MICE

After a recovery phase in 2022, followed by a gradual return to normal in 2023, Paris Region trade shows are now almost all back to pre-Covid levels. Activity in the first half of 2024 is in line with that seen in 2018, the last even-numbered reference year, according to the latest indicators for Paris Region trade shows...

Business tourism in Austria has long been no secret. From an incentive event in the Salzburg Citadel to a private cocktail party at the Vienna Opera House, from a seminar in the famous Olympic ski jump in Innsbruck to a private boat trip along the Danube, the incentive destination of Austria is a must...

Naboo is stepping up its expansion into the corporate seminar sector by dipping into the €7.5m it raised at the end of 2023 to acquire one or more events agencies. The names of the first acquisitions could be announced by the autumn. "The aim is to equip these agencies with our technologies, so that bookings can be made quickly and efficiently.

The Paris Olympics have not yet begun, and Los Angeles is already preparing for the next Olympics. The city has taken advantage of the acceleration effect of this world event to push ahead with a long-awaited project: the modernisation and expansion of its LACC convention centre. An extension that is...

One of the future flagships of the MICE hotel industry in the Paris region. The Dolce by Wyndham Versailles, which opens its doors in July in Jouy en Josas, has everything it takes to welcome companies in conditions worthy of their rank. In a historic location, in a green setting, in the heart of a vast 1,800 square metre conference centre, the Dolce by Wyndham Versailles...

Laos has long suffered from being landlocked between China, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia. This situation has contributed to its slow economic development. But it has also probably protected it from the throes of forced modernisation on the Asian continent since the 1980s. This can still be seen today in the streets of Vientiane, one of the...

For the next month, from 14 June, football fans will be turning their attention to the ten German cities hosting the Euro Football Championship. These include Stuttgart, which is hosting five matches, including a quarter-final. The capital of the Baden-Württemberg region is hoping this will boost its tourist numbers, which stand at around...

The Hyatt group now has over 200 hotels in the Europe-Africa-Middle East (EMEA) region. This represents a portfolio that has more than doubled in the space of five years. Is developing your portfolio in Europe a priority for your group? Javier Aguila - We have a very clear desire to expand our presence in Europe. With, in...

"See you in the autumn": that, in a nutshell, is the watchword among businesses just a few days before the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kactus, the specialist event booking platform, and Rejolt, the marketplace, are in a good position to observe the knock-on effects on events...

Among its many projects on the African continent, the Radisson group is preparing to take a leading role in the Tunisian business hotel sector. First of all, at the beginning of July, with the opening of the Radisson Tunis City Center, with almost 100 rooms and a 250 m² meeting space comprising three rooms. But more than that, the...

Laurence Gaborieau, Managing Director of the IFTM (International French & Travel Market), met the press on 20 June at the beautiful and historic Maison des Polytechniciens in Paris to give an update on the direction and new features of the show, which will take place from 17 to 19 September at the...

Grape Hospitality owns or manages around a hundred hotels under franchise from Accor, IHG and Louvre Hotels. Let's look back at the origins of your group. Frédéric Josenhans - The adventure began in 2016 with the acquisition of 85 businesses from the Accor group. With our shareholders, i.e. Eurazeo for 70% and AccorInvest for...

A shorter format in this Olympic year, but no less effective: for its annual See You There (SYT) event, following on from Nancy and Deauville, UNIMEV chose the Palais des Congrès in Versailles to bring together more than 300 players in the events industry for professional exchanges and conferences on a range of themes...

A seminar venue in the great outdoors, but accessible using the Navigo pass, with a T13 tram stop right next door and the Saint-Cyr-l'École RER station not far away. The café-hotel Le Bout du Parc responds to two major trends in business meetings and events today: the need for...

Kactus is offering a new feature to the 10,000 venues listed on the platform specialising in BtoB events. A detailed dashboard of their activity, aimed first and foremost at developing their sales and, consequently, maintaining closer links with the 35,000 corporate clients of Kactus,...

High up in the Paris skyline, with its convention space designed to accommodate up to 2,800 people, the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile keeps the flame of MICE alive within the Hyatt group. Like other hotels in Europe, moreover, well-equipped with meeting rooms of all sizes: the Grand Hyatt Barcelona, which has just...

Blocked in 2023 because of local political opposition to its alleged environmental impact, Canua Island, the luxury event barge, has finally been able to set sail from Mandelieu-la-Napoule, following a court ruling that it should be licensed to sail and operate. Inaugurated on 16 May in front of an audience of 300 guests, the trimaran...

Back to the future. The 40-storey H4 Hotel Paris Pleyel, overlooking the Olympic Village and the Stade de France, is as much a part of the future of the beating heart of Paris 2024, the city of Saint-Denis, as it is a flashback to the 1970s. Back in the days when Paris was dotted with high-rise...

The red carpet is rolled out on the famous steps, and stars in dinner jackets and evening gowns parade down the Croisette. The 77th Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday in the Auditorium Louis-Lumière, the main hall of the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, which was inaugurated in 1982. The film event is one of the most important in the world...

The IMEX trade fair in Frankfurt gave the Radisson Group the opportunity to review the development of its technological solutions for meeting and event organisers. Among the new features was a long-term partnership with MeetingPackage, one of the leading SaaS solutions for event management, which opens up a new sales channel for the group....