Tourism fair: the Aveyron plays together in Paris!
Spurred on by the Departmental Tourism Agency and its president Jean-Luc Calmelly, Aveyron has made a comeback at the IFTM, a multi-target trade fair (business, leisure, groups, etc.) for tourism and trips, which took place over five days at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, in Paris. Twelve suppliers (it can’t be invented!) Thus set up a common stand in order to meet prospects and customers, to publicize their territory, and to present offers and novelties. Without neglecting the reception of journalists from the Parisian press and magazine, as well as bloggers and Youtubers authors.
Soleil évasion, Domaine du Roc Nantes, Domaine de Gaillac, Vélorail du Larzac, Templar and hospital cities of Larzac, Millau viaduct, L’Oustal Pont-les-Bains, Hôteliers et Logis de l’Aveyron, VTO (with its new Aveyron Embassy receptive), Amelia airline, Club des Sites and BtoB-groups-Mice. Twelve Aveyron service providers thus made a joint stand for five days, in the heart of hall 1 of the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, in Paris, on the occasion of the IFTM trade fair, a multi-target trade fair (business, leisure, groups …) tourism and travel. A meeting whose figures make you dizzy: 200 destinations, 1,700 brands, 34,000 professionals, 150 conferences … This stand of more than 40 m2 presented a real vélorail, allowing the discovery of Larzac in an unusual way, and local products, including Roquefort from Caves Société, gave a taste of the well-being of Aveyron.
“Some of these ambassadors have come on their own for a long time and the Tourism Development Agency has encouraged them to make common cause, rejoices its president Jean-Luc Calmelly. After a blank year, everyone was impatient and, for this comeback, we made an appointment with travel agencies, tour operators, coach operators, associations.“. The # 1 goal was to”return to the fundamentals for slow tourism“. The elected Bozoulais list the arguments he took pleasure in developing with journalists from the Parisian press and magazine, bloggers and Youtubers:”Rediscover the countryside of his childhood, land in unspoiled landscapes, admire famous or confidential sites, a small picturesque building or a more prestigious heritage, savor local products cooked according to ancestral recipes or revisited by daring chefs“. He is inexhaustible on the subject:”It is possible to take the time to share simple or more unusual activities, enjoy large-scale activities or large-scale events, admire traditional know-how, but also the innovation of which the people of Aveyronnais are capable.“.