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Following in the footsteps of these two major international players, Nice and Cannes, neighbouring destinations have no inferiority complex. Better still: if Pierre-Louis Roucaries is to be believed, the cohabitation between the different convention centres has been completely stabilised. Both Chairman of Provence Côte d'Azur Events (PCE) and Managing Director of...

On the Côte d'Azur, as elsewhere, the concept of hybrid MICE has made a big impact in recent months. But in a destination blessed by nature, the question of the screen event may be posed differently... "There's no point in coming to Antibes to hold a digital event. There's no point in coming to Antibes to hold a digital event: you might as well stay...

As the gateway - and standard-bearer - for the Côte d'Azur's MICE sector, Nice has undergone a vast urban transformation over the last ten years, with the tramway network now serving the airport, and greenery taking over from the car. This transformation benefits locals and business tourists alike. And it is shifting the centre of gravity...

How are you approaching this recovery? Pierre-Olivier Bard - We're gradually coming out of the crisis. We were in a good financial position before the pandemic, which enabled us to get through the period without too many setbacks, while remaining independent in our choices and decisions. So, while short-time working helped us a great deal to...

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...

At a time when companies are looking for 'green' locations for their seminars and incentives, the Landes region believes it has a great card to play, thanks to its diversified MICE offering, its resolutely natural and sporting image, and its easy TGV access from Paris and Bordeaux to Dax...

"The customer and sustainable development". These were the two terms used by Henri de Peyrelongue, Executive Vice President Commercial Sales Air France-KLM during a presentation at the IFTM Top Resa tourism trade show. "Air France has prepared for this difficult period. We have continued to invest to maintain our entire network. We have also shown ourselves to be...

Worried before the summer about the return of business travellers to its TGV and Intercités services, SNCF is now rather reassured, even optimistic, based on traffic observations in September 2021. "60 % of business travellers with a Pro fare are travelling again. This figure even rises to 75 % if we take into account...

After opening two hotels in Nice at the beginning of the summer - Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza, in the Grand Arenas business district - the British group IHG is continuing to roll out its brands on the Mediterranean coast. In October, its lifestyle brand Hôtel Indigo will be opening in the seaside town of Cagnes-sur-Mer...

Nice airport has finally exceeded its 2020 traffic figures. With growth of 38% in August alone, France's second-busiest airport now boasts a 2% increase in total passenger numbers since January. Nice will have welcomed almost 3.5 million passengers between January and August...

At a time when cars are increasingly being pushed out of town centres to make way for so-called 'soft' mobility and pedestrians, the quality of public space reserved for pedestrians has become a real attraction for urban tourism. More and more cities are boasting about their...

ASL Airlines is resuming services to Algeria. These services were suspended during the covid-19 crisis. ASL Airlines France has just announced that the Algerian authorities have approved the resumption of the airline's scheduled flights between France and Algeria. The carrier resumed its service between Paris Charles de Gaulle and...

The digital strategy of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes is taking a new turn at the start of the 2021 academic year. Having officially joined the international Hybrid City Alliance network, the famous conference centre is now equipped with an infrastructure that embodies these new ambitions in concrete terms. The Hi5 studio was unveiled on 3 September last, offering...

Presented at the beginning of June, at the same time as its new leisure fares policy, the SNCF's teleworking offer came into force on 1 September. The Mon Forfait Annuel Télétravail pass meets the new expectations of all those professionals who have moved away from the big cities, in search of a better life balance, to work from home....

Thello made no secret of its desire to compete with SNCF on its home turf, particularly on the Paris-Lyon-Milan high-speed line. The ambitions of the company, a subsidiary of the Italian national group Trenitalia, were unveiled back in 2018. A launch was initially expected in the summer of 2020, then postponed due to the economic crisis...

How did the recently announced year-round service between Paris and Toulon go? Chivoine Rem - It was a two-stage process. On 28 June, we welcomed easyJet to the hub for the first time to open the route to Paris CDG. Then there was...

Where are Toulon's main business hubs located today? Sylvie Parcineau - Traditionally, the two main business areas are to the east and west of the Toulon conurbation. There is the Toulon Ouest industrial zone, which covers the communes of La Garde, La Farlède and part of La Crau....

The emergence of new centres of attraction in Toulon is particularly timely in the post-crisis context. With the experience of teleworking, many employees have discovered that they can be just as efficient without necessarily living in the Paris region. The decentralisation that could ensue would benefit many medium-sized towns. And Toulon, directly linked by TGV to...

While some business travellers are still lounging on the Côte d'Azur for what is probably a well-deserved holiday, their future business destination may be just around the corner. In any case, Toulon is - at last - giving itself the means to truly exist on the economic scene, to attract new investors, and to change its grey image...

It has finally happened. At the end of last week, Air Austral made its first flight in a brand new Airbus A220-300. On 18 August, the aircraft connected Saint-Denis de la Réunion with the island of Mayotte. This is the first scheduled service between the two French departments in the Indian Ocean to welcome...