MICE

Saint-Etienne's image is obviously linked to its 'Verts', its 'cauldron' and the unique fervour of its supporters. And this is true regardless of their team's ups and downs. The lows, like the club's recent descent into Division 2; the highs, like in the days of Larqué, Rocheteau, Revelli and Curkovic in the mid-1970s,...

Of course, there's no sea like in Antibes. Or the champagne vineyards and timber-framed houses of Troyes. But there is a converted industrial past, a contemporary élan and a special warmth. In fact, Saint-Etienne often joins these two cities on the list of convention destinations in France. And so...

Accor is making progress in a major area of MICE: online reservations for meetings and events. The group has just announced the forthcoming launch of a platform that will give organisers access to 2.5 million m² of event space and over 800,000 rooms worldwide. Bringing together the offerings of the 5600 hotels...

From 20 to 22 May, all eyes in the MICE and business travel sectors will once again be on IMEX Frankfurt. All the big names in business tourism will be at Messe Frankfurt. Once again this year, the promise of ambitious business meetings. Proof, if proof were needed, of the prospects opening up for...

Radisson is reaffirming its leading role in hotel development in Africa. With 8 new hotels inaugurated last year, providing 1,540 new rooms, the group is just ahead of Marriott - 1,524 rooms for 11 establishments - and Accor - 7 hotels for 1,354 rooms - in terms of the number of hotels to be opened by 2024, according to an analysis by...

It will cost some 1.204 million euros (2.09 million Australian dollars) to bring ICC Sydney into a new era. The modernisation plan was unveiled on Wednesday 14 May by the conference centre's management. The investment will focus on the MICE centre's technological offering: audiovisual equipment, LED screens and other lighting systems....

24/7 reception. This service is customary in four-star hotels, but it will be even more essential for this future establishment. The first stone was laid on 28 April this year, and the hotel will stand on the edge of a circuit where the cars go twice round the clock, that of the...

"Providing a spectacular space for meetings, conferences and special events for the Harvard community and beyond" is the ambition of the David Rubenstein Treehouse project. This new MICE hub is due to take up residence at Harvard next autumn, just under three years after the announcement of the new infrastructure....

With its strong appeal to tourists from all over the world, a powerful economic fabric to support business travel, and major events organised at the RAI congress centre, is Amsterdam a blessed destination for the hotel industry? Gozde Eren - Being at the helm of Amsterdam's Hyatt hotels makes me a lucky person indeed....

The city is full. When it comes to overtourism, Amsterdam is, along with Venice, one of the first examples to come to mind, sharing with the Serenissima the constrained setting of its Instagrammable canals. The tourism industry won't complain, with growth of 4% year on year since...

Green seminars so far away, so close to Paris: that's what two Accor-branded hotels in the Paris region are offering. So far away - relatively speaking, since the hotel can be reached in less than an hour from Montparnasse station - with the Castel Maintenon, and so close with the Domaine de la Reine Margot, in...

According to Perrine Edelman, Associate Director of Coach Omnium, all these factors contributed to an overall decline in all types of events last year. Continuing the trend of caution...

Hyatt has made no secret of its desire to establish itself as the key player in the resort segment worldwide. Through acquisitions and partnerships, the group has built up a dominant position with a portfolio of more than 150 establishments, many of them focused on top-of-the-range all-inclusive properties. The acquisition in...

This time it's the real deal. Initially scheduled for the end of 2021, the opening of Maison Heler in Metz has been announced many times and postponed just as many times, but has arrived just in time for the unveiling of the Michelin Guide awards in the city of Lorraine. It's been a long time coming for this project...

And that's two for FirstName. The "feel good" brand designed by the Alboran group is continuing its conquest of the South-West with an address in Toulouse, its second after opening in Bordeaux in early 2023. FirstName, which is affiliated to the Hyatt group's JdV brand, had been spreading its lifestyle spirit in the Meriadeck business district,...

According to Anni Vepsäläinen, CEO of the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre, Solar is "the most modern event venue in the Nordic countries". It has to be said that the budget released by the Finnish MICE authorities - €20 million - is one of the largest investments ever made by the Helsinki Convention and Exhibition Centre....

When you arrive in the islands of Guadeloupe, your teams will receive a warm welcome and have the opportunity to discover the cultural and gastronomic wealth of the archipelago. With music, exotic flavours and authentic exchanges, your event will take on a human and memorable dimension. Discover 4 excellent reasons to choose the Islands of Guadeloupe for your...

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...

Announced at the end of last year, Radisson Blu's arrival in Montpellier is now a reality. After a phase of renovation and modernisation, the top-of-the-range brand is taking over the history of the Crowne Plaza Corum, which opened at the beginning of the last decade just a stone's throw from the Corum Convention Centre and the...