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Different fortunes. United by the same desire to attract luxury hotels into the fold of their respective groups, one got off to a fast start and the other took longer to take shape. Launched three years ago by the IHG group, the Vignette Collection is following the path it set out for itself,...

On October 27, easyJet opened a route between Paris-CDG and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, giving passengers the chance to (re)discover this city of 280,000 inhabitants in the North-East of England, situated on the border with Scotland. A destination steeped in history, thanks to its strategic position, and one that is a pleasure to tell business groups visiting one of the world's most...

The Olympic legacy. While Paris hopes to see its appeal boosted after last summer, Barcelona is still reaping the benefits of the dynamism generated in 1992 by hosting the Olympic Games. A key event for a city that has always been a magnet for major sporting events. Last October it hosted the most prestigious of all nautical competitions, the America's Cup, and every...

Châteauform' will get off to a good start in 2025 with the start of operations in January at 3 Mazarium, the Institut de France's events venue. What prospects does this award offer you? Benjamin Abittan - We have a lot of faith in it. It's a venue with the kind of character we like at Châteauform', even more steeped in history than usual. If we have...

New York's appeal as a tourist destination is well established, as is its key role in the business world. Has the sector fully recovered from the pandemic? Nancy Mammana - Not yet at 100%. In 2024, New York welcomed 64.3 million tourists, or 97% of the record number reached in 2019....

2025 will be a busy year for the Radisson group in France. While the reopening of the Cour des Loges in Lyon, transformed into a Radisson Collection luxury hotel, is expected in the first quarter, the group has just announced two new developments, one in Rueil-Malmaison and the other in Montpellier. Both are also expected to open in the first few months of...

Updated 13/12 at 11:30 Paris does not and should not have a monopoly on lifestyle hotels. This is the aim of a new brand, Grand Mess, which will be launched in Clermont-Ferrand in a few days' time, on 19 December, before seeing another project come to fruition in Lyon in three years' time. "Apart from Paris, many other regional cities offer...

Before the summer, Naboo announced its intention to grow externally. Now it's official. The corporate seminar platform has announced the acquisition from the Joy Group of Privateaser for Business (BizMeeting), its Venue Finder site specialising in organising events for groups. Naboo can count on the support of the...

Châteauform' invites itself into the historic walls of the Institut de France. France's leading MICE company has just been awarded a five-year contract to operate 3 Mazarium, the events space inside the venerable institution that has housed the five academies, including the Académie Française, since 1795. From 2019,...

New technologies have become almost essential to most events and meetings. Indeed, many of these meetings revolve around technology itself, one of the most dynamic sectors of the Catalan economy. For this reason, Catalonia offers a wide range of meeting spaces and related proposals, including...

An activity of the utmost importance. In Geneva, business travel - including individual trips and MICE - accounts for 80% of overnight stays. The presence in the city of major international organisations such as the UN and the Red Cross obviously has a lot to do with this high figure, generating numerous trade fairs, conferences and...

The demand for eco-responsible seminars and events is exploding. Whatever the reasons, good or bad, greenhushing or greenwashing, CSR criteria are playing an increasingly important role in the choice of destination. Choosing CSR activities, working with committed service providers, assessing the carbon footprint of your event:...

Sea and mountains, urban and rural, avant-garde and traditional, technology and relaxation: these two sides of the same coin make Catalonia the ideal setting for your conference or seminar. A perfect 'fifty-fifty', since the destination leaves organisers spoilt for choice, but also a real guarantee with over 300 days...

The Originals Hotels made no secret of its desire to highlight its offers for business travellers. Interviewed at the beginning of the year by Voyages d'Affaires, Olivier Dufit, the cooperative's managing director, explained that stage evenings would be "one of the spearheads" of the group in 2024. While this offer already existed,...

Brit Hotel for Brittany. A land rich in hotel adventures that saw the birth, among others, of the Océania chain in 1975, founded by the Branellec family, who were also behind the beginnings in Brest, in 1990, of B&B Hotels, whose success, later supported by Eurazeo and now Goldman Sachs, now extends as far as the United States. And if...

Creativity, innovation and dynamism in the Grand Est Explore Grand Est - Meet and connect, the MICE destination brand in the Grand Est dedicated to business tourism and professional events, is showcasing 10 conference cities, particularly in Alsace, Champagne and Lorraine. This region is characterised by its creativity, innovation and...

On the shores of Lake Lucerne, Lucerne is both a charming historic city and a destination with a modern infrastructure, ideal for hosting MICE operations supported by the services of its Convention Bureau. It was by playing with the water of this lake that Jean Nouvel designed the architecture of the KKL, the emblematic...

For this second edition, how have you refined the IFTM-Kactus MICE Barometer? Arnaud Katz - We've added several key elements, in particular the CSR section, which some people criticised us for not including enough last year. We laid the foundations last year, and now we have a truly comprehensive barometer....

Nestling at an altitude of 1560 metres at the bottom of the Landwasser valley in Graubünden, Davos, with its 12,000 inhabitants, is the highest town in the Swiss Alps. A holiday resort in summer and a rather posh winter sports centre, Davos is best known internationally for its World Economic Forum, which brings together the world's top business leaders every...

On 4 September, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz met in Evian in the hushed confines of the Hôtel Royal conference centre for the Franco-German Encounters. This economic and political forum, which has been held every autumn for more than three decades, has become one of the major events of the Evian...