Tourism & Economy

French Riviera

French Riviera

Between sea and mountain

« Un jour la beauté qui se voulait éternelle, cherchait un lieu qui ne la bouderait jamais. Elle découvrit la Côte d’Azur. Elle s’y installa et s’y

trouva bien. Depuis, elle y demeure. »

Louis NUCERA

Key Figures

French Riviera

A central location

in the heart

of Europe

1st international French airport after Paris (2 terminals)

10 382 566 passengers in 2008

100 destinations in 32 pays countries (58 % of the traffic is international)

1st regular airline route in France Paris/Nice

1st regular helicopter route in Europe Nice/Monaco

2nd international airport for business and private jets (Cannes-Mandelieu airport): 63 000 passengers in 2008

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport

1% OF WORLD INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS

6 % OF ALL FOREIGN OVERNIGHT STAYS IN FRENCH HOTELS

8 % OF THE TOTAL INCOME GENERATED BY FOREIGN TOURISME IN FRANCE

4 % OF ALL FRENCH OVERNIGHT STAYS IN FRENCH HOTELS

French Riviera & World Tourism

These figures do not include same-day visitors (not staying overnight), cruises stopovers and stays made by the residents

LEADING FRENCH TOURISM DESTINATION AFTER PARIS WITH 10.4 MILLION VISITORS

AVERAGE LENGTH OF

STAY :

6,5 nuits

64 Million overnight stays

50 % of Foreign visitors

% of foreign visitors

20,8

20.6

9.1

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.1

1.7

1.4

1.3

7.4

1010

998

442

303

269

243

233

221

212

187

149

83

69

62

359

4840

1 Italy

2 British Isles

3 Germany

4 United States

5 Scandinavia inc. Denmark

6 Spain

7 Est Europe

8 Belgium

9 Switzerland

10 Netherlands

11 Russia

12 Asia

13 Japan

14 Canada

Others

TOTAL

Top tourist markets Thousand stays %

4 BILLION EUROS IN TOURIST EXPENDITURES

Tourist expenditures 2008 for all stays, excluding transport to the region, to which must be added the casinos games product :

510 million euros in 2008/09 (51 % for Monaco).

67 EUROS AIR VISITOR PERSONAL DAILY SPENDING

JOBS IN TOURISM INDUSTRY

The tourism industry represents 18 % of jobs (75 000 jobs) + 150 000 working people whose jobs depends from tourism

40% of stays in hotels

% of stays

Hôtels

LocationRésidence de

tourisme

Parents et amis

Résidences secondaires

Autres

LESS THAN 1 OUT OF 2 STAYS DURING THE SUMMER

% of stays

1 out of 3 stays in Nice

Access Transportation

L'avion est utilisé par 14 % des Français, mais 39 % des Etrangers. Le mode "Route" inclut les groupes autocars ainsi que les véhicules de location.

Transport d'accès jusqu'à la Côte d'Azur, hors visiteurs à la journée.

Discover the

French Riviera

A wide range of accommodation

French Riviera

Accomodation offer : the Art of hospitality

152 000 BEDS IN  COMMERCIAL  ESTABLISHMENTS

84 % OF BEDS ARE CLASSIFIED

ONE THIRD OF ROOMS RATED 4* OR 5*

1 DELUXE ROOM IN 5 in France

16 HOTELS 5*

5 % of all second homes in France and 34 % of PACA Region.

160 000 Second homes

Acccomodation offer Geographical distribution

French Riviera A Culture destination

102 museums, monuments and sites opened to the public

3,2 million admissions in museums and sites

Sites with over 100 000 / year

Sites Visitors 2008

The Russian Church Nice 255 635The Modern Museum Nice 157 670The Chagall Museum Nice 156 553 The Maeght Foundation Saint-Paul 153 150The Exotic Gardens Monaco 148 805The Rothschild Foundation 138 720The Cap Ferrat Zoo 135 000The Exotic Gardens Eze 131 064The Matisse Museum Nice 125 483French Riviera Racecourse 112 616The Picasso Museum Antibes 99 653

100 parks and gardens opened to the public

French Riviera, The reign of mother nature

Diversity and contrasts

80 % of the territory is mountainous 600 km of marked paths

One National Park : The Mercantour National Park

vAzur Alps

French Riviera,

Snow and sun

15 ski resorts

700 km of slopes

LEADING CRUISE AND YACHTING DESTINATION IN EUROPE

36 pleasure ports and 18 300 boat sites

2009 : 980 813 Passengers

1st golf destination in France 

21 golfs

A well-being destination

14 Spas

17 casinos - 5 in Monaco

1st casino destination in France

French Riviera a gastronomy destination

4990 restaurants

French RivieraA gastronomy destination

36 Michelin 2010 Restaurants

French RivieraA world-class events destination

More than 400 national and international events per year

French Riviera, Business destination

Business visitors stay 5 nights on average, Leisure visitors stay 7 nights.

200 000 convention visitors by plane : expenses per day 253 euros

1 out of 5 for Business

Leading business tourism centre in France after Paris : 500 000 delegates a year

Leading convention center offer in France after Paris : 8 convention and exhibition centres among the most prestigious in Europe.

Business TourismConvention Centers

Meeting Areas

Auditorium Capacity

Area (m²)

CONVENTION CENTER ANTIBES CANNES PALAIS DES FESTIVALSCONVENTION CENTER GRASSE CONVENTION CENTER MANDELIEUMENTON PALAIS DE L'EUROPEMONACO GRIMALDI FORUMCONVENTION CENTER NICE ACROPOLISVILLEFRANCHE CITADELLE

12267

127

25225

5002 250

-1 000

-1 8502 500185

2 00023 000 560 3 800 1 70010 00024 000 600

on line

Official Leisure Tourism Portal for

the Riviera

French Riviera Mountain Website

Official Business Tourism portal for the French Riviera

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Conception : CRT Riviera Côte d’Azur – Pôle Stratégie & Communication Mars 2010 Copyright : CRT Riviera Côte d’Azur – Pierre Behar – Georges Veran – Anaïs Brochiero – DTC Monaco – Semec Cannes