MICE

Leading Hotels of the World, Preferred Hotels & Resorts or Relais & Châteaux: these major labels do not seem to be limited in their development by the wave of collections launched by hotel groups to attract independent hotels into their fold. The largest of these brands, with more than 650 members in...

From your position as an observer, what trends are driving business travel management today? Julie Troussicot - First of all, I can see a significant impact of inflation on travel budgets. As a result, even companies that were not very mature when it came to managing their business travel, such as SMEs and...

Meeting in Paris, the Hilton Group's management team for Continental Europe is delighted to announce its debut in Monte Carlo, a destination that the American hotelier has long had its eye on. By the end of 2023, the Columbus hotel is set to become part of the Curio Collection brand, which now comprises almost 150 boutique hotels worldwide. Offering...

What are Malaysia's ambitions in the MICE segment, and how is the destination developing its offering? Dato' Zamruni Khalid - We are really encouraging the MICE and business travel market in Malaysia, which is also positioning itself as a bleisure destination. Over the next few months and years, we will be...

The Château de Saulon in the Côte d'Or has undergone a veritable renaissance since it was taken over in 2017 by Thierry Goux, the dynamic head of the Rinck interior design agency. More than three million euros have since been invested in the renovation and development of this 42-room four-star hotel, which has been fitted out...

Deprived for two years of its key asset for hosting events, Belgrade was ranked 70th in the latest ICCA rankings. Serbia was ranked 70th in the country rankings. But a new dynamic should soon give the destination a boost, and enable it to regain market share in the international...

The Rugby World Cup today, the Olympic Games tomorrow: will these major events have an impact on business travel, given that passenger numbers and fares are higher during these periods? Saskia Gentil - We're in the middle of a bidding period. And during the period of the Olympic Games, we...

After analysing business travel trends in its Business of Travel 2023 report, presented this summer, Accor is now devoting a lengthy study to the future of meetings and events. According to Sophie Hulgard, the Group's Managing Director of Sales, citing forecasts from Statista, "the future looks bright...

The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau has just unveiled a study packed with information. The Managing Director of Paris je t'aime makes the first observation in her introduction: "2022 marks a return to a situation close to normal for conventions in the Paris Region", Corinne Menegaux sums up. The figures are...

The spectacular Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort is nestled in a natural setting on the seafront of El Jadida, 90km south of Casablanca. A former Portuguese port dating back to the 16th century - listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its rich history - it was once known as... Mazagan. A veritable...

Updated on 11 October at 2pm Ranked fifth in the GDS-Index last year, Bordeaux is back where it was in 2021, in ninth place. A disappointment? Not necessarily, as Bordeaux's score has risen from 85.10 to 87.10, reflecting the city's growing commitment to a sustainable tourism strategy...

The 2023 edition of IFTM Top Résa will put the spotlight on MICE. And to mark the occasion, the event is acquiring a new measurement tool dedicated to the French market to better identify trends and changes over the years. The first Kactus-IFTM Meetings & Events Barometer was unveiled this morning at Porte de Versailles. It is designed to...

The IFTM Top Resa 2023 event is both the meeting point for the world of travel and its barometer: it is approaching, and will provide valuable insights into the state of the sector, its dynamics and its prospects for the coming months and beyond. If the theme of this year's event, "Challenges and...

While Munich awaits the opening of a Rosewood luxury hotel at the end of the month, the Bavarian capital has also recently welcomed a new business hotel. And not the least: the Munich Marriott City West, a 398-room powerhouse with a huge MICE area of almost 2,000 square metres.

Founded in Strasbourg, the Plainitude events agency has changed latitude in recent years, setting its sights on Toulon, its new home in 2022. Local fervour and the agency's tenuous link with the world of sport have led it logically into the world of rugby. Plainitude is now the link between the...

The capital's biggest club, with a Jean Bouin stadium refurbished just ten years ago under the leadership of Rudy Ricciotti, in a prestigious and strategic geographical area: on paper, Stade Français Paris has solid arguments to play the leading roles on the pitch...

A rugby pass: to coincide with the France-Wales match in March, the Société Générale group staged a theatrical handover between Frédéric Oudéa and Slawomir Krupa, the new head of the Paris-based bank. It was a publicity stunt that drew on the strong links between the...

Friday 8 September, 9.15pm, Saint-Denis: it's time for the tenth Rugby World Cup, organised in France for the second time in its history. With a choice match-up: France-New Zealand. The excitement generated by the competition, the magic of the haka and the performances of the French team should all contribute to a...

The "Portrait of European Meeting and Convention Travel" report was published at the end of August by MMGY Global, a marketing agency specialising in the world of travel, tourism and hotels. The report paints a very positive picture of activity in the European market, even going so far as to describe it as a "year of...

A taste for others. Against its better judgement, the pandemic had the politeness to demonstrate a human need, a very human need: the need to meet others. The strong upturn in business seminars as soon as the restrictions were lifted could only attest to this. A desire to exchange ideas and enjoy conviviality, where the table obviously plays an eminent role. In this...