on the famous steps, and stars in dinner jackets and evening gowns parade down the Croisette. The 77th Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday in the Auditorium Louis-Lumière, the main hall of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, which was inaugurated in 1982. The film event is one of the most important in the world...

Accor is nurturing its relationships with decision-makers in the MICE segment. The French group is now a partner of Uniceo (United Networks of International Corporate Event Organizers), presented as the only international not-for-profit association bringing together decision-makers in charge of events representing major companies and associations on an international scale. Within this network of...

If even the Dutch get involved... Among the team-building activities offered by the hotels of the Dutch Bilderberg group, the haka features prominently. From New Zealand to Zeeland, from the homeland of the Maoris to the other land of cheese - but certainly not rugby! - the vibrations of...

Last March, your Group symbolised the handover from Frédéric Oudéa to Slawomir Krupa at the head of the Executive Board with a rugby match in the salons of the Stade de France. Was this a coincidence? Katia Lazarew - The date of the France-Wales match did indeed coincide with...

How do you explain the strong link between rugby and the corporate world? Jad Zoghbi - Rugby and the corporate world go together extremely well. Their values are quite similar, whether it's cohesion, solidarity or the team taking precedence over the individual. For managers, rugby illustrates what they are trying to achieve...

For the next two months, these will undoubtedly be the last trade fairs where we talk. Some business, but mostly rugby. Framing, chistera or collapsed scrum: in the dressing rooms and hospitality areas of the nine stadiums hosting the World Cup, the language of management will become oval-shaped. Nearly...

Organised last year in a hybrid format, UNIMEV's annual See You There (SYT) conference was held from 29 June to 1 July at the Jean Prouvé Convention Centre in Nancy, bringing together 300 players from the French events industry. It was an opportunity for them to draw a number of conclusions about their business...

Just a few days after the publication of its report on the environment, social and governance (ESG), American Express GBT clearly intends to take up the challenge of eco-responsibility. Now it's the turn of TMC's Meetings & Events division to step up to the plate with a new announcement: the launch of a "range...

The business travel sector meets up every year at IFTM Top Resa, which has become a key marketplace for bringing together its players and working on its major challenges. Over four days, you'll find : The Business Club Every year, this special area brings together the key players in the business travel sector: business boards, travel agencies,...

After 15 months of closure, how do you see the business resuming? Pablo Nakhle Cerrutti - For Viparis, 2021 will be very much like 2020. Last year, we worked from January to mid-March, i.e. for two and a half months, with some additional activity in September. In 2021, we'll be...

On Thursday 25 March, tourism and MICE professionals are gathering for a face-to-face conference at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin. The aim of the conference is to demonstrate that face-to-face meetings could once again become possible thanks to the introduction of rapid antigen tests. The conference is organised by...

What did you expect from the hybrid event organised by PCMA in Singapore earlier this year? Stéphane Leleu - The main objective was to observe how an international hybrid event was set up, taking into account the health constraints in force. The travel itinerary from Paris to arrival at the hotel, the day-to-day management of travel and interaction between delegates. In...

How did an events institution like Suntec cope with the crisis? Arun Madhok - We had a full schedule for 2020, all our spaces were practically sold out, and we were hosting a major motor show in January... We even celebrated Chinese New Year, and wished ourselves all the best for the coming months......

How do you see the Meetings & Events market in 2021? Arnaud Katz - The Meetings & Events market will undoubtedly gradually regain its strength, as the need to get back together will be paramount after the year we've just had. There is a deep-seated desire in the market to get back on its feet, both...

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is continuing its series of studies to take the temperature of the business travel and MICE markets. A new report - the 14th since the start of the health crisis - has just been unveiled. Focusing on the meetings & events sector, it is reassuring about the market's prospects for the next few years.

Is the pandemic ushering in a new technological era for the MICE segment, or are the hybrid meeting solutions that are springing up here and there merely an adaptation to the air of a time tainted by the coronavirus? Whatever the case, while we wait for the day when physical meetings can resume as before, the...