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The 2017 Rendez-vous en France Travel Market

Vicky Karantzavelou / 12 Apr 2017 10:15 10940

Last year, nearly 900 tour operators and journalists from 73 countries tokk part in the 11th edition of the Rendez-vous en France trade fair, which was held on 5 and 6 April 2016 in Montpellier, in the Languedoc Roussillon Midi Pyrenees region.

Snapshot from the presentation of Galleries Lafayette, the European Market Leader in Department Stores, by helping to spread the 'French Art of Living" and promote designers all over the world.

Despite a difficult year in 2016, with a lot of terror attacks, 83 million travellers visisted Paris. That being said, Paris and Grance remained the number 1 destination in Europe. Furthermore, the forecasts for 2017 are encouraging, as the record high of 2015 should be exceeded.

The stand of Atout France. With 81 million international arrivals in 2015, France is the world’s number 1 tourism destination. This is a position it has occupied for over 25 years, and that represents a genuine opportunity for the national economy (2 million direct or indirect jobs, 7.4% of GDP). Nevertheless, the potential for growth is still highly significant, as the World Tourism Organisation predicts that international travel will double over the coming 20 years (2 billion international tourists by 2030).

The stand of Corsica. Corsica is the least economically developed region in Metropolitan France. Tourism has a key role in the Corsican economy. The island's weather, mountains and coastlines make it popular among tourists. Nevertheless some branches of the regions economy (such as industry, property building or tourism) have had problems with providing new jobs or even with keeping pre-existing employment. But on the whole, the general economic trend of the Corsica region is quite similar to the economic situation of France.

The region Pays de la Loire, and it capital Nante, were presented the world’s most famous attraction of the area, the 24h car race of Les Mans.

A snapshot from the twenty-minute business meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Bretagne is one of the best destination for French people as much as for foreign holidaymakers, who are looking for lovely seaside resorts, exciting watersports, beautiful landscapes and seasonal festivals. Tourists in Bretagne have been growing lately, e

The stand of Rouen Normandy. Roen is the historic capital of Normandy, and one of the biggest cities both in France and in the Midieval Europe.

Accor hotels were present at 2017 Rendez-vous en France Travel Market. AccorHotels, is a French multinational hotel group, which operates in 95 countries. Headquartered in Paris, France, the group owns, operates and franchises 3,700 hotels (spanning all inhabited continents) representing several brands, from budget and economy lodgings to five-star hotels.

Snapshot from the presentation of Galleries Lafayette, the European Market Leader in Department Stores, by helping to spread the 'French Art of Living" and promote designers all over the world.

The region Pays de la Loire, and it capital Nante, were presented the world’s most famous attraction of the area, the 24h car race of Les Mans.

A snapshot from the twenty-minute business meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

The stand of Rouen Normandy. Roen is the historic capital of Normandy, and one of the biggest cities both in France and in the Midieval Europe.

The Rendez-vous en France Travel Market was held on March 28th and 29th, 2017 in Rouen, at Parc des Expositions Rouen.

This year, during 2 days, 740 French exhibitors have met 892 tour-operators from around the world. 23,400 appointments were scheduled.

Over two days, the leading international BtoB trade fair for tourism in France provided an opportunity to meet the 740 French companies exhibiting there (accommodation providers, tourist sites, transport companies, operators, marketing organisations, etc.) in order to expand and diversify their inclusion of France as a destination. Twenty-minute business meetings between exhibitors and international buyers were also scheduled at Parcs Des Exposition.

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Vicky Karantzavelou

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Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.

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