MICE

"We are anticipating an unprecedented pace of openings in 2026, likely exceeding thirty establishments": in an interview with our website last March, Olivier Cohn, the managing director of Best Western France, was forecasting sustained development for its network. The momentum is confirmed with 12 additional establishments for more…

Chengdu has confirmed its status as the gateway to Southwest China for international exchange, and Radisson Collection is following suit. Jin Jiang International Hotels and Radisson Hotel Group are opening their very first regional address under this brand there, within the Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation (CCEC), the Sino-European cooperation platform…

The King Abdullah Financial District had been waiting for a signature touch to translate its ambition into a hotel experience. This has now been achieved: W Hotels, a lifestyle brand from the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, is establishing its first Saudi address there, at the crossroads of business flows and new social trends that are redefining the capital. The LW Design firm has…

A newcomer to ASEAN and rich with ambition, Timor-Leste took a new step in its tourism development strategy on May 20th. The country officially launched construction work on its future International Congress Centre in Dili, the capital, in the presence of its prime minister – the very same one who had led the…

MCP, short for "Model Context Protocol": this is the new acronym that business travel stakeholders will have to familiarise themselves with. This type of connector, based on an open protocol, now acts as a link between business tools and the "wonderful world" of agentive AI. And it's Perk's turn to enter...

New logo featuring a capital T for technology instead of a C, new brand promise - Expect More from Your Events -, new deep green colour: Cvent staged its pivot towards AI at its annual Cvent CONNECT conference, held in Nashville in front of nearly 5,000 attendees…

It was a commitment made by Éric Ciotti during his campaign to win the mayoralty of Nice: Océanice must disappear from the Quai du Vieux Port. During a recent intervention to review his first 100 days at the head of the city, the mayor announced the dismantling of the congress centre in early 2027...

And one, and two, and three Scandic hotels in Frankfurt. The hotel group has just officially announced on Wednesday the arrival of a new recruit on the German hotel scene. Expected in 2027, it will clearly target business customers. Its proximity to Messe Frankfurt already guarantees it continuous demand in the business tourism market. CEO Jens…

A Hyatt Regency hotel today, a CitizenM to come in a few weeks: the hotel industry is participating in the metamorphosis of one of Europe's oldest exhibition venues: the historic Olympia Exhibition Centre, which opened in the 1880s in the Hammersmith district. The project, costing £1.3 billion, aims to bring the venue into...

The MICE sector – like so many other business sectors – has begun its transformation to embrace artificial intelligence. And, as is often the case, Kactus intends to be at the forefront of this change. The French specialist becomes the first European MICE player to be integrated into the OpenAI ecosystem, as announced on July 7th. In concrete terms, users…

Kombo continues to develop its services around rail travel by enabling the booking of SNCF train tickets for groups of 10 to 60 people. The booking platform for transport, whether by train, bus, or plane, has set up the address kombo.co/fr/groups for this purpose, which provides access to the company's inventory and fares…

A slightly stressed businessman arrives at check-in, no doubt weary from his endless travels. He then gradually loosens his tie, rolls up the sleeves of his white shirt before swapping it for a polo shirt to play with the shaker and blend in with the hotel's atmosphere...

Can you go over the genesis of Pullman XChange, this concept of events that accompany the brand's transformation? Benoît Racle - Their purpose is to allow us to take the time to ask ourselves questions, to have real conversations that go beyond small talk and allow us to think. Each time, the...

While Barrière attracts a significant leisure clientele at weekends and during school holidays, the group's 21 four-star or five-star establishments, both in France and internationally, also make it a premier MICE destination due to their accommodation capacity, meeting and reception spaces, and dining venues… Without…

Before we delve into the luxurious offering of the new Waldorf Astoria and the role your hotel will play in hosting major events, let's first talk about Rabat. The Moroccan capital still lags behind Casablanca and Marrakech. Why? Guy Bertaud - When people talk about Morocco, they think of...

Closed to the public for 12 years due to asbestos, one of the world's most iconic conference and convention centres is set to be reborn as a centre dedicated to arts, culture, events, and even... conventions! It was a time when the city of West Berlin, isolated by the wall, was receiving…

A perfect harmony between Mozart and Beethoven. The Radisson Blu brand has taken over the management of the main business hotels in the legendary composers' birthplaces, one after the other. In Salzburg, it's the former Wyndham Grand Salzburg, with its 1,785 m² of event space and a ballroom that can accommodate 1,000 people, and in...

Cities on a human scale, surrounded by nature and beautiful landscapes, bearing the marks of their rich past but looking towards the future, and all easily accessible by TGV from Paris: Switzerland offers everything that appeals to event organisers today. Namely, compact destinations where everything is done on foot or...

There have been many upheavals in the events market, and more specifically in team building, notably with the rise of platforms that directly connect clients and service providers. These marketplaces list a large number of activities under the label…

Salzburg's largest business hotel is changing its tune. Formerly under the Wyndham Grand brand, the establishment has just come under the umbrella of the Radisson group and its upscale brand, Radisson Blu. "Salzburg has long been one of Austria's most important congress destinations, and this hotel is its..."