GBTA bets on meetings resuming in 2021
According to a study published on Thursday by the GBTA (Global Business Travel Association), the meetings and events market should pick up again by mid-2021, or even at the end of the coming year.
American Express Meetings and Events presents its forecasts for 2021
A decline in virtual 100% events, a gradual return to local meetings and a further increase in hybrid operations: the Global Meetings and Events Forecast report from American Express Meetings & Events gives its predictions for 2021.
Bird Office promotes teleworking in coworking mode
In response to changing demand, Bird Office is rethinking its positioning, targeting coworking and other third-party premises more specifically, to offer companies an alternative to the home office.
Multiburo offers a range of teleworking solutions
Multiburo, renowned for its business centres, has created three flexible Smart Working packages for remote working.
FCM takes on meetings made in France
Business travel agency FCM Travel has announced the launch of a dedicated Meetings and Events department on the French market.
Videoconferencing sells out
In response to confinement, online tools for remote working and communication are breaking all records. Video conferencing players have never had such an opportunity to prove themselves, and to change the way people relate to the office and to meetings.
American Express Meetings & Events launches Meetings Ground Transportation
American Express Meetings & Events is rolling out a new tool for event organisers, Meetings Ground Transportation, designed to facilitate the booking and management of ground transportation for meetings and corporate events.
IFTM is coming up: visit CWT stand K152
This year, CWT will be present at the IFTM to discuss with visitors and help them prepare for 2020 with complete peace of mind. All CWT experts will be on hand: business travel, purchasing optimisation and data management consultancy, hotels and MICE.
London tops the list of meeting destinations according to CWT
CWT Meetings & Events has just unveiled its ranking of the destinations expected to be the most visited by the meetings and events sector in the EMEA market in 2020. The top 10 are dominated by London, Frankfurt and Paris.
Four major groups join forces to book meetings online
Accor, Hilton, IHG and Marriott: these four big names in the hotel industry are jointly investing $50 million to support the start-up Groups360 in developing its GroupSync online meeting reservation platform.
Interview: Markus Keller, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Accor
Markus Keller, Accor's senior vice-president of global sales, explains the group's new strategy for hosting top-of-the-range meetings and events.
Interview : Paul Chevrillon, co-founder of Deskopolitan
Following on from its first coworking space in Paris, Deskopolitan will be opening a new facility in the spring, combining workspaces with a host of services including a hotel residence, crèche, sports club and bistro restaurant... Talk to its co-founder.
Coworking: a new Spaces in Boulogne-Billancourt
Spaces, a subsidiary of International Workplace Group (IWG) and parent company of the world's leading business centre operator Regus, is continuing to expand in France.
Regus strengthens its presence in Africa
Global business centre leader Regus is to open six new business locations in the first quarter of 2019 on the African continent.
With Gaest, Airbnb confirms its ambitions in Meetings & Events
Airbnb has just acquired Gaest, a platform specialising in the rental of meeting and team-building spaces, confirming its growing popularity with business customers and its diversification from individual business travel to corporate groups.
La Poste's "Nomade" coworking service marketed by Bird Office
La Poste has entrusted the marketing of its meeting spaces to the Bird Office platform. This meeting and coworking offer, called Nomade, is available in particular at Roissy and Orly.
Club Kactus: a new meetings & events loyalty programme
The new Kactus loyalty programme, Club Kactus, is available from 28 March. Every euro spent by the organiser will be converted into points that can be used to try out new events.
Interview with : Christophe Burckart, Managing Director France of Regus and Spaces
Christophe Burckart, Managing Director of Regus business centres and Spaces coworking spaces in France, talks about a very busy year for his group in 2018: the opening of the largest coworking space in France - the Spaces Arena in La Défense -, the arrival of the six-star Signature brand in Paris, as well as numerous projects in the heart of cities or in railway stations.
Coworking: office life for millennials
Following in the footsteps of freelance professionals, businesses are starting to embrace coworking. This new approach to work is driven by the need for creativity in the face of the challenges posed by the digital revolution, and by the need to attract new talent.
Interview with Jacques Léonard, head of the flex office and teleworking project at BNP Paribas
Jacques Léonard (BNP Paribas) explains the implementation of the flex office and teleworking project within his company.
