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Here’s a deal for exhibitors attending the Cannes Film Festival 2010. Cannes or Bust has a special deal with the Eden, located just 10 minutes by foot from the Palais. A 10-night stay for €4,100 TTC for 1 or 2 people (in a single, double or twin room) includes buffet breakfast, free access [...]

According to an article in Travel Daily News, the Palais Stéphanie is now the owner of a fifth star. Built on the location of the original Palais des Festivals, the 261-room hotel is the most modern of the so-called “palaces” on the Croisette, previously known as the Noga Hilton. The process for earning the fifth [...]

With only 9 days to go, there are still opportunities for staying in Cannes for Midem. A quick scan of the available properties turned up a few 2-star budget hotels at under €100 a night. But these are, um, colourful is probably the most polite description – not exactly honeymoon locations. If you stay in [...]

Midem is just around the corner, with news, new speakers, lots of companies and individuals bringing new ideas. We’ll be following them closely.
We’re also already getting news from people preparing for the Cannes Film Festival in May. Sounds like a good time to start getting the relevant news straight to your desk rather than coming [...]

At a cost of some €70 million, the Hotel Majestic Barrière is in the process of completing a second wing in front of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. The idea is to build it in the style of the existing east wing, increasing the number of rooms to 350 (an extra 9,000m²). The current [...]

Azur Online are making a special offer for serviced apartments during Mipcom. They have 13 properties that enable companies to bring several people to town and function with everything they need. The properties range from studios to 5-bathroom villas, some with sea views and others in the hills (which come to think of it could [...]

The Simpsons, the longest-running primetime TV series in US history, will celebrate its 20th anniversary at MIPCOM 2009. Series creator and executive producer Matt Groening and executive producer Al Jean will be in Cannes, where Groening will receive the inaugural MIPCOM Creative Icon Award during a gala dinner on Wednesday 7 October, with Jean acting [...]

Some 1300 poker players are expected to arrive in Cannes for the VIP Poker Boat Tour, December 8-12 2009. The Fashion TV liner will be home to some serious playing, with guests staying on the liner or in hotels and a range of activities such as opening and closing parties, wine-tasting, barbecues, dancing and of [...]

Les Strelitzias is a 3-star hotel located in Juan-les-Pins just outside Cannes, France, that is recommended for travellers to Midem, MIPIM and the Cannes Festival.

The Cannes Lions has to be one of the most expensive events in Cannes, with the entrance fee of $3500 being the biggest chunk. After also spending to enter some work in one of the categories, it might be an idea to go easy on the hotels. We have good and bad news. First the [...]


Make the most of Cannes

Glamour, sunshine, contacts. Yup, you can get all that. But you could also get sore feet, hotels miles outside town and hefty bills. Check our tips for getting the most from your time in Cannes.

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