FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK, NY, October 15, 2014 – The 11th edition of French Affairs will take place Sunday and Monday, October 19 and 20, 2014 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Organized by Atout France, the France Tourism Development Agency, it is the largest gathering of American tour operators and French travel industry suppliers in the U.S. This year, Atout France will host 65 representatives of 57 American tour operating companies and nine industry related companies to meet with 54 French exhibitors from regional and city tourism offices, incoming agencies, airlines, hotel groups, transportation companies, monuments and cultural institutions. In all, it will be a meeting of over 150 travel professionals, including Atout France staff.

French Affairs is the perfect opportunity for American travel professionals who specialize in travel to France to meet with the French Travel Industry’s most influential players. The two-day meeting will also provide participants with the opportunity to share information on the state of U.S. travel to France, on consumer trends as well as on the latest developments in ever changing travel landscape.

The event opens with the General Session on Sunday afternoon during which Atout France reports on the latest developments in travel to France. It is followed by the entertaining Gala dinner which features the French Award Ceremony that names the best tour operator of the year. This year the dinner is co-hosted by the Paris Region Tourist Board and the Paris Visitors & Convention Bureau.

Monday begins with two early morning workshops on what’s new in the Guadeloupe Islands and the Midi-Pyrénées regions followed by a luncheon sponsored by the Atout France association “French Vineyard Destinations” and wrapping up with an afternoon-long trade show.

CONTACTS

Nathalie Poto
Leisure Marketing Manager
nathalie.poto@atout-france.fr [2], 310-271-2693