MICE

Gigantic, inevitably gigantic. Dubai is expanding its exhibition centre in line with the destination's lofty ambitions. The expansion of the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), which has just entered its first phase, aims to double the number of large-scale events hosted each year. This figure is set to rise from around 300...

It's a paradox that characterises Perpignan. "Perpignan, centre of the world" is the slogan chosen by the tourist office and the municipality of France's southernmost city, a slogan inspired by the famous words of the painter Salvador Dali. Passing through Perpignan station in 1963, the extravagant artist explained that he had felt...

Châteauform' invites itself into the historic walls of the Institut de France. France's leading MICE company has just been awarded a five-year contract to operate 3 Mazarium, the events space inside the venerable institution that has housed the five academies, including the Académie Française, since 1795. From 2019,...

One face-to-face meeting is worth three visios, two face-to-face meetings are worth six visios, three face-to-face meetings are worth... In order to assess the benefits of a physical meeting rather than a remote one, travel managers would do well to master their table of three. This ratio emerges from a study recently carried out by the Accor group among 9,000 travellers...

New technologies have become almost essential to most events and meetings. Indeed, many of these meetings revolve around technology itself, one of the most dynamic sectors of the Catalan economy. For this reason, Catalonia offers a wide range of meeting spaces and related proposals, including...

An activity of the utmost importance. In Geneva, business travel - including individual trips and MICE - accounts for 80% of overnight stays. The presence in the city of major international organisations such as the UN and the Red Cross obviously has a lot to do with this high figure, generating numerous trade fairs, conferences and...

After the strong winds of travel revenge in the leisure sector, business travel and events are taking over to bolster the performance of hotel groups. Accor, IHG, Hilton and Marriott all agree with this assessment, as they announced their third-quarter results and took part in a question-and-answer session with...

Despite a month of June impacted by preparations for the Olympic Games, Vacances Bleues has seen significant growth in the activity of its Business branch at its establishments in 2024. Out of a total turnover of €80m for the accommodation operator in its 2024 financial year, which has just ended, the events part of the business came to €11.5m,...

The demand for eco-responsible seminars and events is exploding. Whatever the reasons, good or bad, greenhushing or greenwashing, CSR criteria are playing an increasingly important role in the choice of destination. Choosing CSR activities, working with committed service providers, assessing the carbon footprint of your event:...

A focal point of the Maltese hotel industry, the seaside resort of St Julian's has seen a succession of new establishments open, including a Hyatt Centric leisure hotel, strengthening the presence of this lifestyle brand in Europe. This is the seventh hotel to open on the continent - another is expected in Reims next year - and...

A new hotel in Barcelona and a redesigned establishment in the heart of Madrid's financial district, a combo in Cork, developments in Africa and Dubai: the Marriott group is offering new hotels to business travellers. On its way to reaching the 100-hotel mark in Europe, the Moxy lifestyle brand, for example, has set up...

Hôtel Louvre-Lens is fine-tuning its strategy for business customers. Its credo: an "experiential MICE offer 'Immersion in the talents of the region'", which should make it a "preferred destination for business travellers and exceptional events". The Hôtel Louvre-Lens management team has not forgotten step 1 in this immersion...

It's obviously the flagship opening that the Hilton group is expecting in 2025: New York's legendary Waldorf Astoria will welcome its first guests next spring after many years of closure. Its renovation has taken a long time since the last event held in its Grand Ballroom at the end of February 2017, delayed in particular by the bankruptcy...

Sea and mountains, urban and rural, avant-garde and traditional, technology and relaxation: these two sides of the same coin make Catalonia the ideal setting for your conference or seminar. A perfect 'fifty-fifty', since the destination leaves organisers spoilt for choice, but also a real guarantee with over 300 days...

Launched last year at the initiative of the government to support the development of travel tech, the France Tourisme Tech programme has unveiled a second list of winners, following on from the 15 start-ups that received awards last year. As a result of the dissolution of the French government and the recent political turmoil, the number of start-ups...

And 11! On 17 October, Newton Offices celebrated the inauguration of its 11th office building in France. At the same time, it passed the 60,000 m² mark for office space in France. For this new site, the flexible workspace specialist has opted for a destination of choice. In this case...

Marriott is taking its turn in measuring the carbon footprint of events organised in the group's hotels through the "Connect Responsibly with Marriott Bonvoy Events" programme. To be launched worldwide by the end of October, this new programme will provide detailed reports on the environmental impact of meetings, available on the Marriott website...

The Originals Hotels made no secret of its desire to highlight its offers for business travellers. Interviewed at the beginning of the year by Voyages d'Affaires, Olivier Dufit, the cooperative's managing director, explained that stage evenings would be "one of the spearheads" of the group in 2024. While this offer already existed,...

And in the end, it's a major northern city that wins. After Gothenburg for the last two years, Helsinki has taken over the top spot in the GDS Index, the ranking of sustainable tourist destinations. Helsinki has consistently demonstrated its commitment to sustainability over the years," says Nina...

Brit Hotel for Brittany. A land rich in hotel adventures that saw the birth, among others, of the Océania chain in 1975, founded by the Branellec family, who were also behind the beginnings in Brest, in 1990, of B&B Hotels, whose success, later supported by Eurazeo and now Goldman Sachs, now extends as far as the United States. And if...