MICE

Launched at the end of last year in the United States, the Wyndham Group's Meetings Collection is now being exported around the world. As part of this expansion, this collection of hotels and resorts tailored to business events now includes more than 160 hotels. "Their teams are experts in delivering exceptional experiences and, thanks to The Meetings Collection,...

Accor has just launched, with the Women's Foundation, a booking platform dedicated to women victims of violence. Your group has also announced its intention to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of the year and, in the longer term, to achieve zero net emissions by 2050. Accor's commitment to...

Pop art-style banknotes on the walls and ceilings, a staircase with a tumble of stylised coins, and gold, lots of gold: what better place than Frankfurt, home of the European Central Bank and Germany's main stock exchange, to open a hotel with a design based on the 'Art of Money'?

On Tuesday 4 October, Marseille will be hosting Séminaires Business Events at the Friche de la Belle de Mai. This trade show dedicated to business tourism will bring together 80 exhibitors from the south-east of France, including a number of events professionals from the City of Marseille, which has become a key MICE destination. And with business in the city picking up again...

What is the current state of MICE in Korea? Are major events and conferences making a comeback? Kwon Jong Sool - Korea is actively working to bring back face-to-face events. KTO (Korea Tourism Organization) actively supports the hosting of international conferences and incentive operations, and thanks to the selection of the "Korea...

Most often seen as the gateway to the country, Incheon has nevertheless developed its own assets to establish itself as a destination in its own right. In addition to the international airport, and as renowned as it is for the quality of its facilities, Incheon regularly hosts major events, often as part of a combined trip with Seoul. And for...

As rich as it is in facilities and experiences, the Korean capital should not overshadow what the rest of the country has to offer for a MICE operation. Especially as distances and infrastructures make it easier to explore the territory. Here are a few examples of colourful stops on an incentive trip from Jeonju to Yeosu. Jeonju

Regularly listed in the Top 10 of the Safe Cities Index, Seoul also plays a leading role when it comes to ranking smart cities on a global scale. Safe and connected, the Korean capital has an image that is both attractive and reassuring, particularly for event organisers... And with good reason: Seoul knows how to...

Since last spring, the return to normal life and, above all, far less restrictive travel formalities - end of quarantine, only one test required on arrival - have put South Korea back in the spotlight, for tourists and event organisers alike. All the more so since, for several...

A crossroads for bohemian Europeans in the last century, a city that welcomed artists such as Jean Genet, Paul Morand, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Keith Richards, and a haven for all the writers of the beat generation, Tangier is now turning to luxury tourism. Morocco's second economic hub after Casablanca is expecting two new luxury hotels...

What's so special about Ecuador's participation in the 2022 edition of IFTM Top Resa? Niels Olsen - It's very important, because Ecuador hasn't been represented in France for ten years. So we're very excited to be here this year. French travellers are a very important market...

The capital of Sardinia, located in the south-east of the Mediterranean island, Cagliari is expanding its hotel offering in a big way in 2022. Firstly, with the Palazzo Doglio, an establishment housed in the Art Nouveau buildings that for a long time housed the regional prefecture. Renovated and enlarged, the complex has been designed as a...

Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky has entered the final phase of a vast renovation programme that will see the hotel become a full part of the Anantara luxury brand. One of the city's most emblematic hotels, this historic establishment went through several incarnations as the flagship of the Golden Tulip group from the mid-1970s, before...

While Accor occupies a key position in Poland thanks to Orbis, a subsidiary of AccorInvest which owns more than 70 hotels in the country and in Central Europe, Radisson is also nurturing strong ambitions there. "Poland is an important market for our growth strategy in Europe," says Elie Younes, Director of Global Development...

It's more than just a beautiful building. The new Strasbourg Exhibition Centre, inaugurated at the beginning of September, consolidates Strasbourg's ambitions. A major European crossroads, the Eurometropolis between France and Germany is now seeking to become a model for sustainable urban development. "The new Exhibition Centre is a concrete expression of the ambitions of a city that is asserting itself as one of...

The presentation conference for IFTM Top Resa 2022 was held on Tuesday in the hushed and majestic setting of the Bibliothèque Musicale La Grange Fleuret (BLGF), a new MICE address in the 8th arrondissement. It was an opportunity for the event's new director, Laurence Gaborieau, to take stock of her vision for the show, the changes she intends to make to it, and the...

As Japan reopens its doors more widely to tourists, business travellers can now enjoy a new Hilton jumbo jet in Hiroshima, celebrating at the same time the opening of the brand's 600th hotel worldwide. Billed as "one of the largest MICE facilities in the Chugoku and Shikoku region", the hotel...

The New York Marriott Marquis has just completed its renovation, following on from that unveiled in autumn 2021 for the Hilton Midtown, one of the city's iconic hotels, opened in 1963 and boasting 1,878 rooms and a huge MICE area...

Monday 1 August saw the Accor group launch the Pullman brand in the West Bay business district of Doha. A new address that will be ready for the next major sporting event that is fast approaching: "We have had the wonderful opportunity to open the first Pullman hotel and to present the new Pullman brand to...

The Jost, a new Bordeaux hotel just a stone's throw from the TGV station, is about to open its doors. From 1 August, business travellers will have access to its 98 rooms. And in September, MICE customers will be able to take possession of the "Lieu Chéri". This is a 300 sq. m. events space, which can be...