MICE

Kombo continues to develop its services around rail travel by enabling the booking of SNCF train tickets for groups of 10 to 60 people. The booking platform for transport, whether by train, bus, or plane, has set up the address kombo.co/fr/groups for this purpose, which provides access to the company's inventory and fares…

A slightly stressed businessman arrives at check-in, no doubt weary from his endless travels. He then gradually loosens his tie, rolls up the sleeves of his white shirt before swapping it for a polo shirt to play with the shaker and blend in with the hotel's atmosphere...

Can you go over the genesis of Pullman XChange, this concept of events that accompany the brand's transformation? Benoît Racle - Their purpose is to allow us to take the time to ask ourselves questions, to have real conversations that go beyond small talk and allow us to think. Each time, the...

While Barrière attracts a significant leisure clientele at weekends and during school holidays, the group's 21 four-star or five-star establishments, both in France and internationally, also make it a premier MICE destination due to their accommodation capacity, meeting and reception spaces, and dining venues… Without…

Before we delve into the luxurious offering of the new Waldorf Astoria and the role your hotel will play in hosting major events, let's first talk about Rabat. The Moroccan capital still lags behind Casablanca and Marrakech. Why? Guy Bertaud - When people talk about Morocco, they think of...

Closed to the public for 12 years due to asbestos, one of the world's most iconic conference and convention centres is set to be reborn as a centre dedicated to arts, culture, events, and even... conventions! It was a time when the city of West Berlin, isolated by the wall, was receiving…

A perfect harmony between Mozart and Beethoven. The Radisson Blu brand has taken over the management of the main business hotels in the legendary composers' birthplaces, one after the other. In Salzburg, it's the former Wyndham Grand Salzburg, with its 1,785 m² of event space and a ballroom that can accommodate 1,000 people, and in...

Cities on a human scale, surrounded by nature and beautiful landscapes, bearing the marks of their rich past but looking towards the future, and all easily accessible by TGV from Paris: Switzerland offers everything that appeals to event organisers today. Namely, compact destinations where everything is done on foot or...

There have been many upheavals in the events market, and more specifically in team building, notably with the rise of platforms that directly connect clients and service providers. These marketplaces list a large number of activities under the label…

Salzburg's largest business hotel is changing its tune. Formerly under the Wyndham Grand brand, the establishment has just come under the umbrella of the Radisson group and its upscale brand, Radisson Blu. "Salzburg has long been one of Austria's most important congress destinations, and this hotel is its..."

Canada is something of the poor relation in the football World Cup due to the limited size of its stadiums by FIFA criteria. Only thirteen matches will take place there, 7 in Vancouver and 6 in Toronto, including just one round of 16 match. The country is nonetheless hoping for tourist revenue and…

To be a guardian and protector of nature, rather than its master and owner: this is the spirit of a seminar house in the Chateauform group located in the upper Chevreuse Valley, the Château Regen'Ronqueux. A name that says a lot about the venue's ambitions. That is, not just to offset or limit the footprint of professional events, but to regenerate...

This year, the IFTM trade show will take the Silk Road route, the route of Samarkand and Bukhara. From 15 to 17 September, as always at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, the major event for leisure and business tourism professionals will be showcasing Uzbekistan, its UNESCO-listed historical jewels and its natural beauties…

Monterrey was already benefiting from its proximity to the United States to consolidate its economic standing. It was also in the capital of Nuevo León that Elon Musk announced the project for a Gigafactory three years ago. It is now getting closer to Europe with the inauguration of a very first direct flight from Paris CDG by Aeromexico in April…

Los Angeles remains a must-visit destination for MICE in the United States. The "wow" factor is immediate thanks to its Californian spirit, its original museums and venues for hosting events, its restaurants with unique and varied cuisine, its 300 days of sunshine per year, not to mention its coast with seaside resorts...

You've just launched OneMICE, a MICE expense management solution driven by Chateauform and the German platform MICE Portal. What is the origin of the project? J. d. Villeneuve Bargemont - This project was born from a shared observation and a common vision among the three co-founders: the MICE intermediation market is evolving…

The election of Eric Ciotti as mayor of Nice and its Métropole has led to a re-examination of the city's business tourism projects, with some of the former mayor Christian Estrosi's projects not favoured by his successor. However, the mayor has ultimately decided to approve the one aiming to create a large MICE hub on...

One is joining the luxurious The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand, while the other was already part of it. However, all of them, each in their own way, have recently made headlines. First, the Hôtel Martinez in Cannes, which has just joined the exclusive circle of French "palaces", becoming the city's sole hotel to have been elevated...

To sow new ideas: this is the very essence, etymologically, of a seminar. To sow seeds that, later, may prove fruitful. Seminars convey this desire to go further, together, acting as a crucible conducive to reflection and, consequently, to action. Whether they focus on the material or the spiritual, for that matter, when it is…

The renovation of the Grand Hôtel Roi René has just been completed. What was the philosophy that guided this project? Elisabeth Mendes - The idea was to restore the nobility to this iconic place. To respect the hotel's architecture, and above all, to showcase Provence. The fresco at the entrance, the crown of King René, the fountains…