Nîmes Tourisme brings together its local partners

In the presence of Xavier Dois, deputy mayor of Nîmes in charge of tourism and Teus Granchi, member of the Community Office of the Prefecture of Nîmes Nim metropolis And tourism delegate, Nîmes Tourisme has gathered its professional partners on Monday (hosts, restaurateurs, entertainment providers, merchants, winegrowers).

On the agenda, a point about last season, but above all the promotional actions planned for 2023 and 2024 in the various European markets (Benelux, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Central Europe, without forgetting Italy) but also on those as distant as the United States or Canada or Japan.

In 2022, Australia and New Zealand are included in the Action Plan in anticipation of the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023 and the Olympic Games in 2024; Nim will also host a TV shoot in New Zealand next spring.

This time for discussion made it possible to return to International Forum A World For Travel than Nîmes hosted last October. “I am happy with the players’ union that has made it possible to make Nîmes the world capital of sustainable tourism,” said Xavier Dois.

Reflections on the practice of another form of tourism, more responsible, were the subject of a round table during which the representative of the Regional Tourism Commission of Occitani presented all the systems and training available to professionals to encourage them to adopt responsible environmental approaches. Managers of organizations already committed to the sustainable labeling process were able to talk about their experience.

This meeting was also an opportunity to discuss various topics including the need for an efficient transport link between Nîmes and Pont du Gard, cultural events and major events in 2023, not to mention the Maison Carré UNESCO nomination.

All the professionals present also expressed their support for Building the futuristic conference palace and would like to contribute, on its scale, to the commercialization of this tool that will be beneficial for employment and the destination economy.

“Your support for this pioneering project by Jean-Paul Fournier and his team is a strong signal that you are sending us and I thank you for that,” he concluded. Xavier Douais.

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