Partners
Our French collaborators
Institutions, Federations, tourism organisations and others.
French Tourist Development Agency
Welcome to the website for French tourism professionals, featuring projects, services, tracking and statistic tools and technical publications.
ANCV : National Agency for Cheques Vacances
ANCV is a major player in the ‘holidays for all’ social policy.
Chèque-Vacances, created to allow more people to go on holiday, can be used in all Gites de France Reservation Centres and in most Gites Ruraux.
Accessibility for people with all types of disability.
Tourisme et Handicap is a State-approved label which was created in 2001 and registered in 2003 by the Ministry of Tourism as part of its policy of ‘holidays for all’ and the integration of people with disabilities. It identifies tourist attractions and amenities with facilities suitable for visitors with limited mobility, visual or hearing impairment or learning difficulties.
1,240 Gîtes de France® properties have been awarded this label. It is easy to find them in the tab « search and book » by ticking the box on the left « disabled facilities ».
The ""Bienvenue à la Ferme"" network has 5,800 members who welcome guests to their farms and are committed to respecting quality guidelines which guarantee the quality of their tourist and agricultural performance.
Gîtes de France® and Secours Populaire Français work together to develop “gîtes solidaires“ so that disadvantaged people can have a Gîtes de France® holiday.
Federation of French Regional Natural Parks
The ‘Fédération des Parcs Naturels Régionaux de France’ represents the 46 Regional Natural Parks created to protect and promote large rural inhabited areas.
French Hiking and Walking Federation
The ‘Fédération Française de la Randonnée Pédestre’ represents hiking and walking in France. It sets out standards and maintains its ""stade"", a vast network of paths throughout the country.
It has 120 regional and departmental committees comprising 3,350 local clubs and associations.
Commissioned by the Ministry of Sport, the ‘Fédération Française de Cyclisme’ is in charge of the development and organisation of all forms of competitive and leisure cycling sports : road cycling, track cycling, mountain biking, BMX, Cyclo-Cross, Cycle Polo, indoor cycling and recumbent cycling. The FFC has 116,000 members including 24,120 mountain bikers, 2,494 clubs and 11,200 organised competitions. It participates in the development of leisure mountain-biking through Sites VTT-FFC. In 2012 there were 168 approved sites 2012, covering 60,000km of designated tracks.
French Bicycle Touring Federation
The ‘Fédération française de cyclotourisme’ (FFCT) manages cycling for pleasure and bicycle tourism.
It offers a wide range of activities in the fields of tourism, sport for health and culture, but not competitions. A recognized public body, it has over 123,000 members and 3,200 clubs.
French Horse-riding Federation
Through its member-clubs, the statutory missions of the ‘Fédération française d'équitation’ (FFE) are focused on issuing membership cards and federal qualifications, running training courses, drawing up sporting regulations and supporting elite riders in different equestrian disciplines.
WWF is the world’s largest conservation organization with over 5 million donors worldwide.
The organisation operates 1,200 nature conservation programmes in 100 different countries.