On December 8th, the Chairmen and Managing Directors of some 15 hotel groups representing 475 hotels, more than 60,000 guest rooms all categories taken together in Paris and the Paris region, will come together under the aegis of the Paris City Council, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau to sign the Charter for the hosting of major professional events in Paris.
This Charter seeks to attract to Paris major events, bringing together more than 1,000 congress attendees over several days, initiated by non-profit making organizations (learned societies,
federations, professional associations, etc.).
The hotel group signatories undertake to offer specific and advantageous conditions for this type
of event, as much in terms of deposits, cancellations, quotas of rooms guaranteed several years in
advance in accordance with the procedure decided on by the contracting associations, as in terms of
the transparency of the rates presented (expressed inclusive of tax, definitive or with details of the
rate of increases, inclusive of breakfast or not, etc.).
More generally, the signing of the Charter for the hosting of major professional events in Paris is the
culmination of a whole commitment process on the part of the sector and the local authorities.
This process began in March 2006, when the Chairman of the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau,
Jean-Claude Lesourd, brought together professionals and institutions to form a working group to
build a common dynamic. It continued on November 10th of the same year, when the Mayor of
Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, sought to reaffirm his wish that Paris should maintain its position as the
world’s leading destination for the hosting of association congresses.
Today, the signing of the Charter, which also brings together the big hotel groups, marks the
successful outcome of this work.
Hotel group signatories of the Charter for the hosting of major professional events
Accor Hospitality, B&B Hôtels, Best Western, Choice Hotels Europe, Concorde Hotels & Resorts,
Disneyland® Paris – Business Solutions, Exclusive Hotels, Hilton Hotels, InterContinental Hotels Group,
Inter-Hotel, JJW Hotels & Resorts, Louvre Hotels, Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Rezidor Hotel Group,
Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
