MICE

New and more new in Sydney's west. A fast-growing area, whose development is supported by the Australian government and the state of New South Wales, which are putting billions on the table to make this suburb a growth area. On the agenda: new transport infrastructure, new buildings, new...

What is the new sales organisation of the Accor group, which is now split into two divisions, one covering economy, mid-range and premium hotels and the other luxury and lifestyle segments? Sophie Hulgard - First of all, our sales department is one of the only ones to have a scope that covers all of the Accor Group's...

Do the findings of the latest MPI barometer seem to you to be in line with the trends you are seeing in the French market? Véronique Holveck - The MPI barometer, the "Meetings Outlook", is consolidated on a quarterly basis among our active members who are MICE planners - including professional congress organisers (PCOs) -...

How is OfficeRiders positioned in the MICE segment? Florian Delifer - OfficeRiders began in 2016 with the first version of the site. My approach was quite instinctive, when I realised that there was a waste of space in big cities. There are lots of flats, lofts...

The crisis has clearly not distracted professionals from their need to get together for a conference or other MICE event. According to a study published a few days ago by technology specialist Bizzabo, face-to-face meetings are making a strong comeback, and this is set to continue over the next few years...

At the beginning of August, Indianapolis city councillors kicked off work on the Pan Am Plaza site, next to the Indiana Convention Center. The convention centre will benefit from an expansion plan costing 710 million dollars, or some 465 million euros. This new phase...

This is now a well-established event. Since the upheaval caused by the Covid crisis, Accor has been going out to meet its corporate clients, bringing together European leaders in the technology, legal, energy, engineering and pharmaceuticals sectors for the Masters of Travel. Held this year in Brussels, this advisory board...

Béziers is on the move! Facing Saint-Nazaire cathedral and its new forecourt, the La Prison hotel opened its doors at the end of May after two years' work by the Mando Hospitality group. Aptly named, this 3-star establishment is housed in a former prison dating back to the 18th century, which was...

London's events infrastructure is getting a makeover. While ExCel London is due to complete its extension works in October 2024, another MICE venue is set to follow in its footsteps shortly. The Barbican Centre has just received approval from the City of London Corporation to finance the launch of renovation works. This will involve improving the...

By October 2024, ExCeL London will have completed its transformation. This makeover will see the London convention centre add 25,000 m² to its already comfortable 100,000 m² surface area. This will open up a whole new world of possibilities for event organisers. But they won't necessarily have to wait for the official inauguration to plan their operation...

The Burdigala, long Bordeaux's leading upmarket hotel, is getting ready to regain its status. Closed since October 2021 to embark on a renovation programme, the hotel is set to reopen in early September. Redesigned by interior architect Fabien Roque, the hotel will oscillate between luxury and lifestyle. With a boutique feel too...

The recent Formula 1 British Grand Prix gave the Hilton Group the opportunity to officially inaugurate its new Hilton Garden Inn, the only establishment located on the Silverstone circuit. The hotel boasts an unrivalled position along the 'Hamilton Straight', renamed in 2020 in honour of the British champion. The hotel groups...

With brands such as Pullman and Fairmont designed for major corporate meetings, and others such as MGallery more suited to smaller seminars, and some such as Sofitel for 'hand-crafted' MICE, the Accor group's range of brands opens up a wide range of possibilities for event organisers. The Global Meeting Exchange event, organised this year at the...

The Abidjan Exhibition Centre (PEA) was officially inaugurated on 17 July by Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Vice-President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. Strategically located at Abidjan Port-Bouët, next to Félix Houphouët-Boigny airport, it occupies no less than 16 hectares. And it lays claim to the status of the largest exhibition centre...

On 12 July, the Tampa Convention Center officially entered a new era. It cost $38 million (€33.8 million) and took 20 months of work to rejuvenate the convention centre in Florida's third-largest city, which attracts a large number of business travellers every year. The...

"The largest resort of its kind in Europe": the Melco group was not short of superlatives when preparing its arrival in Cyprus. Monday's inauguration of the City of Dreams Mediterranean, in Limassol, should usher in a new era for the island, with a significantly increased capacity and appeal for...

Following last year's inauguration of Station Cosmos, a 4-star hotel with 76 rooms on the theme of space, this week Futuroscope is opening Ecolodgee. This unclassified but 3* establishment of 120 ultra-cosy wooden lodges - but without air conditioning or TV! - It required the creation of a landscaped park, islands...

Exhibitors and visitors from abroad are back at Paris Region and French trade shows, or will be in the near future. This is the good news to come out of a study published on Monday 26 June 2023 on the "new behaviour of international business customers at French trade fairs". The survey was conducted by the "Copil Congrès...

It is far from being Austria's best-known city. And that's a mistake. Graz, the country's second largest urban centre with a population of just under 300,000, has nothing to envy its more internationally renowned counterparts such as Innsbruck and Salzburg. The capital of the Land of Styria, in south-east Austria,...

What do you think of Niger as a business destination? Etienne Giros - Niger was a good partner for the CIAN forum. It seems to me that the Nigerien authorities have a certain "desire for France" and are pro-business. There is a favourable business climate. Of course, this is part of a region...