MICE

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...

Creativity, innovation and dynamism in the Grand Est Explore Grand Est - Meet and connect, the MICE destination brand in the Grand Est dedicated to business tourism and professional events, is showcasing 10 conference cities, particularly in Alsace, Champagne and Lorraine. This region is characterised by its creativity, innovation and...

A number of fine city hotels, including the Bless Madrid, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World, but above all major resorts for corporate events and incentive breaks: the Palladium group is positioning itself as a major player both in Spain and in the Caribbean. And even further afield, as the Spanish hotelier is also present...

The year 2024 marks an important milestone for AirPlus, with the Swedish bank SEB making your takeover from the Lufthansa group official. How are things shaping up with your new owner? Julie Troussicot - Since 1 August, our sole shareholder has in fact been the Swedish banking group SEB, whose ambition is to...

Like other business travel agencies in recent years, Reed & Mackay is extending its sphere of activity to include meetings and corporate events. Or rather, it is extending this service to the French market, having built up solid expertise internationally. TMC can claim to have managed over 4,700 projects in...

Through its subsidiary Urban Station, RATP is developing its events business in Paris by rehabilitating its heritage buildings scattered around the capital. In particular, the former electrical substations built between 1900 and 1920, with their fine Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture. The first three openings after completion of the work are scheduled...

On the shores of Lake Lucerne, Lucerne is both a charming historic city and a destination with a modern infrastructure, ideal for hosting MICE operations supported by the services of its Convention Bureau. It was by playing with the water of this lake that Jean Nouvel designed the architecture of the KKL, the emblematic...

PortAventura Business & Events' MICE offering, in terms of both products and services, stands out for its versatility and adaptability. The aim is to satisfy all the requirements of event organisers through a 360° service that can be fully customised. The "All in One" concept is based on...

Two major dates have shaped contemporary Slovakia: 1993 and the birth of a new independent nation, definitively separated from the Czech Republic, and 2004, just 20 years ago, the year the country officially joined the European Union. These two events turned the page on a post-war period that had lasted 40 years...

For this second edition, how have you refined the IFTM-Kactus MICE Barometer? Arnaud Katz - We've added several key elements, in particular the CSR section, which some people criticised us for not including enough last year. We laid the foundations last year, and now we have a truly comprehensive barometer....

Nestling at an altitude of 1560 metres at the bottom of the Landwasser valley in Graubünden, Davos, with its 12,000 inhabitants, is the highest town in the Swiss Alps. A holiday resort in summer and a rather posh winter sports centre, Davos is best known internationally for its World Economic Forum, which brings together the world's top business leaders every...