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We’re proud to have our own Mark Bonte be recognized as a Top Travel Advisor | France Specialist on Travel + Leisure’s 2024 A-List. When you come to France with French Side Travel you’ll experience the country through the eyes of an award-winning local expert and his team.

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Ready to start planning your trip to france, speak to a france specialist to start planning your tailor-made holiday. with so much to see and do, planning a trip to france isn’t easy. french side travel’s experts are here to help. our travel designers have the knowledge to help you create the trip you’ve been longing for, why french side travel.

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7 DAYS, FROM 4,250  USD PER PERSON

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We’re experts on france.

• We’re an independent Paris-based travel agency specializing in France.
• Our founder, Louis, was born and raised in Paris. Louis and his team share the same passion and knowledge about France.
• We only propose hand-picked places, sites and accommodation that we love.

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• We listen to you so that we can create the best tailor-made vacation for you.
• All our trips are 100% private and custom-made. None of our trips are the same.
• Whichever part of France you visit, we will propose activities and guides to enrich your experience.

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• You have one point of contact, before, during and after your stay. It’ll either be Louis, our founder, or one of our travel specialists.
• We offer you financial protection during your stay so that you spend stress-free vacations.
• We have a free concierge service that you can use before, during, and after your stay.

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Top Tour Operators and Travel Agencies in France. Below you will find 32 of the best tour operators and travel agencies in France offering in total 612 tours and holidays through-out France. Combined they have received 682 customer reviews and an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The top tour activities offered in France are: Boat tours, water sports and marine wildlife, Adventure and sport & Sightseeing, attractions, culture and history.

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32 Tour Operators in France with 682 Reviews

Exodus Travels

• Address Grange Mills, Weir Road, London, England
• Response Rate 85%
• Response Time 2 hours

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• Superior Service Top 15% of companies

Intrepid Travel

• Address 380 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia
• Response Rate 90%
• Response Time 3 hours

Insight Vacations

• Address 33 Kern Road, Toronto, Canada
• Response Rate 86%
• Response Time 1 hour

• Response Rate 88%

• Address 30 N Gould St, Sheridan, WY, USA
• Response Rate 98%

Collette Tours

• Address 162 Middle Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

So Provence, So Alps!

• Address 2 rue de Beausset , MARSEILLE, France
• Response Rate 82%

G Adventures

• Address G Adventures Ltd, 60 Bastwick Street, London, England

Walkers' Britain

• Address 1B Osiers Road, London, England
• Response Rate 83%

World Expeditions

• Address 1B Osiers Road, Wandsworth, London, England

Go Go Tours - Privat Tours In Paris

• Address 20 Avenue Duquesne, Paris, France
• Response Rate 34%

Expat Explore

• Address 10 Merryweather Place, London, England

• Address 22 Bis rue Emmanuel Philibert, Nice, France
• Response Rate 100%

Indus Travels

• Address 233, 11951 Hammersmith Way, Richmond, Canada

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From the sunny countryside of Provence to the windswept beaches of Normandy , our biking and walking tours in France are greatly enhanced by all the little things that make travel so vivid. The fresh scent of lavender fields on a long downhill slope. The buttery flavor of a freshly baked pain au chocolat from the village patisserie . And each day will bring unforgettable meals of classic and inventive French fare and earthy, flavorful wines. Vive la France!

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Explore France with our exceptional private guides on a journey designed just for you. With unsurpassed food and wine, gorgeous scenery, fascinating history, and stunning art and architecture, France remains a traveler favorite for good reason. Explore the streets of Paris, travel to the Loire Valley to be transported back in time as you explore 10th-century castles, sample wines in Bordeaux, and make an art form of leisure on the French Riviera. Whether this is your first trip to France or your tenth, we will design an extraordinary journey through this remarkable country just for you. Take a look at some suggested itineraries below and then contact us to start planning your custom trip to France!

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At our travel agency, we take great pride in crafting travel experiences that combine the ultimate in luxury and refinement with the exquisite sophistication of french elegance. our expertly crafted itineraries are personalized to cater to your unique preferences, ensuring that your journey is nothing short of unforgettable..

As your trustworthy travel partner, we are masters at revealing the charm of France’s enchanted destinations, from the opulence of opulent châteaux to the charm of quaint gîtes, the sophistication of upmarket hotels, and the tranquility of serene chambres d’hotes.   We put a lot of effort into creating a remarkable fusion of comfort and style so that every time you spend time with us, it becomes a memorable experience. We invite you to discover the rich tapestry of France’s history and its captivating charm through informative tours and tranquil river cruises.

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About Discover France

Discover France is the leader in self-guided bicycle tours in France. With our offices in both France and the USA, we are positioned to provide the best trips, itineraries, and value to customers.

In 2024 we celebrate 30 years in business!

Since 1994 we have pioneered self-guided travel for travelers in France. We are an award-winning leader and recognized by reputable associations like National Geographic and Maison de la France.

• Professional  – we are committed to giving our clients the best service and experience possible. We have the staff, professional and certified guides, systems, and know-how.
• Knowledgeable – we are French, speak French, live/lived in France; our unparalleled insight into cycling and hiking and multisport travel and the little details that make a great vacation are essential.
• Flexible and Responsive – we can adapt tours to your needs, and we offer enough tours to meet just about everyone’s needs.
• Superior equipment – we offer SCOTT Sub Sport 20 hybrids along with SCOTT Addict 20 or Cannondale Synapse carbon road bikes with GPS in every region!
• Responsive support – we offer bilingual help, orientations, transfers, and other support services available 24/7.
• Pre-travel documentation – we design and send you extensive materials to help you finalize and anticipate your tour.
• Price – nobody beats our quality and affordability.

Meet the team

At Discover France, we have a team from around the world ready to meet each and every one of your needs. Based in Southern France right between the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central mountains, we all love to be outdoors. Most of us bike, others run and play soccer, and we even have some swimmers and rugby players in the office. No matter what we like to do outdoors, we understand how to make an outdoor vacation absolutely unforgettable.

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• Discover France is the pioneer in specialized self-guided bicycle tours, since 1996. We offer self-guided tours across Europe and France so our clients can enjoy visiting places by bike, keeping their independence, still knowing we are available and will provide support when needed.
• Discover France has won the Septuors award 2018 . This award is given to the most innovative tourism company in « oenotourisme » or « wine tourism » in the region of Occitanie.
• French Affairs in Vegas Winner 2013 & 2014 Discover France picked up two awards at the French Affairs conference in Vegas in 2014: Best Regional Operator and Most Active Partner
• In 2013, France Tourism Development Agency Atout France named Discover France Most Active Partner at the 2013 French Affairs Awards.
• NGA Award 2009 National Geographic Adventure magazine : – named our Tour des Pyrenees one of the 25 Best New Trips for 2010 (read the article). – named our Provence Multisport Tour as one of the Best 25 New Trips for 2009. – selected Discover France as one of the Best Outfitters on Earth in 2007!
• Men’s Journal, Outpost, and SmarterTravel.com have all selected trips by Discover France and our brands as Best Trips!
• Discover France has been recognized annually by the French Government Tourist Office for our extensive product offers and award winning websites.
• We are a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA).
• Discover France participates in a variety of French Government Tourist Office events.
• In 2024, Discover France enters its 30th year of operations. Trade names are registered with the United States Patent Office. We work with various offices of tourism and employ destination specialists in the regions that we promote

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Let’s start planning your trip to France and enjoy your stay like a local would do. Transfers, accommodation, activities, private tours... The French Travel is here to make your stay unique and easy.

Discover Paris with a local perspective. Whether you’re a pastries fan, architecture buff or French history lover, we offer unique private tours tailored to your wishes.

Involve your team or clients in an exclusive experience. The French Travel organizes all types of incentive, team-building, event or dinner to make your team fall in love with Paris.

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William & Marcia

We really liked the equipment including the day pack boxes, paniers, and especially the bikes.

We really liked the equipment including the day pack boxes, paniers, and especially the bikes. Well matched to the types of roads we were on. We will reccomend you t...

Nancy & Steven

It was nice biking on quiet roads with beautiful scenery

Wonderful cycling tour of Provence! It was nice biking on quiet roads with beautiful scenery. I loved the e bike!I wish we stayed more then one night in each place. ...

Matthew & Sarah

The trip highlights were riding Ventoux, beautiful backroads riding around Provence.

Villa de Margot (in Avignon) had the best breakfast. The trip highlights were riding Ventoux, beautiful backroads riding around Provence. The hotel in Bedoin was mor...

Shir & Noga

A fantastic trip! Everything was so simple, well planned and accommodating.

A fantastic trip! Everything was so simple, well planned and...

Mark & Elizabeth

The bikes were great and we are definitely interested in coming back again in the future

The gorges de la nesque was especially beautiful. Marie at BB La Villa de Margot was utterly wonderful and sweet. Hotel les Remparts had a great restaurant. We were ...

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France Family Journey: From Paris to Normandy and Beyond

The tour was interesting, fun, and just the right balance of group and independent activities. The tour guides were knowledgeable, helpful, and very organized!

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The Treasures of France including Normandy (8 Days)

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Normandy, Brittany & The Loire Valley (Classic, 8 Days)

Unbelievable scenery and Laura our guide was very knowledgeable. Visit to bouvet ladubay exceptional. Everything great

Paris Explorer (8 Days)

Everything about this tour was excellent. The planned trips, the optional trips, the airport transfers, the guides were all top notch. We packed a lot into a week yet, had enough free time. Everything was well planned and kept to schedule. Bruno, our tour guide was charming and informative and kept us on track. Marco our coach drive was a safe and skilled driver. The specialist guides for certain excursions were topnotch. Bruno coordinated all the guides, driver, and venue hosts with efficiency. It was a trip of my dreams for my granddaughter and myself!

Jewels of France including Normandy (8 Days)

Fantastic guide and service on the whole. The hotels were basic, but clean. Location for the Paris hotel was not ideal. Itinerary was good, although I felt that some places were given too little time. For example, 2 hours was definitely not enough to explore Mt. Saint Michel thouroughly. All in all a great package, especially for those who would like to travel in groups instead of on their own.

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Great tour. Extremely knowledgeable and pleasant tour guide (Layla). Kept everyone on schedule and filled us in on historical facts along the way. The days were long, but no time wasted. The length of the stops and unsupervised time was appropriate. The towns we visited gave us a much fuller perspective of France than does Paris alone. Layla fixed a reservation miscue at our first hotel very efficiently. My only (tiny) complaint was that the dinner at Caen was pretty mediocre. This was a GREAT way to see Normandy, Mt St Michel, the Loire valley, and several towns along the way.

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Brittany and Normandy are gorgeous as well as historic. And of course the French cuisine is always superb! It's wonderful part of France for cycling.

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Bike & barge tour Provence and Camargue: from Aigues-Mortes to Avignon

Very good crew who went out of their way to keep us happy and lovely travel companions. Great sights on the bikes and the bikes themselves very good. The boat is very comfortable and the rooms very small ( which we were forewarned).Our guide made sure there were many options both day and night to see extra. I was disappointed she lost people on 2 days, particularly as someone was hurt on one of those days. The food was very good with variety each night. I think everyone was pleased with the trip

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Wonderful tour. Top notch accommodations; very comfortable tour bus; courteous, friendly, and knowledgeable tour guide and driver. Restaurant selections were fine and we had sufficient time to explore on our own. Highly recommended.

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So what are you waiting for? It's time to step out of your comfort zone and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Contact us today to learn more about our adventure holiday options and to start planning your next big adventure!

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What is an Adventure Holiday?

An adventure holiday is more than just a getaway; it's an adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding escape from the ordinary. It's about pushing your limits, discovering hidden gems, and creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Imagine hiking through pristine wilderness, cycling along breath-taking coastal routes, or embarking on thrilling water-based escapades. Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or a first-time explorer, we've got the perfect adventure waiting for you.

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Reconnect with Nature: Get up close and personal with the world's most stunning landscapes, from majestic mountains to lush rainforests.

Challenge Yourself: Push your boundaries and conquer new feats, fostering personal growth and self-discovery.

Escape the Ordinary: Say goodbye to routine and hello to excitement as you embark on unique experiences and cultural encounters.

Create Lasting Memories: Forge unforgettable memories with like-minded travellers who share your passion for adventure.

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At The Adventure People, we have carefully curated a range of adventure holiday packages to cater to all preferences and levels of experience. Choose from a variety of thrilling activities, including hiking, cycling, water sports, wildlife safaris, and much more.

We partner with expert guides and adventure specialists to ensure your safety and satisfaction throughout your journey. From picturesque hikes in the Alps to thrilling water rafting in the Amazon, we've got you covered.

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What are the most popular adventures?

There are many types of adventure holiday but here we list the top 10 over the past 12 months:

1.  Everest Base Camp

2.  Inca Trail & Machu Picchu

3.  Kilimanjaro Trek

4.  Exploring the Galapagos

5.  Northern Lights

6.  Mount Toubkal (Morocco) Trek

7.  Walk The Amalfi Coast

8. Visit The Amazon

9.  Safari Camping and Trekking

10.  Trekking Mont Blanc

How does an adventure tour work?

Most of the adventure holidays are small group tours. They are great ways to explore, meet people (maybe even friends for life) and enjoy experiences you may never have otherwise had. They're travels best kept secret!

The small groups are typically  around 10 people and are made up of solo travellers, couples and friends from all over the world. If you ever want to find out who's booked just ask our team or you can submit a 'Who's Going?' query on any available date.

Each group has a guide who'll meet you on day one and be with you all the through your adventure until the end.

Details about what's included and not included can be found on any adventure page or from the brochures which are free to download.

Who goes on adventures?

All sorts of people! We have customers age 18 to well over 80 years old.

We have solo travellers couples, friends and families.

Ad adventure holiday is an experience. 

Some of our adventures are challenging and some are not. Some are guided trips of exploration whilst some will take you to a high peak.

There is something for everyone.

Can I be a solo traveller?

YES! Up to 50% of our customers are solo travellers and so loads of adventures are geared up for those travelling alone.

If you're a solo traveller you'll be with a group which means you'll make loads of new friends, you're safe and you're going to have a lot of fun.

Typically solo travellers can opt to have their own room (usually with a small surcharge) or you can be paired with someone of the same gender and age if possible.

Can I speak to someone?

Yes. We have a team of experts available to help. You can contact via phone, email or chat. We'll always get back to you quickly if not immediately.

Our team have multiple years experience each in the adventure holiday sector with some even being ex-expedition leaders. We really pride ourselves on our team as we think they're the best in the business. 

Are you ATOL registered?

Yes. In the UK we're members of ABTA which is a trade body and we have an ATOL, a license which allows us to sell flights and this is ran by the civil aviation authority.

Both bodies monitor our business monthly.

For anyone outside of the UK, if a company in the UK sells flights it must have an ATOL, it's a legal requirement. Along with this are certain financial protection measures to be in place. The conclusion is that we protect customers monies until they actually go on holiday.

No matter where you are in the world, your money is safe when you make a booking. It stays in a bank account until you depart.

Lots (probably most here in the UK) of travel companies tell customers their money is safe but really they use it and insure it rather than actually protecting it. We actually protect it.

About The Adventure People

We are a travel agency who specialise in adventure holidays. 

Most of the adventure holidays we feature are small group guided trips starting at point A and ending at point B with lots of experiences in-between.

We are part of the company World Adventures. We established in 2017. We have an ATOL license and are members of ABTA. 

Our office is in south London but our team are based all over the United Kingdom.

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Sean O'Neill, Skift

February 5th, 2021 at 4:30 PM EST

Travel bookings will get worse before they get better. But we found a half dozen French travel startups defying the odds. They appear to be setting themselves up well for the post-crisis rebound. Bonne chance!

France banned travel to and from countries outside of the European Union on January 31 in an effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic . The news clouded predictions about how soon and how fast travel bookings would rebound.

Yet despite the gloom, a handful of French travel startups have adapted well to the crisis. Explora Project, Evaneos, Cirkwi, Cocoonr, MagicStay, and Koala appear to be in strong positions to grow as the pandemic dissipates.

Several factors may make France a fertile ground for travel tech innovation.

“We have more international tourist arrivals than any other country, according to the WTO,” said Caroline LeBoucher, CEO of Atout France , the tourism development agency. “We’re ranked as having one of the most competitive tourism industries by the World Economic Forum. We had the first major recovery program for startups.”

“President Macron has a very strong commitment to innovation with the development of the French Tech effort for startups, which connects entrepreneurs to financial and mentoring help,” LeBoucher said. Last year, La French Tech’s index of 120 fast-rising startups included 10 French travel startups.

To be sure, the latest French travel restrictions gave a jolt to many French travel startups managing their cash flows. While startup founders stereotypically seek to “move fast and break things,” many must continue to conserve cash to survive the latest falloff in travel bookings. Founders are minimizing every last euro of spending on payroll and marketing.

Travel startups are playing for time. France should complete mass vaccinations of people over age 60 soon. President Emmanuel Macron promised this week in a TV interview with TF1 that all French adults who wanted would be inoculated “by the end of the summer.”

Covid-19 has so far been a virus that spares most people under age 60. So experts believe death rates will drop in France and in other countries with mass testing and mass vaccination, inspiring confidence in consumers to start booking trips. Some cities in some countries, such as India , might be achieving so-called herd immunity — though the reports remains controversial.

Yet international long-haul travel may not recover until 2023 . One wild card factor in forecasting a recovery is the rise of so-called mutant strains of the coronavirus, including a version of Covid-19 discovered in Brazil that some scientists worry could undermine today’s version of vaccines, according to the medical journal The Lancet . Yet one vaccine maker, Moderna, expressed cautious hope it could find workarounds, though a timeline is unknown.

Another wild card factor is that about one out of four survey respondents in France, Germany, and the U.S. said in polls released this week that they might refuse to take a coronavirus vaccine.

Yet entrepreneurs have optimistic personalities, given that founding a startup is a quest against the odds. So here are stories of several promising French travel startups braving the crisis. Perhaps one will someday grow as large as France’s giant venture-backed ridesharing app, BlaBlaCar

Explora Project Sees Resilience in Outdoor Tourism

Explora Project is focused on small group, environmentally sustainable adventure tourism. Based in Annecy, France, the travel startup has hired 120 freelance guides that run adventure tours for small groups. Consumers book the tours via its site. The guides run the tours under the startup’s branding and guidelines.

“We launched and had only four months of sales in late 2019,” said CEO Stanislas Gruau. “So we essentially took Covid in the face right from the beginning.”

An expedition in Europe. Source: Explora Project.

Yet many young travelers were willing to take vetted outdoor trips in small groups of people who had negative coronavirus tests. In June 2020, Gruau and his co-founder, Alix Gauthier, raised $2 million (€1.7 million) in seed funding on the strength of the company’s resilience in the crisis.

For the full year of 2020, the company generated sales of about $1 million (€1.45 million) on 250 expeditions in eight countries.

“We don’t fight for keywords or bid in ad auctions to rank first for searches on ‘adventure travel,'” said Explora Project CEO Stanislas Gruau. “Google is for the old generation. Who is typing ‘adventure travel’ on Google to find something cool? Seriously: no one.”

Promotion on social channels like Instagram has brought in business. On March 9, 2020, the company had only 1,000 “members,” or people who signed up for communications. Today it has more than 100,000.

Gruau is betting on rising interest in sustainable tourism. In July, the company hired someone with a Ph.D. in mathematics to measure as precisely as possible the carbon emissions generated by the company’s expeditions, including the trip to arrive at a destination. Many itineraries substitute meat-free diets for meat-based ones believed to produce more greenhouse gases .

“We are creating scores on a scale of one to five about the environmental impact of our trips,” Gruau said. “Some have low impact. Others will have more impact, meaning that if you want to respect the Paris Agreement, you’ll only be able to do one of those trips every couple of years.”

“We offer some packages involving flights,” Gruau said. “We are not ayatollahs of plane-free travel because we have to be pragmatic. But most of our expeditions involve short-distances and can be reached by rail or bus.”

For more context, see Skift’s Travel Megatrends 2025: Travel’s New Cadence Is More Deliberate, Introspective and Soulful .

Evaneos Bets on Responsible Travel

Evaneos , a Paris-based tour booking startup, faced a different challenge. In 2018, Evaneos raised $80 million in a Series A round. After operating for nearly a decade, the founders decided to use external funding to scale up quickly. It took funding from venture capitalists, who had more money than usual thanks to years of low interest rates.

Then the pandemic hit.

A chateau in Chambord, France. Source: French Tourism / Atout France

“Since the beginning of the crisis, we have secured financing, temporarily cut some costs, and benefited from French government help,” said CEO Eric La Bonnardière. “Today, Evaneos is in good health despite the incredible year it went through. While the moment of business rebound is uncertain, we are here for the long-term.”

Evaneos helps “thousands” of local agents based in more than 160 destinations sell customized, multi-day trips to consumers. Its pitch is that it saves both consumers and suppliers money by cutting out the typical middleman layer of tour operator giants and advertising platforms.

“We have listened a lot to our travelers this year, and it appears that they will want to get off the beaten track, discover the world in an even more authentic way, avoid large groups and understand the meaning and impact of their travels,” La Bonnardière said.

“So we are working at the moment with our community of local agents to adapt our offers, to make our online trip planning tools more sophisticated, and to be more efficient with new tools. This crisis is just accelerating a market evolution toward more online customization,” La Bonnardière said.

Evaneos was among the forerunners in creating an online offer of customized travel, taking market share from the traditional sellers of holiday packages, such as Thomas Cook, whose core business collapsed in 2019 .

Evaneos, a marketplace connecting travelers with local experts to plan trips, claims to be the most used European customized multi-day tours platform. But Evaneos has some competitors in the online sector, more broadly speaking. Tourlane , a tour operator, appears quite strong with German-speaking travelers.

Like Explora Project, Evaneos expects booming growth in sustainably-themed travel as the crisis ebbs.

“People will probably travel long haul less often but for a longer time and favor close destinations more regularly,” La Bonnardière said. “We are adapting our offer to this trend. We’ve done well already, but we need to bring our network a step further along in terms of sustainability. We need to redistribute tourism revenues with the destination better and also redistribute better the flow of tourists in the world. We are in the process of being B-Corp certified.”

La Bonnardière also believes that destinations will increasingly want to promote more “responsible tourism” and avoid overtourism after the crisis. For context, see Skift’s earlier story Lessons From a Tourism Pushback in Hawaii .

Cirkwi Pivots

Sylvain Caucheteux and Benoit Milan are co-CEOs of Cirkwi , a travel tech startup they founded in 2011 in Nancy, France. Before the crisis, Cirkwi focused on providing digital tools to create, distribute, and promote touristic itineraries for points of interest in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and bordering countries.

Before the crisis, it had amassed 2,000 customers for its business-to-business service. More than 800 tourism promotion websites, many lodging providers, and about 15 specialized digital agencies integrated its content.

Cirkwi maintained most of these customers in 2020.

“We’ve had a stable business volume despite the pandemic thanks to our software-as-a-service, B2B model that serves many publicly-owned customers and has an emphasis on local and regional tourism promotion,” Caucheteux said.

In March 2020, just as the crisis hit its first peak, Cirkwi joined (in a remote manner) Welcome City Lab , a Paris-based incubator dedicated to the tourism sector.

The founders Caucheteux and Milan adjusted their ambition to make Cirkwi the reference hub for tourism marketing content. They planned to offer its products to any touristic professional or media company worldwide, not just publicly supported ones in a few countries.

“We realized gathering any country’s touristic dataflow is time-consuming, and therefore leads us to a hardly scalable model,” Caucheteux said. “That is why we moved to seek other data sources, creating our own web search engine that analyzes and indexes millions of structured touristic data and web pages to find additional insight.”

During the first French lockdown, Cirkwi developed a new product called Storyguide , a tool to enable everyone to virtually travel from their own couch.

“We created travel guides that looked like image carousels,” Caucheteux said. “These storyguides are automatically created for 3.5 million points of interest through our algorithms. We already have 22,000 storyguides based on a significant amount of touristic data.”

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As far as its target market is concerned, Cirkwi expanded its customer base. The startup added tools for the hospitality sector in October 2020. It onboarded nearly 250 hotels in France since then.

Later this month, the startup will roll out more customer administration tools to automate its lead generation, sales, and onboarding. It plans to hire 11 people this year.

“We are determined to test the North American market by the summer,” Caucheteux said. “Our new product suite might generate the majority of our revenue next year.”

MagicStay Embraces Consumers

MagicStay targeted the business and corporate travel market from its founding in 2013 in Grasse, France. It helped companies find mid-term and long-term corporate housing for employees, though it doesn’t run or manage the properties.

By 2019 the company had signed up a quarter of French companies, said CEO Valéry Linÿer. A key driver of its success was that it built online booking tools that made it easier for companies to handle such long-term assignments. The software companies use to manage short-term business travel generally isn’t set up to handle long-term stays, a gap that MagicStay has attempted to fill.

Then came the coronavirus. So MagicStay added a new product, short-term rental bookings for consumers. While its website still talks about its business services, the company opened up its listings and customer service to handle consumers. The move was good for supply. The company doubled its inventory in 2020 to 1 million apartment listings worldwide.

After the crisis ends, Linÿer expects MagicStay’s original offering to have enhanced appeal, as extra-cautious companies will be extra-mindful that employees are staying in properties that comply with corporate travel policies. It also works with all the travel risk mitigation and security companies like International SOS , SSF , and WorldAware .

MagicStay has raised about $9.5 million (€8 million) since its founding. It doesn’t relist property on other sites, such as Airbnb, but it does use Google paid marketing to attract visitors.

“If you go to Google and type in ‘short term rentals in London,’ you will see MagicStay high up in the search results,” Linÿer said. “We have good conversion because our properties are all professionally managed and vetted to take pandemic-related safety precautions.”

Cocoon Survives on Short-Term Rentals

Cocoonr last month defied trends by being one of the only European travel startups to receive venture capital funding during the crisis.

Just as Airbnb benefited from a boom in apartment rental bookings once travel restrictions eased, so did Cocoonr, which manages short-term and medium-term rentals, including rental apartments, vacation homes, and villas and chalets, under the Cocoonr and Book&Pay brands.

The Rennes-based company raised $1.21 million (€1 million) from angel investors including George Sampeur, who chaired the B&B Hotel group for 15 years. Founded in 2015, Cocoonr had previously raised about $1.6 million (€1.3 million).

The company has 35 employees and eight agencies throughout France. Despite the crisis, the company added operations this year in Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, and Marseille.

Cocoonr is the rare travel startup to report revenue growth in 2020.

Koala Bets on a Travel Insurance Sales Boom

Koala , a French insurance tech startup, closed in June a $1.9 million (€1.6 million) seed round, which included angel investors who are former CEOs of Air Malta or Brussels Airlines.

As the pandemic prompts travelers to hunt for more flexible travel insurance policies, Koala is building exactly that. Its travel insurance lets consumers cancel a trip without justification or motive, a rare offer in the industry.

Founded in Paris in 2018, the company launched its first product for flight insurance at the start of 2020. The policy compensates travelers for delayed or canceled flights.

In December, Koala launched a service that allows a traveler to cancel their trip for any reason in just a few clicks online without providing any documentation, said CEO Ugo Weyl. The first travel agency to start offering it is Ulysse , a Paris based online travel agency that’s also venture-backed. For more on this sector, read Travel Insurance Sales Could Be Supercharged Once Vacationers Return .

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