seminars

Then, all of a sudden, nothing. "Our hotel, which opened in June 2019, was running at 500 km an hour, and then we had to abruptly cease our activity", sums up Madelijn Vervoord, general manager of the InterContinental Lyon-Hôtel-Dieu. With the announcement of the lockdown, the Académie, the hotel's convention centre which used to host 100 to 120 events a month, was forced to...

Where to go? Under what conditions? Under what constraints? After having plagued holidaymakers this summer, these questions are now worrying business travellers, especially those planning to take part in international events. Business travel is struggling, and business tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic....

Is Le Puy du Fou a new player in major professional events? Certainly not, since the venue already hosts almost 200 events a year. "We intend to double this figure in the future," says Thomas Guitet, director of Puy du Fou Congrès. Because, with the opening of a real convention centre, the theme park launched in 1978 by...

Does this back-to-school period, which traditionally marks the return of business customers, meet your expectations in the current climate? Agathe Fabron - While secondary destinations performed well this summer, Paris and the major cities suffered overall. With the end of the summer holidays, business customers should in theory have replaced tourists...

Barely open, already closed. A few months after its inauguration in June 2019, the InterContinental Lyon - Hôtel-Dieu was forced to suspend its activities due to a pandemic. We were going at 500 an hour and had to come to an abrupt halt," says Madelijn Vervoord, the hotel's general manager. The evening we were told we had to close...

After having had to close its 70 houses in 6 European countries, starting in France in mid-March, Châteauform is gradually relaunching its events and training activities. More than forty residences are already in operation. To reassure companies, the group has sought the advice of Socotec to develop a charter for the...

Will the new phase of decontamination announced on Sunday by the French President speed up the recovery of your hotels? Franck Gervais - Today, half of our hotels in France are open. And we're reopening at a significant rate, with 70% of our hotels worldwide expected to have opened by the end of the year.

Chateauform is reviewing the sanitary aspects of its offer in order to ensure a safe return to business. "Safety and hygiene are an integral part of our obligations, and COVID-19 has led us to adapt and strengthen our protocols to offer our customers even greater pleasure and safety", said Gérald Coutaudier, CEO of Chateauform.

Will the conference and seminar business pick up as expected after the summer? Philippe Augier - For the moment, all events have either been cancelled or postponed. Will events be able to resume in September? A lot will depend on the health conditions in which the events can be organised. At present, we have no visibility. However, the health aspect...

Chateauform', Europe's leading organiser of seminars, events and training courses, yesterday announced that it was closing its establishments until better weather returns, at least until 15 April. It is with a heavy heart that we are closing the doors of our beautiful residences," explains the group's communications department. The unprecedented crisis that we...

Since May 2019, Châteauform' has had a prime address in the capital with Châteauform' City Liège Saint-Lazare. Housed in the former headquarters of Eurosites, this magnificent 19th-century town house has been renovated in a colourful design style to provide a warm working environment in its 12 rooms, which can accommodate up to 30 participants...

Birds squabbling in the branches, an early-morning breeze, a few blades of grass caught between the pages of a corporate presentation, and your mind starts to wander... All of a sudden, these creative, designer seminar rooms, as they are done today in hotels in the...

What type of meeting is the Domaine d'Andeols designed for? Stefan Fraenkel - It's an old hamlet in the heart of the Lubéron, whose houses have gradually been transformed into 19 houses and suites. Set in the heart of nature, on some thirty hectares of land, the site lends itself to small seminars, when participants need a...

A few weeks after inaugurating its new Liège-Saint Lazare space, Châteauform' has just added another original touch. The second phase, which has just been completed, adds five "Ateliers", 50m² work spaces that can be made private, with meeting rooms and a kitchen area. Each of the five workshops can accommodate up to 16...

With investment totalling €620 million across Europe - including €110 million in France alone - Center Parcs is looking to the future with ambition. In addition to the €41 million renovation of the historic Bois-Francs site, which began in 2017, new parks are being added to the network. The Allgäu site, for example, has...

And that's three! Following on from Kwerk Haussmann and Kwerk Bienfaisance, the Wellworking specialist will once again be targeting the 8th arrondissement of Paris with the inauguration of a new site on rue de Courcelles. Kwerk Saint-Honoré is due to open its doors in May 2020. This fifth space will bring Kwerk's total surface area to over...

With four floors, 2,500 m², twelve meeting rooms and four dining rooms - all enhanced by an 80 m² terrace - the new Châteauform' address is well equipped to welcome its first visitors near the Saint Ouen Flea Market, with a capacity of 150 participants in afterwork format. This eighth Châteauform'...

This will undoubtedly be the major event of 2018 for the Châteauform' group. On 3 April, the Palais des Congrès Paris Saclay will officially open its doors in Massy-Palaiseau. Extremely well served by the RER B and C lines, the venue can accommodate from 9 to 1,500 people with its eight modular meeting rooms,...

Sri Lanka in 2019, the Seychelles in 2020, Vietnam in 2021 and, no doubt, other popular destinations for leisure travellers: Club Med, which is already present in 40 countries, is continuing to internalise its activities with the announced opening of three new resorts on idyllic beaches. The group intends to accelerate its growth in the coming years...

"What's your ideal seminar? was the question put by Bird Office to 1,030 French employees. The meeting space rental specialist has published the results of its survey, which puts the mountains at the top of the list of most popular destinations, ahead of a seminar in a castle. However, the destination would not be...