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HOTEL UPDATES
Monte-Carlo SBM Receives the Green Globe Certification
This year the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort and the Monte-Carlo Beach Relais & Châteaux have become the first two hotel establishments in the Principality of Monaco to receive the Green Globe certification. Receiving the certification is a key milestone towards sustainable development, a policy that the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer kick-started in 2007 by setting up its first environmental charter. The two properties met 70% of the certification’s criteria through many actions in four categories–management of sustainable development, social and economic aspects, cultural heritage and the environment. Because the Green Globe certification is part of a continuous improvement plan, an action plan will be implemented to pursue the program’s aims. For more information, please contact Cathleen Kelley at [email protected] and Meghann Hussey at [email protected], or visit www.montecarlomeeting.com
Ballroom Renovations at Fairmont Monte Carlo
Fairmont Monte Carlo is thrilled to announce the completion of its ballroom renovations. This large sought-after venue named Salle d’Or now has a more modern look and features new lighting effects. With its 15,135 sq. ft. of space without pillars, it is the largest hotel ballroom on the Côte d’Azur and is a special venue to host your event. For more information, please contact Marc Violi at [email protected] or visit www.fairmont.com/montecarlo
Following certification of the two Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer hotels, a total of 76.2% of the Principality's hotel rooms have
been awarded stars and eco-certification –“Planet 21”, “Earth Check”, “Green Key”, “Green Globe” – working to reduce water and energy
consumption, reduce waste, and promote sorting waste for recycling.
MONACO MEETINGS & INCENTIVES - 2015 Winter Newsletter
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Raising Stones Events Innovates With an Orchestral Feast
Raising Stones Events always strives to create and design innovative ideas and products. Because each program is unique, it demands exciting activities, special venues and out of the box ideas. This is when the orchestral feast comes into play! A cooking class is interesting enough, but combining it with an orchestra certainly spices things up. A live orchestral band plays and sings every step of the recipe while attendees cook a scrumptious meal. Raising Stones Events is also pleased to announce its alliance with Platinum DMC Collection and is proud to be a part of this distinguished group of owner/operated DMCs. For more information, please contact Pierre Oudine at [email protected] and visit www.raising-stones-events.com
DMC UPDATES
The New Yacht Club de Monaco Hosts its First Exclusive Corporate Gala Dinner with Lafayette Monaco
Founded in 1953 by Prince Rainier III and presided over by H.S.H. Prince Albert II since 1984, the Yacht Club de Monaco brings together more than 1,200 members from 60 nationalities and many of the world’s most prestigious private yachts. Its brand new building was designed by Lord Norman Foster and is already set to become a real center for all nautical activities. Last November, Lafayette Monaco organized its first exclusive corporate gala dinner for 220 privileged clients. The cocktail reception was held on the mezzanine overlooking the harbor of Monaco and the seated dinner took place in the amazing ballroom. The guests had the chance to experience a casino activity ending with an auction sale and a dance party! For further information, please contact Lucas Coenen at [email protected] or visit www.lafayette-travel.com
Sailing Teambuilding Activities and Chartered Yachts with Incentive Concept
Why not take your meeting or incentive on a yacht? Sail the beautiful Mediterranean on a sailing yacht of 25 cabins, with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, mini bar, safe deposit boxes, phones and Satellite TVs. A typical yacht can accommodate up to 170 people for sailing teambuilding activities. Its 1,300 sq.ft. restaurant serves Italian and Mediterranean flavors for up to 100 people for a seated meal function. Meetings can be held indoors for up to 80 people classroom-style and the outdoor area can hold up to 200 people for cocktails. With a database of over 1,400 yachts, Incentive Concept can help you find the perfect fit for your program. For more information, please contact Laurence Cellario at [email protected] or visit www.incentiveconcept.com
Teambuilding Enters the Digital Era with Welcome Travel Team (WTT)
WTT recently organized a new teambuilding concept using tablets for a group of 360 people. Guests were split into 20 groups of 18 and were guided by personalized touch pads and by an English-speaking coach. Each team had to film four different sequences in different settings while a supervising coach provided them with local knowledge and energy when needed! A 100% digital game interface enabled teams to interact on a pre-set map of Monaco with suggested paths, which allowed them to geo-localize places available in the area and learn useful information on Monaco. All the videos were collected at the end of the game and edited by the staff. The final video – focused on the four key words and values of the client’s company – was broadcast during the gala dinner that very evening. An unforgettable moment that helped team cohesiveness while reinforcing the company’s identity. For more information, please contact Mario Damiani at [email protected] or visit www.wtt.mc
The Monégasque Art of Cooking with AlliedPRA
AlliedPRA takes your guests on a half-day teambuilding experience rich in gastronomic history and traditions. The adventure starts with a discovery of local and insider spots in various Monaco districts and ends at the Condamine Market, where guests embark on an exclusive culinary journey guided by a Monégasque Chef. Each team is given a special basket composed of a shopping list of ingredients (in French of course), an apron, a notebook, a pen and Euros. The seasonal menu includes Monégasque appetizers and such local dishes as Niçoise salad, Monégasque salad and more. The mission is to show creativity and impress the six senses of the local Monégasque Chef while he shares his gastronomic local secrets with the participants. As the activity concludes, the group gathers to taste and enjoy everyone’s dishes. Bon Appetit! For more information, please contact Miek Egberts at [email protected] or visit www.alliedpra.com
Pamela Fiori Launches In the Spirit of Monte Carlo
This 160-page book with over 100 illustrations chronicles the 700-year-old Grimaldi dynasty, the artists and socialites who first brought the luxury and glamour, the fairy-tale story of how Hollywood darling Grace Kelly attracted the celebrity spotlight, the city’s vibrant arts and culture scene and legendary Grand Prix race, and the recent, controversial metamorphosis of the cityscape. This gorgeous volume also includes an insider’s guide featuring the best hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs, shopping, attractions, and activities in Monte Carlo and its environs. Luxury publisher Assouline will donate 5% of net sales to the PGF-USA and the PA2F-USA foundations over the first year. This would make for a great pillow gift! For more information, please visit www.assouline.com
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
La Rascasse: New Venue for Casual Evening Receptions on the Harbor
Located on the harbor of Monaco, right on the famous bend of the F1 Grand Prix track, La Rascasse has been a mythical duplex venue since the 1970s and is well known among live music and nightlife aficionados. It is the ideal place to organize a semi-private or private cocktail for up to 250 guests in a relaxed and festive atmosphere. The first floor can now become your private nightclub for up to 150 guests. Several options, such as a selection of finger foods and cocktail packages, are available. For more information, please contact Cathleen Kelley at [email protected] and Meghann Hussey at [email protected] or visit www.montecarlomeeting.com
Rent the Exotic Garden For Your Next Event
The Exotic Garden of Monaco opened to the public in 1933 and is located at the border of Monaco and France. It gathers a thousand different species of cacti and succulents over an area of more than 123,000 sq.ft., and offers a panoramic view of the Principality, including the Prince’s Palace and Port Hercule. The Exotic Garden can be privatized for events ranging from 100 to 1,000 people for cocktail receptions, and up to 250 people for seated meal functions. As an added-value, impress your guests by taking them to the garden’s underground Observatory Cave. The tour starts at 325 ft. and takes you down among stalactites and stalagmites to nearly sea-level. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rmesmonaco.com
TT.SS.HH. Prince Albert and Princess Charlène and Mr. Robert De Niro officially inaugurated NOBU Fairmont Monte Carlo in January 2014. A year later, this world-renowned restaurant still offers amazing cuisine, mixing traditional Japanese dishes and South American ingredients and using subtle spices and aroma combinations. Be sure to book a table for your guests as this is the place to dine in Monaco! For more information, please contact Marc Violi at [email protected] or visit www.fairmont.com/montecarlo
NOBU Fairmont Monte Carlo Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
VENUE UPDATES
New General Manager of the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo
Mr. Pierre Ferchaud was appointed General Manager of the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo last November, taking over from Mr. Jean-Claude Messant. Pierre Ferchaud began his hotel career in 1978 working at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, the Meurice in Paris and the Hotel Palace in Madrid before joining the Marriott group in 1983 as General Manager of the Hôtel Prince de Galles. He then worked for the Concorde Hotels Group before becoming General Manager and Managing Director of the Hôtel Bristol in Paris. After 17 years, Pierre Ferchaud took over the management of Fouquet’s Barrière before moving to the Principality of Monaco. He is recognized and appreciated for his expertise in the luxury hotel trade and for his management style. For more information, please contact Jesus Scott at [email protected] or visit www.metropole.com
NEWLY APPOINTED
Victoria is an English national raised and educated in the Principality of Monaco. She enjoyed a successful career working at The Savoy and The Baglioni hotels in London, The Royal Monceau in Paris, the Raffles group in Beijing, and most recently the Negresco in Nice. She recently joined the Columbus Monte-Carlo as Sales Manager within the Sales and Marketing team managed by Bastien Anouil. Her work will focus on the development of the individual business and leisure departments, as well as meeting and incentive sales in various major European markets. For more information, please contact Victoria Chaki at [email protected] or Bastien Anouil at [email protected], or visit www.columbushotels.com
Pacific World is Expanding
Pacific World welcomes to its team Ruby Serra as Director of Global Sales for North America and Domenico Biamonti as Sales Project Manager. Based in Chicago, Ruby has 20 years of experience in the meetings and incentive market. For years she facilitated the promotion of Singapore Tourism Board in North America before joining Destination Asia as National Sales Manager. Ruby is well respected and recognized as an industry leader and team player among her peers. Domenico has 20 years of experience in the hotel industry. He took on managerial positions at the Hôtel Métropole and Port Palace hotel in Monaco, Le Saint Paul in Provence, and Villa Cordevigo in Italy. He then became Director of Operations at Incentive Concept before taking on a new
challenge at Pacific World Monaco. For further information, please contact Ruby at [email protected] and Domenico at [email protected], or visit www.pacificworld.com
With more than 10 years spent sharing the spirit of the French fine cuisine in Middle-East and Asia, Chef Laurent Colin joined Le Méridien Beach Plaza’s team where he is able to share his savoir-faire and passion for gastronomy. Le Méridien Beach Plaza is the only hotel in Monaco with a private beach and a 24-hour cuisine service at its restaurant L’Intempo. The hotel also offers a design open-air summer restaurant named Muse and handles large banqueting all year-round for any kind of events. For more information, please contact Delphine Marquet at [email protected] or visit www.lemeridienmontecarlo.com
Le Méridien Beach Plaza Welcomes a New Executive Chef
Victoria Chaki Joins the Columbus Monte-Carlo as Sales Manager
Race in an Indoor Karting Circuit with Pacific World
Compete in a new indoor go-karting area of 32, 000 sq. ft. and become an experienced driver! Conveniently located next to Monaco’s harbor, the circuit is over 900 feet long and welcomes all adults. Pacific World can help you organize a private race with 10 to 17 vehicles using the latest generation of electric engines. Guests’ efforts will be rewarded with a lunch or dinner. For more information, please contact Evelyne Mancini DeBoni at [email protected] or visit www.pacificworld.com
Visit the French Riviera in Classic Cars
Rent a Classic Car offers memorable incentive activities. What better reward for car enthusiasts than a day in a classic or sports car? As a teambuilding activity, your participants will go on a treasure hunt in unique cars. Armed with road books, they will take on the sharp turns in the countryside of the French Riviera and cruise along the seaside roads. This tour includes a “vintage” prize giveaway, a gastronomic lunch or dinner, scenic and cultural breaks, and more. All the ingredients for a memorable day! These tours are fitted to every audience regardless of age, gender or physical shape. As driver or as passenger everyone fully takes part in the rally and enjoys the fabulous natural race tracks and scenic views of the French Riviera. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rentaclassiccar.com
Add Adrenaline to Your Programs with Car Racing Simulation
Being behind the wheel of a formula car is quite a privilege: the sound is intoxicating, the performance is astounding, the experience is sensational! RS Simulation provides a beautiful harbor-side location, the best instructors, fabulous hospitality and the keys to every car in the RS garage. The RS SIM Corporate Challenge is a unique corporate event featuring state-of-the-art simulators – used daily by the Formula One stars of the future – and features lap times and group data analysis. Catering is also available upon request. With race drivers and teams relying on simulators more than ever, the technology is constantly updated and the simulators are upgraded. This is as real as it gets without the risk of driving a real car on a real racetrack! For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.rssimmonaco.com
AUTO-INSPIRED ACTIVITIES
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo Awarded Best Hotel in Monaco by Condé Nast Traveler
Hôtel Hermitage has been voted “Best Hotel in Monaco” by readers of the celebrated American magazine Condé Nast Traveler. This property is the only Monégasque hotel to appear in the top 10 of this ranking. Its impeccable excellence, gourmet 1 Michelin Star restaurant, the Vistamar orchestrated by Chef Joël Garault, the Crystal Bar and the new Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo Spa are justly acknowledged. Pascal Camia, the hotel’s General Manager, states: “I am very pleased to learn that Hôtel Hermitage is ranked amongst the best hotels in France and Monaco. Because of the excellence of its service and its Riviera-style art de vivre, Hôtel Hermitage secures its Palace reputation by being the only hotel to be awarded this distinction.” For more information, please contact Cathleen Kelley at [email protected] and Meghann Hussey at [email protected] or visit www.montecarlomeeting.com
The Monaco Convention Bureau presented its communications campaign to a panel of more than 750 professionals, comprised of directors of associations, meeting planners, experts, journalists, directors of convention bureaus and convention centers from five continents – all gathered in Turkey for the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA’s) 53rd annual congress. Monaco Tourism and Convention Authority received the prestigious ICCA award for Best Marketing Campaign this past November. This award, very coveted by professionals, is not intended to recognize the campaign with the biggest budget, but with the most innovative ideas. The campaign “Your Event Needs Monaco” was designed to appeal directly to the reader and overcome negative stereotypes of the Principality. It was also aimed at highlighting the professionalism of Monaco’s players in economy and tourism. For more information, please contact Sandrine Camia at [email protected] or visit www.visitmonaco.com
ICCA Awards Destination Monaco with Best Marketing Campaign
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONSAUTO-INSPIRED ACTIVITIES
Monaco Government Tourist Office in New York Receives 3 Top Awards in 2014
For over 30 years, Meetings & Conventions magazine’s readers have been awarding deserving con-vention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), catering departments and meeting properties with the M&C Gold Service Award. The Monaco Government Tourist Office in New York proudly received the 2014 Gold Service Award for the second consecutive year which is a testament to its dedication in servic-ing the meeting and incentive industry. In addition, the Monaco Government Tourist Office received the 2014 Pinnacle Award from Successful Meetings and the 2014 Platinum Partner Award from Incentive Magazine, both significant awards for excellence in customer service in 2014. For more information, please contact Cindy Hoddeson at [email protected] or visit www.visitmonaco.com/us
Cindy Hoddeson
Director - Meeting & Incentive Sales
Lucie Bayonne
Manager - Meeting & Incentive Sales
MONACO GOVERNMENT TOURIST OFFICE565 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017
www.v is i tmonaco.com/us
