France Meetings

With the United Nations Ocean Summit scheduled for 9-13 June 2025 just around the corner, Nice is making great strides in building the structure that will host the event. Located on the Quai Amiral Infernet in the Old Port, the venue is due to serve as the Palais des Congrès...

"A city on the move": the mayor of Reims, Arnaud Robinet, praises the revival that is currently gripping the Champagne city. Known the world over for its exceptional wine and majestic cathedral, the region's capital is determined to establish itself as a must-see destination. This new-found tourist power is reflected in the move upmarket...

Worklib l'impatiente is pursuing its dreams of greatness, and more specifically its race for leadership. The acquisition of OfficeRiders, announced today, is a further step in this direction. Less than four years after its arrival on the flexible workspace market - in June 2021 - Worklib is already claiming the status of European leader. And finally...

As it does every year, Interface has just published its study of the MICE market. Around a hundred sector managers were interviewed, from MICE agencies, corporate meeting planners, travel agencies, communications agencies and TOs with MICE operations... The year 2024, marked by the impact of the preparation and staging of the...

The year 2025 is undoubtedly a very special one for UFI: the global association of the exhibition industry is celebrating its centenary. And what better way to start this anniversary than with a growth outlook? The global barometer published by UFI on 11 February forecasts an overall increase in revenues of...

Hidden among the pine trees on a beach stretching 9km between Pornichet and Le Pouliguen, the resort of La Baule-Escoublac has flourished since the 19th century thanks to seaside tourism. The Barrière group has played a major role in this success, owning a beach facing the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most beautiful...

How would you sum up 2024 in the MICE sector? Véronique Holveck - On a global level, if we look at the latest quarterly consolidation of MPI's "Meetings Outlook" barometer, a large majority of our 15,000 members worldwide (70%) tell us that there is a feeling of stability in terms of the number of meetings...

Kactus, hitherto recognised as a MICE booking platform, is taking a new step forward. The BtoB events specialist intends to nurture its portfolio of key accounts - and probably strengthen it too - by broadening its field of action. Large companies can now opt for à la carte support from a Kactus expert. Or they can opt for...

Before the summer, Naboo announced its intention to grow externally. Now it's official. The corporate seminar platform has announced the acquisition from the Joy Group of Privateaser for Business (BizMeeting), its Venue Finder site specialising in organising events for groups. Naboo can count on the support of the...

It's a paradox that characterises Perpignan. "Perpignan, centre of the world" is the slogan chosen by the tourist office and the municipality of France's southernmost city, a slogan inspired by the famous words of the painter Salvador Dali. Passing through Perpignan station in 1963, the extravagant artist explained that he had felt...

Despite a month of June impacted by preparations for the Olympic Games, Vacances Bleues has seen significant growth in the activity of its Business branch at its establishments in 2024. Out of a total turnover of €80m for the accommodation operator in its 2024 financial year, which has just ended, the events part of the business came to €11.5m,...

Hôtel Louvre-Lens is fine-tuning its strategy for business customers. Its credo: an "experiential MICE offer 'Immersion in the talents of the region'", which should make it a "preferred destination for business travellers and exceptional events". The Hôtel Louvre-Lens management team has not forgotten step 1 in this immersion...

And 11! On 17 October, Newton Offices celebrated the inauguration of its 11th office building in France. At the same time, it passed the 60,000 m² mark for office space in France. For this new site, the flexible workspace specialist has opted for a destination of choice. In this case...

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...

For this second edition, how have you refined the IFTM-Kactus MICE Barometer? Arnaud Katz - We've added several key elements, in particular the CSR section, which some people criticised us for not including enough last year. We laid the foundations last year, and now we have a truly comprehensive barometer....

On 4 September, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz met in Evian in the hushed confines of the Hôtel Royal conference centre for the Franco-German Encounters. This economic and political forum, which has been held every autumn for more than three decades, has become one of the major events of the Evian...

In less than a month, on 17 September, IFTM Top Resa will be opening at Porte de Versailles. According to General Manager Laurence Gaborieau, the French B2B trade show for the tourism industry is set to be a great success in 2024, confirming the forecasts made by the UFI... In fact, the World Association of the Exhibition Industry recently published its Global Barometer...

After a recovery phase in 2022, followed by a gradual return to normal in 2023, Paris Region trade shows are now almost all back to pre-Covid levels. Activity in the first half of 2024 is in line with that seen in 2018, the last even-numbered reference year, according to the latest indicators for Paris Region trade shows...

Naboo is stepping up its expansion into the corporate seminar sector by dipping into the €7.5m it raised at the end of 2023 to acquire one or more events agencies. The names of the first acquisitions could be announced by the autumn. "The aim is to equip these agencies with our technologies, so that bookings can be made quickly and efficiently.

Keeze continues to add to its portfolio of event venues in Paris with the inauguration of a space nestled on the sixth and top floor of a building at 7 rue de Bucarest, in the 8th arrondissement, equidistant between Place de Clichy and Gare Saint-Lazare. The light, modern extension, with its large bay windows, stands in stark contrast to the...