When a congress is held in Paris, the participation rate is more than 20% on average compared to that of previous years. For the association, it is the opportunity to broadcast their work to a larger audience and attract more sponsorship.
Every year, the PCVB carries out a survey on congresses that have taken place in Paris, the places they were held at, the nature of the participants, the length of the congress, etc. This survey is only available in French.
Discover more about the reasons why Paris is such a success with delegates
Due to its location and comprehensive transport infrastructures, the capital is within easy reach of all major European cities and at the heart of Europe for all continents.
Paris has an extensive network of public and private transport that makes it easy to get to all parts of the capital quickly.
For your event, the RATP (Paris public transport authority) offers you a pass valid on the public metro and bus network, for all your delegates for the period of the congress.
Benefiting from functional and modular spaces, equipped with the latest technology, some 20 congresses and exhibition centres in Paris and the Paris region can cater to your needs.
Thanks to their ease of access and the range of services offered, it is possible to organize all types of events.
High-tech or traditional, enormous or on a human scale, in the heart of Paris or on the outskirts: everything is possible!
Congresses are also hosted by some research and educational centres, hospitals and universities that are well-known for their scientific work or renowned for their achievements in the medical sector. Although such a use of these establishments may seem surprising, it does in fact reflect the interconnection between the economic and scientific sectors and congresses. 88 venues in use have been listed in Paris and the Paris region.
Paris and the Paris region comprise 30 or so conference hotels (from 2* to 4*) with more than 300 bedrooms. And there are another 700 hotels with spaces dedicated to seminars for from 50 to 300 people.
150,000 bedrooms throughout Paris and the Paris region provide the necessary capacity to accommodate delegates for large or small events.
Negotiating allotments at several hotels within the framework of a congress for more than 1,000 participants:
The Charter for the hosting of major professional events offers non-profit making organizations attractive conditions for congresses of more than 1,000 participants. Signed by Paris City Council, Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau and 15 Paris hotel groups representing 60,000 bedrooms, it provides any organizer with guaranteed minimum sales conditions in terms of accommodation, support and a personalized welcome during the bid process and during the event.
Every effort is made to welcome visitors (letters of support, signposting, welcome messages, receptions in the City Hall reception rooms, etc.). This Charter puts the finishing touches to a global welcome policy.
Hundreds of classic, modern or atypical venues can host from 10 to 10,000 people.
Available for full- or private-hire, museums, boats, theatres, former mansions, parks and gardens, department stores lend themselves to all types of functions and networking.
Before and after your congress, Paris is a permanent stage for festivities, exhibitions, concerts and festivals, which it would be a pity to miss out on.
Resolutely international, wealth generating and innovative, Paris and the Paris region have all the necessary human, geographical, technological and organizational assets to ensure the success and rapid development of business projects in Europe.
The PCVB is the official gateway to the destination and offers congress organizers a free and impartial service, enabling them to find Parisian partners relevant to the elaboration of their event.
The capital makes every effort to offer a quality living environment to inhabitants and visitors. A signatory of the Aalborg Charter, the City of Paris has confirmed its commitment to sustainable development by devising its own Agenda 21.
Associations organizing a congress that rotate internationally find that on average attendance goes up by 20% when the event is held in Paris. Not only does Paris attract congresses - it keeps them.
In 2011, the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau made a detailed study of congresses that had chosen to stay in Paris over the last four years: between 2007 and 2010, average attendance grew by 36%.
Every year, thirty or so congress organizers choose Paris for their first event. To attract these decision-makers, economic players and institutionals have established a global and customizable hospitality plan. The secret of Paris's attractiveness is undoubtedly due to its capacity to surprise, by offering professional infrastructures of the first order in a unique setting combining elegance, culture, history and modernity.
With 204 international congresses hosted in 2013, Paris is number one in the ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) rankings, ahead of Madrid (186 congresses), Vienna (182) and Barcelona (179).
In 2013, the economic spin-offs in Paris and the Paris region linked to the congress segment were estimated at more than 1.167 billion euros (+ 13% compared to 2012) representing more than 20,000 full-time jobs. Direct expenditure (linked to the organization of a congress) was estimated at 24% and indirect expenditure (accommodation, restaurants, leisure, shopping and transport on site) at 76%. In 2013, congresses generated 1.9 million hotel overnights, i.e. 9% of business overnights which were themselves estimated at 42.9% of global overnights in 2013.
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