meetings

With its 200 rooms, convention centre and 97 hectares of parkland with an 18-hole golf course, the Mercure Chantilly is the flagship hotel in the MICE segment for hotel owner and operator Atypio Hotels & Resorts. Already well known to businesses when it flew the flag for the Wyndham group's Dolce brand, the Mercure Chantilly...

The Royal Mansour Casablanca is resuming its prestigious history. The first five-star hotel in the Moroccan business capital and a meeting point for visiting celebrities since it opened in 1953, the palace closed its doors in 2015 for renovation. The renovation turned into a complete demolition, with the aim of rebuilding the hotel...

What impact will the Olympic Games have on B2B events and office life? In its recent annual study of MICE trends in France, Coach Omnium estimated that more than a third of companies would see their MICE business decline as a result of the Olympic Games....

Incentive seminars, festive events such as afterworks, dinners, cocktails or product launches: these two types of business meetings have been driving demand for MICE since the end of the pandemic, gaining even more market share last year according to Coach Omnium's 31st annual study of trends in business tourism in France, carried out in...

After an abrupt shift to all-teleworking during the recession, the return to the office has not always been smooth sailing either... Many managers are still struggling to find the right balance between the office, the home office and third places. In this context - sometimes chaotic for HR management, but clearly...

How did the worklib project come about, and what are its ambitions? Charles Vestur - Worklib was created in June 2021. Very early on, we received investment from the Accor group, which is a minority shareholder. The Accor group wanted to develop workspaces in its hotels, as is the case...

Closing the Covid parenthesis once and for all, 2023 saw MICE activity in France exceed the record set in 2019. And 2024 is set to follow in the same vein, with a stabilisation at this high level, or even a small increase compared to 2023. These are the findings of the fifth edition of the study on trends in the sector...

From King to Gran. One of Spain's great hotels for events and meetings. Launched for the Barcelona Olympic Games to welcome sports delegations with the honours due to their rank, the Hotel Rey Juan Carlos I stopped its career in 2020, hit by the pandemic. The Melia Group is taking up the story...

When world leaders, experts and decision-makers gathered in Dubai for the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties - COP28 - the key themes around sustainability and a greener future were not only on the agenda, they were evident among the thousands of participants. The venue that...

The city of Dubai has grown at a breathtaking pace, from a humble fishing village to a globalised, iconic city, while retaining a desire to preserve, explore and share its culture and heritage. As a result, unique venues, attractions and museums have opened around Dubai Creek, ideal for...

Thanks to Dubai Business Events (DBE), Dubai's official convention bureau, companies, learned societies, associations and international organisations from all over the world can benefit from impartial and free assistance in organising their business events in complete safety in the emirate.Dubai Business Events is the partner of hundreds of hotels, reception halls, professional congress organisers,...

The Hilton Group is continuing to expand its Signia brand, which specialises in large conference hotels, in the United States. Having already appeared in Orlando and San José, and expected in January in Atlanta, with a hotel directly linked to one of the most important MICE venues in the United States, the Georgia World Congress Center, the brand has unveiled a new project...

The time is probably not so far off when booking meetings online and in real time will be commonplace. Each of the major hotel groups is exploring solutions aimed at providing a simple, practical way of seamlessly managing relations between establishments and meeting organisers. In...

Dolce by Wyndham, the American group's MICE brand, is to make a comeback in the Paris region. Long present in Chantilly, it disappeared when its hotel was transferred to the Accor group's Mercure brand. But it is preparing to reappear from next March, no longer in the north of the capital, but in...

How did Azureva gradually move into the MICE segment? Bruno Mounier - We are a subsidiary of La Poste, created over 70 years ago. As a result of this heritage, Azureva now operates 43 sites. From its original aim of enabling postal workers to go on holiday, the association has gradually...

The Château de Saulon in the Côte d'Or has undergone a veritable renaissance since it was taken over in 2017 by Thierry Goux, the dynamic head of the Rinck interior design agency. More than three million euros have since been invested in the renovation and development of this 42-room four-star hotel, which has been fitted out...

It's a trend that has already been identified for several months, and American Express GBT is shedding new light on it: the attitudes generated by the health crisis are prompting companies to bring their staff together more frequently. And the trend is set to continue next year, according to the "Global Meetings & Events Forecast...

Hotel groups were able to see this for themselves: small and medium-sized businesses accounted for a large proportion of business overnight stays during and after the pandemic. Unlike large accounts, they were quick to get back on the road. Hence the importance for hoteliers of looking after this clientele....

After analysing business travel trends in its Business of Travel 2023 report, presented this summer, Accor is now devoting a lengthy study to the future of meetings and events. According to Sophie Hulgard, the Group's Managing Director of Sales, citing forecasts from Statista, "the future looks bright...

The spectacular Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort is nestled in a natural setting on the seafront of El Jadida, 90km south of Casablanca. A former Portuguese port dating back to the 16th century - listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its rich history - it was once known as... Mazagan. A veritable...