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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.
SummaryGeographical Situation 6
Accessibility 8
International Profile 12
Economic Field 14
Research & Higher Education 16
Meetings Industry 18
Accommodation 21
Ideas of Incentives 23
Art and Culture 27
Gastronomy 28
Your Convention Bureau 32
The French Riviera…
GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION
A strategic position
within Europe
More than 300 sunny days per year
120 km of coasts including 40 km of beaches
One of the largest shores in the world
NICE COTE D’AZUR AIRPORT
France’s 1st Airport (after Paris)
More than 10 millions passengers in 2007
50 Airlines companies
97 destinations
29 countriesHELICOPTER
Nice-Monaco-Nice line, the most attended in Europe
ACCESSIBILITY
Israel Tel Aviv
Italie Milan MalpensaNaplesOlbiaPalermeRome Fiumicino
Liban Beyrouth
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Maroc CasablancaMarrakech
Norvège BergenOsloStavangerTrondheim
Pays-Bas AmsterdamRotterdam
Pologne Varsovie
Portugal LisbonnePorto
Royaume-Unis BelfastBirminghamBristolDurham Tees ValleyEdimbourgExeterLeeds BeadfordLiverpoolLondon CityLondres Gatwick
Russie MoscouSaint Petersbourg
Suède GöteborgStockholm
Tunisie DjerbaMonastirTunis
Turquie Istanbul
France AjaccioBastiaBiarritzBordeauxBrestCaenCalviClermont-FerrandFigariLillesLimogesLyonMetz-NancyMonte-CarloNantesParis CDGParis OrlyRennesStrasbourgToulouse
Allemagne Berlin SchönefeldCologneDortmundDüsseldorfFrancfortFriedrichshafenHambourgMunichStuttgart
Algérie AlgerConstantine
Arabie Saoudite JeddahRiyadh
Autriche InnsbruckVienne
Belgique Bruxelles
Canada Montréal
Danemark Billund Copenhague
Emirats Arabes Unis Dubai
Espagne BarceloneIbizaMadridMalagaPalma de Mallorca
Etats-Unis New-York JFK
Finlande Helsinki
Hongrie Budapest
Irlande CorkDublin
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
Easy connection between NORTH AMERICA and NICE
Source: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport – January 2007Photo: Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
Easy International Access
- Amsterdam- Bâle- Barcelona - Brussels- Geneva
Daily train connections from major European cities
- Lausanne
- Madrid
- Milano
- Münich
- Rome
- Zürich
- London / Paris Eurostar (2h55)- Paris / Nice TGV (5h35)
INTERNATIONAL PROFILE
12% of residents
are of foreign origin
163 nationalities, 83,962 foreign residents
of whom 36,845 are Europeans
Source: « INSEE 1999 Census"
11,90%
8,60%
6,20%
8%
1,60%
3,50%
United Kingdom Italy Germany France PACA Alpes-M aritimes
Source: INSEE * PACA: The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region
Highly visible
foreign capital EUROPE
646 companies
13,765 employees
ASIA
16 companies
284 employees
OTHERS
44 companies
1,059 employees
NORTH AMERICA / USA
154 companies
6,232 employees
Source: SIRIUS CCI Nice-Côte d’Azur « Foreign Capital » – 2007 Issue
860 Compagnies and 21,341 jobs
22 %
PACA Region
Alpes-Maritimes
1,057,000*
1 million inhabitants…
ECONOMIC FIELD
a department with over
1,380,000 inhabitants
…in 2020
Population
Côte d’Azur
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
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
35,000 Students…
High potential in 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
1st French region of establishment of R*D
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
40 years of know how and expertise to serve the meeting, incentive and trade show organizers.
• 1 000 meeting rooms• 173 meeting hotels• 26 special event venues• 57 unusual venues
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 EXIHIBITIONS SPACE IN M2
PARKING
NAME SEATS
ANTIBES Palais des Congres Grand Auditorium
608 1 600 300
GRASSE Palais des Congres Auditorium 205 560 300
MANDELIEU Centre Expo Congres
Hall d’Exposition 1 200 2 100 850
MENTON Palais de l’Europe Forum de France
1 000 1 700 125
VILLEFRANCHE Centre de l’Europe Auditorium 180 600 200
TOTAL 5 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
HOTELS Number of Hotels
Number of Bedrooms
Total Number of Beds
Number of Meeting Rooms
Maximum Capacity
of the Biggest Meeting Room*
4*L/ 4* 77 9 507
15 294
500 825
*** 59 3 899 125 250
** 37 1 888 61 220
Self catering residences
34 12 939
23 402
76 250
Holiday Centres & villages
37 10 463 114 800
IDEAS OF INCENTIVESCuisine of the sun Learn the generousand tasty Provencalcuisine during a cooking course with the region’s greatest chefs.
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.
Became a perfumer in Grasse the capital of perfume
Creativity in the mountains:
Up to 3 143 metres above the sea
The extraordinary wealth of the natureallow all year to organize one multitudesof 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 heli-copter to experience snow scooters, cross-country skiing.
Sports & Leisure
Swinging in the Sun !
Waters sports
Active nature
Snow and Sun
Evenings
Museum Fernand Léger
Museum Matisse
Maeght Foundation
Museum Picasso
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
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.
ART AND CULTURE
• A hundred museums• 150 art galleries• 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…
More than 4 000 events are organized every year on the French Riviera among which the most prestigious…
Every day is a celebration!
A YEAR ROUND FESTIVE SPIRIT
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
• 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
YOUR FRENCH RIVIERA CONVENTION BUREAU
The French Riviera Convention Bureau is your partner to help you organize
a memorable event.
Gaston FRANCO President
Dominique CHARPENTIER Managing Director
Henri CERAN Executive Director Convention Bureau
Anne HOBON Incoming & Logistic Manager
- YOUR CONTACTS ON -
THE FRENCH RIVIERA CONVENTION BUREAU
Phone : 33 (0)4 93 37 78 78
Fax : 33 (0)4 93 86 01 06
www.frenchriviera-cb.com
Bring your next event on the French Riviera
and you will benefit of this great organizational
« know how »