Transcript The French Riviera… - Cotedazur

Welcome to
the French Riviera
The French Riviera and Monaco,
known all over the world as one of the most glamour
year round sunshine destination,
has become the world’s most popular destination
for meetings, incentives and international trade shows.
Cannes : prestigious and elegant seaside resort,
well-known throughout the whole world and renowned for its
International Film Festival and major events.
Nice : capital of the French Riviera,
a city with just the right balance of paradoxes, brimming with
tradition, multiplying fun and emotion through Baroque,
Roman and Belle-Époque.
A mythical destination
with many years of experience in hosting
International meetings, conventions,
incentives and trade shows.
Cannes, Nice, Antibes, Monaco, Grasse
are the most renowned of the Riviera's Cities, each with
its own specific image and flavour.
But there are many others
famous towns and villages such as
Saint Paul de Vence, Mougins, Villefranche sur Mer etc...
with high standard venues perfectly suited for
prestigious events.
Summary
Geographical Situation
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Accessibility
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International Profile
12
Economic Field
14
Research & Higher Education
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Meetings Industry
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Accommodation
21
Ideas of Incentives
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Art and Culture
27
Gastronomy
28
Your Convention Bureau
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The French Riviera…
GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION
A strategic position
within Europe
More than 300 sunny days per year
One of the largest shores in the world
120 km of coasts including 40 km of beaches
ACCESSIBILITY
NICE COTE D’AZUR AIRPORT
France’s 1st Airport (after Paris)
More than 10 millions passengers in 2007
50 Airlines companies
97 destinations
HELICOPTER
Nice-Monaco-Nice line,
the most attended in Europe
29 countries
Allemagne
Berlin Schönefeld
Cologne
Dortmund
Düsseldorf
Francfort
Friedrichshafen
Hambourg
Munich
Stuttgart
Algérie
Alger
Constantine
Arabie Saoudite
Jeddah
Riyadh
Autriche
Innsbruck
Vienne
Belgique
Bruxelles
Canada
Montréal
Danemark
Billund
Copenhague
Emirats Arabes Unis Dubai
Espagne
Barcelone
Ibiza
Madrid
Malaga
Palma de Mallorca
Etats-Unis
New-York JFK
Finlande
Helsinki
Hongrie
Budapest
Irlande
Cork
Dublin
Israel
Italie
Liban
Luxembourg
Maroc
Norvège
Pays-Bas
Pologne
Portugal
Royaume-Unis
Russie
Tel Aviv
Milan Malpensa
Naples
Olbia
Palerme
Rome Fiumicino
Beyrouth
Luxembourg
Casablanca
Marrakech
Bergen
Oslo
Stavanger
Trondheim
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Varsovie
Lisbonne
Porto
Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Durham Tees Valley
Edimbourg
Exeter
Leeds Beadford
Liverpool
London City
Londres Gatwick
Moscou
Saint Petersbourg
Suède
Tunisie
Turquie
France
Göteborg
Stockholm
Djerba
Monastir
Tunis
Istanbul
Ajaccio
Bastia
Biarritz
Bordeaux
Brest
Caen
Calvi
Clermont-Ferrand
Figari
Lilles
Limoges
Lyon
Metz-Nancy
Monte-Carlo
Nantes
Paris CDG
Paris Orly
Rennes
Strasbourg
Toulouse
Easy connection between NORTH AMERICA and NICE
NICE / NEW-YORK JFK :
One daily, direct and non stop flight
Dense connecting network from/to international platforms
• Paris - Nice : 30 direct flights / day
• London - Nice : 17 direct flights / day
• Frankfurt - Nice : 5 direct flights / day
Source: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport – January 2007
Photo: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
Easy International Access
Daily train connections from major European cities
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Amsterdam
Bâle
Barcelona
Brussels
Geneva
- London / Paris Eurostar (2h55)
- Paris / Nice TGV (5h35)
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Lausanne
Madrid
Milano
Münich
Rome
Zürich
INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
12% of residents
are of foreign origin
163 nationalities, 83,962 foreign residents
11,90%
of whom 36,845 are Europeans
8,60%
8%
6,20%
3,50%
1,60%
United Kingdom
Source: « INSEE 1999 Census"
Source: INSEE * PACA: The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region
Italy
Germany
France
PACA
Alpes-Maritimes
Highly visible
foreign capital
860 Compagnies and 21,341 jobs
EUROPE
646 companies
13,765 employees
NORTH AMERICA /
USA
ASIA
154 companies
16 companies
6,232 employees
284 employees
OTHERS
44 companies
Source: SIRIUS CCI Nice-Côte d’Azur
« Foreign Capital » – 2007 Issue
1,059 employees
ECONOMIC FIELD
a department with over
Population
1 million inhabitants…
Alpes-Maritimes
22 %
1,057,000*
Côte d’Azur
PACA Region
…in 2020
1,380,000 inhabitants
The 7 Competitiveness
Clusters of the Côte d’Azur
 Secured Communicating Solutions (SCS)
 Perfumes, Arômas, Fragrance & Flavour (PASS)
 Emerging pathologies and orphan diseases (ORPHEME)
 SEA Cluster (security, safety, sustainable development)
 Energies without green-house effect gaz (CAPENERGIES)
 Risk management and land vulnerability (RISK)
 Optics & Photonics
RESEARCH & HIGHER EDUCATION
advanced pluridisciplinary training
35,000 Students…
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis
27,000 students
Arts, Law, Science, Medicine, Sport, Technology
Business Schools
CERAM, EDHEC, ESICAD,ESPEME, IDRAC, IPAG…
Schools of Engineering
POLYTECH Sophia Antipolis, ISIA, Ecole des Mines de
Paris, EAI Tech,Eurécom Institute, Theseus Institute,
ISP Fénelon…
Source: Team Côte d’Azur – UNSA - 2006
High potential in R&D
1st French region of establishment of R*D
137 Research channels
1245 High-tech companies…
… 28,860 jobs
75 Private companies and institutes…
… 1,286 jobs
2,700 Researchers in the public sector
135 M€ Devoted to R&D
Source : CCINCA 2004 Monographie TIC & Sciences de la vie –
Chiffes clés 2005 CCINCA – .
Association PERSAN 2006
MEETINGS INDUSTRY
Tourism Key Figures
• 10 million tourists
• 62 million overnight stays
• 52% foreigners rate
• 2 million stays for business travel
• 1 out of 5 stays for business
• 500 000 participants for meetings &
conventions
• 35% of total income
Meetings Industry
• 1 000 meeting rooms
• 173 meeting hotels
• 26 special event venues
• 57 unusual venues
40 years of know how and expertise to
serve the meeting, incentive and trade
show organizers.
Plenary room
Auditorium
Exhibition Space
Total
Acropolis / Nice
2500 seats
24 000 sqm
Palais des Festivals /
Cannes
2250 seats
23 000 sqm
Exhibition & Congress Equipments
TOWNS
NAMES
MAIN HALL
NAME
ANTIBES
Palais des Congres
GRASSE
Palais des Congres
MANDELIEU
MENTON
Centre Expo
Congres
Palais de l’Europe
VILLEFRANCHE
Centre de l’Europe
TOTAL
5
Grand
Auditorium
Auditorium
SEATS
EXIHIBITIONS
SPACE IN M2
PARKING
608
1 600
300
205
560
300
Hall d’Exposition
1 200
2 100
850
Forum de
France
Auditorium
1 000
1 700
125
180
600
200
6 560
1 775
ACCOMMODATION
732 hotels - 30 000 bedrooms
12 luxury class hotels
of great tradition
80 four-stars hotels
belonging to the most famous
international chains or
privately owned
French Riviera Facilities
Total
Number
of Beds
Number of
Meeting
Rooms
Maximum
Capacity
of the Biggest
Meeting Room*
500
825
125
250
HOTELS
Number
of Hotels
Number of
Bedrooms
4*L/ 4*
77
9 507
***
59
3 899
**
37
1 888
61
220
Self catering
residences
34
12 939
76
250
114
800
Holiday
Centres &
villages
15 294
23 402
37
10 463
IDEAS OF INCENTIVES
Became a perfumer in Grasse
the capital of perfume
Create your own perfume :
theoretical and practical
lessons allowing you to
create your own perfume,
with help and advice from
the master perfumer.
Aromatherapy
workshop :
the aroma-synergy
initiation allow participants to
learn t
he virtues and
benefits
of plants.
Cuisine of the sun
Learn the generous
and tasty Provencal
cuisine during a
cooking course
with the region’s
greatest chefs.
Creativity in the mountains:
Up to 3 143 metres above the sea
The extraordinary wealth of the nature
allow all year to organize one multitudes
of activities. Picnic, take dinner in chalet,
race on ice, canyoning, via ferrata,
climbing, horse riding, mountain biking.
Ski resorts just 1 hour away
by car, plane or helicopter to experience
snow scooters,
cross-country
skiing.
Sports & Leisure
Snow and Sun
Waters sports
Swinging in the Sun !
Evenings
ART AND CULTURE
The French Riviera has
delighted and subjugated
some of the most famous
artists and personalities.
Discover the most
splendid treasures in this
truly exceptional cultural
destination by visiting
numerous muséums and
galleries of the regions.
Museum Fernand Léger
Museum Matisse
Maeght Foundation
• A hundred museums
Museum Picasso
• 150 art galleries
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
• 2 operas
• 25 theaters
• many festivals, events and other entertainment
GASTRONOMY
The French Riviera and Monaco boasts
33 restaurants with Michelin ‘stars’:
1 three-stars,
10 two-stars
22 one-star.
3 000 restaurants
Traditional dishes :
Pan bagnat, ratatouille,
farcis, pissaladière,
socca, anchoïade,
soupe au pistou, salade
nicoise, beignets de
fleurs de courgettes…
A YEAR ROUND FESTIVE SPIRIT
More than 4 000 events are organized every
year on the French Riviera among which the
most prestigious…
Every day is a celebration!
YOUR FRENCH RIVIERA CONVENTION BUREAU
• The official body entrusted with promotion and marketing
for the French Riviera
• Official contact for event organizers when considering
the French Riviera
• We understand your needs and our in-depth knowledge of
the possibilities offered by the region enables us to propose
the most effective solutions
• To help you save time, we handle on your behalf the
research required for availabilities in hotels,
convention centers, places to be rented for special events
YOUR FRENCH RIVIERA CONVENTION BUREAU
•We provide assistance in preparing the event
• We supply impartial information on professionals,
services, equipment and premises where events
can be held in the region
• We facilitate communication links between organizers
and members of the political and scientific community
The French Riviera Convention Bureau is
your partner to help you organize
a memorable event.
- YOUR CONTACTS ON -
THE FRENCH RIVIERA CONVENTION BUREAU
Gaston FRANCO
President
Dominique CHARPENTIER
Managing Director
Henri CERAN
Executive Director Convention Bureau
Anne HOBON
Incoming & Logistic Manager
Phone : 33 (0)4 93 37 78 78
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 86 01 06
[email protected]
www.frenchriviera-cb.com
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French Riviera
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