Trips Tourist Office: In July the attendance was excellent
“Tribes is a pleasant and much appreciated pit stop,” according to Tourist Office agents.
Jade Sabatier, from Marseille, is completing her first summer season at the Canal du Midi in Trèbes for the Grand Carcassonne Tourist Office. A full season from the first July to 31 August. “It’s almost over, it went by so fast I don’t want to go back to class… It was so good “.
Jade is thrilled with this first job. She was returning from her stay in Ireland: talking to English speaking tourists was a pure pleasure.
A few days before her contract expires, Jade talks about a rewarding job in connection with area scouting. She took part in the Charlemagne winegrowers’ march and will now be able to explore.” His homeland with his nephews and nieces.
Lawrence Garcia, loyal host of The Tripan Antenna for several years, and Jade put together the first review in mid-August: “Trips is a fun stop and much appreciated. July’s attendance was excellent. “Tourist clients are returning, after the Covid years, from very far away. Australians, New Zealanders, South Africans and Americans have arrived in droves. We can talk about a new style of tourism.” !
enthusiasm for the channel
Cycling routes are very popular. It is filled with plankton and the Spaniards do not hesitate to transport their children in strollers behind their bikes !
On the boat side, Lawrence conjures up a new kind of tourist. There are boaters on personal boats and a lot more than in the previous season.
The signs in place indicating the towpath at the entrance to the Canal du Midi promenade have had some success, as has the resurfacing of some bike paths.
Better developed channel, reinforced banks, fewer cracks and roots : Rehabilitation carried out by Voies navigables de France and management was appreciated by tourists. Treasure Hunt, in Three Languages, was highly requested and acclaimed.
Activities to do with the family, along the Canal du Midi, such as guided theater tours, a Dragonfly workshop or other Land’art And normal walking is already required for the next year. Prepared by the Grand Carcassonne Tourist Office (for the first time!), these programs for children have succeeded. Success was there !
The heat changed the walks of tourists who demanded activities in the morning in the cool, at the water’s edge … Trébéens cross the entrance and ask for tour guides or the agenda of night markets and local festivals. The town is home to more inns and bed and breakfasts offered and referred by the local chapter.
Valentine has been at Jade’s side for quite some time to lend a hand to Lawrence who calls her “A breath of fresh air “.
Monday 4 September, Jade will begin her master’s year in Environmental Biology. She simply concluded:A wonderful experience that we will repeat with great pleasure … “
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