Category: Press Trips

France Meets the Media: Fresh new Press Trips for your 2013 editorials

February 21, 2013 | 1 comment

2012 brought us some amazing press trips to France including Art & Culture in the Nord-Pas de Calais and Nantes, Active breaks in Rhone-Alps and the Midi-Pyrénées, Gastronomy in Burgundy and Auvergne and Luxury in Cannes and Corsica – just to name a few! The best part of the press...

Limousin Press Trip June 2012 Photo Gallery

July 27, 2012 | No comments

Limousin press trip 7 – 10 June 2012. “A small region with a mighty culture and inspiring landscapes”. Visit of the Fine Arts Museum of Limoges, the Creuse Valley – birthplace of impressionism –, the tapestries’ museum, artists’ studios and the International Centre of Art and Landscape were on the...

Burgundy Press Trip June 2012 Photo Gallery

July 27, 2012 | No comments

Burgundy press trip 15 – 18 June 2012. “Vineyard adventures along the Burgundy canal”. Tasting at the cheese dairy Gaugry, visit of the Cassissium museum – dedicated to blackcurrants –, visit of Dijon, the Alesia MuséoParc and the Abbaye de Fontenay were on the agenda for Timothy Siddons, Scottish Field;...

Cycling in the Midi-Pyrénées – the religious experience

July 17, 2012 | No comments

The Garonne region of the Midi-Pyrénées attracts tourists of all kinds but is also widely known for having a long list of stops on the path of St Jacques de Compostelle. It is also, luckily, very nicely placed in the sunny south of France where fields of gold intermingle with...

Marseilles Press Trip May 2012 Photo Gallery

July 13, 2012 | No comments

Marseilles press trip 18 – 21 May 2012. “The Calanques: Europe’s first National Park at Marseille’s doorstep”. A real Bouillabaisse, some local wine-tasting in Cassis and an exploration of the Calanques – a natural site of exceptional beauty, were on the agenda for Norman Wilson, Evening Times; Sandrine Lester, Kensington...

Corsica Press Trip May 2012 Photo Gallery

July 13, 2012 | No comments

Corsica press trip 25 – 29 May 2012. “Immerse yourself in the historical and cultural facets of France’s gleaming gem!”. A visit of Ajaccio and its Napoleonic history, a cruise around Bonifacio and the beautiful Iles Lavezzi, a discovery of the wild Balagne region, and of course the local gastronomy,...

My introduction to the Drôme and Ardèche and how I was swept off my … canoe

June 15, 2012 | No comments

I’ve never been much of a skier and growing up, my family never really ventured east of the Limousin. So when I headed on my press trip to the Rhone-Alps, it was as much a completely foreign territory to me as it was to the journalists. And maybe it was...

The Secrets of the Loire Valley

November 11, 2011 | No comments

“Yes, I want to show you inside here”, says our affable American guide, Scott, who is showing us around the royal city of Blois. The theme of our press trip to the Loire Valley was “Secrets of the Valley”. Only a hop, skip and a jump away from the UK...

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth: the Deepest Chasm in Europe, the Gouffre de Padirac

October 12, 2011 | No comments

This is not a remake of Jules Verne’s book, not at all, just an extraordinary experience from a press trip in I was on the Dordogne valley. On this sunny weekend at the end of September, Norry, Liz, Tommy, Ben and I were invited by the Correze and Lot tourist...

Vendée – The Destination for Families and Big kids Alike!

October 12, 2011 | No comments

Puy du Fou - © ATOUT FRANCE / Calum Grant

France has long been a holiday favourite for families, and as I found out on a recent press trip, the Vendée is the place for kids of all ages to relax and let off steam, be it on the beach, in the trees, at a spa, in a canoe or back in...