Events
Rhône-Alpes is the third regional MICE destination of France. Its powerful economy is based on scientific research and nanotechnology. Midway between Paris and the French Riviera, Rhône-Alpes has an easy access at the heart of Europe. It often welcomes several international congresses and conventions as Biovision, Pollutec, G7 and G8 summits, football (1998) and rugby (2007) world championship…
From 9 August, Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport will be linked directly to La Part-Dieu by the Rhônexpress service, a modern fast tram offering a journey time of less than half an hour. The transport link has cost 120 million euros and it is estimated that one million passengers will be carried in its first year of operation.
On 3 and 4 June, Lyon will welcome nearly 50 French specialist business tourism exhibitors, including about 20 from the Rhône-Alpes, to the first “Rencontre Pro de l’Evénement en Rhône-Alpesâ€. Designed to attract the top buyers from Paris, the workshop is also open to regional buyers so that they can have an insight into this [...]
Situated in Sevrier, on the shores of Lac d’Annecy, this holiday apartment building is one of the most successful business tourism establishments in the Annecy area. It offers 150 rooms and 13 meeting rooms and is increasingly popular with companies and organisations who are looking for longer period seminars at attractive rates.
Located at Sevrier, on [...]
On 3 and 4 June this year, Rencontres Pro in conjunction with Rhône-Alpes Tourisme is organising the very first “Rencontre Pro de l’Evénement en Rhône-Alpesâ€. The workshop will be held in the setting of La Chapelle de la Trinité in Lyon and will bring together about 50 events organisers, accommodation and transport providers with around 100 buyers, mostly from the Paris region. This is a ...
On 28 January, Rhône-Alpes Tourisme will set off to conquer the Paris business tourism and event market, bringing its Rhône-Alpes Business Class workshop to the trendy new venue 24 Place des Vosges. It will feature 15 partners from the Rhône-Alpes and should attract about a hundred representatives from major companies and event agencies.
Business tourism is an extremely important element in the performance of the Rhône-Alpes region's economy so with this in mind, and in collaboration with the Mission d'Ingénierie Touristique, Grenoble's Tourist Office has just completed its Business Tourism Development Plan for the city and the Isère.
The French business tourism Club, better known by its commercial name French Convention Bureau, is one of Maison de la France's oldest clubs. It boasts almost
160 members, including Rhône-Alpes Tourisme and Lyon's Bureau des Congrès, and its aim is to sell France as a destination on the business tourism market.
Between 20 and 22 November, five Alpine destinations will be out in force,
working together alongside Rhône-Alpes Tourisme at the 2007 Heavent trade show. Chamonix, Courchevel, Évian, Grenoble and Val d'Isère will share a 64 m2 stand where they will promote their various attractions to an audience of business
tourism professionals. And they hope to have other ...
Launched by ERAI (Entreprise Rhône-Alpes International), the Truck & Bus forum aims to achieve the international status of Davos within the bus and truck sector, bringing together industry decision makers from across the globe to reflect on the following problem: Transport for a better life . This year it will be held between
12 & 14 December at Lyon's Cité Internationale, and will ...
Created by Rhône-Alpes Tourisme, the first Forum Innovation et Tourisme will take place on 29 and 30 November at Lyon's Centre des Congrès. 400 participants are expected at this exclusive event which is as distinctive in organisation as it is in concept. It offers participants the chance to discover some of the most unusual innovations and initiatives which, in turn, enable them to adapt ...