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"It was with great pleasure that Sébastien Bazin and I welcomed our first customer this morning to the opening of the new Pullman Paris Montparnasse": Maud Bailly, Accor's Managing Director for Southern Europe, announced on LinkedIn on 27 December the completion of a long and vast project that began at the end of...

It's a world first: since last year, public transport in Luxembourg has been entirely free. This initiative, designed to encourage soft mobility, is part of the spirit of a country focused on sustainable solutions. Social initiatives, circular and solidarity-based economy: not to mention its natural environment, its entire economy is being transformed...

To demonstrate the resilience of its economy and get back on track after the pandemic, Luxembourg is making the digital transition its main focus for recovery. It's a strategy that's in tune with the times, but above all one that looks to the future. Behind the traditional spearheads of innovation in the Nordic countries - Sweden, followed...

The eleventh edition of the annual "2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast" report has just been published by American Express Meetings & Events. And it has to be said that the findings are rather encouraging. At the very least, it sets a course, a light at the end of the tunnel for all the professionals in the sector, who are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the...

The Radisson Group is doing more than offsetting the organisation of meetings and events in these hotels. In more than 400 hotels in its portfolio, it even intends to make their carbon footprint negative through its "Carbon Negative. Planet Positive" initiative. For meetings booked between 18 October 2021 and 31 January 2022 and taking place in the...

Forced to scale back its ambitions in the face of the crisis, Keeze is moving forward again with a strategic inauguration just off the Champs-Élysées. Having entered the coworking market in 2017, this French player is continuing to move forward on a roadmap that is ambitious, to say the least, with plans for around a hundred new spaces between now and...

It's official as of 15 September: Bird Office is expanding its toolbox for the MICE market. Thanks to its partnership with the GoodPlanet Foundation, Bird Office can now offer organisers a brand new carbon calculator. The aim is to put a precise figure on the environmental impact of each event, backed up by an algorithm. All in...

Speakers immersed in a 3D universe, graphics appearing as if by magic, backdrops that move or change colour at will, all illuminated by virtual 100% lighting: the new Studio Oxygène-Technologie XR, unveiled by Chateauform', takes the animation of corporate events a step further by combining the real with the virtual....

The new season in the Paris hotel industry has been marked by two contemporary openings. The Kimpton St Honoré Paris, part of IHG's premium lifestyle brand, which has 75 hotels around the world, had long been announced. The hotel is located on boulevard des Capucines, almost opposite the group's Paris flagship...

Hyatt has just celebrated the opening of a new establishment in New York, and not the least. This 400-room Hyatt Regency is obviously a business hotel, located just a few minutes from JFK airport, but it also has a strong leisure dimension, as it is part of the only new casino resort in the American megalopolis. Opened this year, the Resorts World...

Has the resumption of seminar business at your hotel, the Château de Maffliers Demeures de Campagne, lived up to your expectations? Arnaud Feucherolles - We're fairly relaxed about the months ahead, especially as we've been almost overwhelmed by requests since 19 May. I've even had to...

Just a 50-minute drive from Paris and thirty minutes from Roissy airport, Royaumont Abbey is not just a cultural and artistic centre dedicated to dance and music. Founded in 1228 by Louis IX, the future Saint-Louis, it is also a major venue for seminars and events. This activity...

A game of musical chairs between hotel groups is brewing in Singapore. As Hilton's former flagship in the City-State prepares to come under the Voco banner in January 2022, the American brand has already found another location just a stone's throw from the old one, at number 333 - and no longer...

How did Châteauform' emerge from this long period of virtual inactivity? Benjamin Abittan - A lot of people didn't give us much of a chance and doubted the long-term relevance of our business model. We're delighted to prove them wrong. Châteauform' has come through this crisis rather unscathed, even though we've...

When it opened in the early 1970s, it was the tallest skyscraper in Frankfurt, if not Germany, at 116 metres. Afe Tower, which belonged to Goethe University, dominated Germany's financial metropolis for a long time before it was demolished in 2014. A new tower has now taken its place, the One...

With just under 500 rooms, a futuristic event space for up to 1,000 participants and an ideal location not far from Central Station, the Scandic Göteborg Central has everything it takes to become one of the top venues for corporate events in Northern Europe when it opens in the second quarter of 2022. All the more so as it is...

Traditionally focused on business centres, the Hyatt Regency brand has just established itself in a leisure environment in Morocco. However, this new establishment located between the sea and the mountains, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains and on the shores of the Atlantic, is primarily aimed at business tourism. Located just 25 minutes...

Is the development of the Hilton Group, and all its brands, being held back by the crisis? David Heijligers - On the contrary. Despite this unprecedented crisis, Hilton has continued to grow, whether globally, in Europe or in France. Last year, which was a difficult year if ever there was one, we still managed to...

The scene opens on the famous Plaza Mayor. Jane, who is organising a major event, gazes out over Madrid's iconic square before setting off to explore the Spanish capital under an ever-blue sky. Seduced by the professionalism of the hoteliers and the quality of the event venues she visits, Jane is also reassured by the protocols...

And that's seven for Châteauform'. This October, the group specialising in seminars and training courses will be adding a seventh destination to its range: the Netherlands. Already present in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy and Switzerland, as well as France, Châteauform' is rolling out its seminar concept "just like home" near Amsterdam. The venue is...