Paris Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) will promote “sophisticated” hi-end packages in Indian market to promote Paris as a MICE destination. Revealing their future plans, Patricia Barthelemy, International Promotions Manager – Asia, Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, said that the bureau will try to improve the service side to make the travel experience of Indian visitors to Paris seamless. Barthelemy was speaking on the sidelines of their fourth annual ‘Paris Event’ road show organised in Delhi earlier this month. About 20 suppliers from Paris including leisure sites, hotels and convention centres, and tour operators participated in the road show which was also held in Mumbai.
Explaining Paris’ credentials as a convention and exhibition destination, Barthelemy said that Paris has six lakh sqm of exhibition space and hosts numerous world congresses and exhibitions every year. She informed that Paris has opened new cultural sites and renovated existing ones since 2000. She further added that the city also offers a lot in terms of entertainment, shopping, open space, |