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Mon, 2012-02-06

Overall assessment : WOW! Extremely satisfied

Decouvertes is a full service agency with more than 30 years of experience in creating customized tours for groups and individuals. One example of our know-how is a recent group that we created for the Montreal Fine Arts Museum in October 2011.

Fri, 2012-02-03

Saint Valentines 2012

Share St.Valentines
in the most beautiful and romantic hotel in Burgundy

Fri, 2012-02-03

Valentine's Day at Le Jules Verne

The magic of Jules Verne! Autour de la truffe
Paris at your feet during a candlelit dinner… Le Jules Verne offers you a tasting menu especially created for the occasion. Let the magic begin!

Wed, 2012-02-01

Le Saint Paul 5th stars obtained

New card menu with Mediteranean flavour proposed by the chef Laurent Paccini.
Opening special promotion.

Fri, 2012-01-27

Construction Work at the Mont ST Michel

Starting April 28, 2012 the road is going to be closed to all traffic. They are constructing a bridge that allows water to surround the Mont Saint Michel.

Fri, 2012-01-27

Hotel "Le Nouveau Monde"

A New Four Star Hotel called "Le Nouveau Monde" will open it's doors at Saint-Malo around the end of May

Fri, 2012-01-13

Martine

Martine Giono, Booker

Fri, 2012-01-13

Elie

Elie Mari, Marketing Department

Testimonials

Hi Bertrand and Cecile,

First and foremost, thank you for the generous services offered during my stay in Paris earlier this month. I was very impressed with my guided day in Versailles with Linda and Decouvertes’ service and quality overall.

How nice to see pictures of all of you!

We love what you do, and I am so appreciative of the help Cecile (one of the Ceciles???) - Sebastien and Cynthia have given us on planning this very price concious student trip to France for MICDS.

I think you have...

Hello Laurent,
Mr. and Mrs. Beckstett have returned. They LOVED the guide you chose for them. I believe her name was Linda? The day in Normandy was actually sunny!
Thank you for your assistance and I look forward to working with you again.
Warm regards,

I’m so happy to have your hard work, thank you very much. Working with your company is very nice.
She will be so thrilled to have such a location, amenities, quality and it worked for her budget.
Again, I appreciate everything.
Sincerely,

Didier,
Thought I would let you know that the Stevens had a great trip and thank you for taking care of all the changes along the route! Everything went get and the girls loved the cooking class and said the teacher was awesome and learned alot! The guides to the winery was very good as...

Dear Cecile ,
We have just returned from our Voyager Club journey.
I cannot say enough for Brigitte and our driver "Justia??" (I am not
spelling his name correctly). They were both wonderful everyone loved the place we had lunch.
I think by the end of the event...

Chere Cecile,

Notre journee en Normandie s’est tres bien passé. Annie, la guide, etait excellent et Sergio, le chauffeur, charmant. Nous sommes ravis par la qualite de votre prestation et je souhaite vous envoyer mes prochains clients. En general je n’ai pas beaucoup de...

I just spoke with my colleague in Paris, Alex Michaud. Alex told me he met Sandrine and therefore I am copying her as well now.

I am writing as a follow up to your recent FAM with Valerie Wilson Travel and Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Paris.

I heard nothing but amazing response...

We just wanted to tell you from beginning to end it was the greatest trip ever. We had the most knowledgable guide when we arrived - a young 27 year old guy who was as much fuin as he knew just what we wanted to see.

The highlght of the trip...

Last July I had a wonderful trip to your beautiful Provence. My assigned guide was Joe who began as a guide, but the trip ended with him as a friend. I decided that I had seen enough churches, so Joe showed me all of the out of the way places that were so very...

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News

Mon, 2012-02-06

Here is the feedback that came from our client that speaks about the tour.

Fri, 2012-02-03

The Chef de Cuisine Emmanuel Hebrard has created a Gourmet menu to run alongside our ALCarte menu in celebration of St. Valentines day. This menu is available the weekend of the 10th ,11th, 12th of February as well as St. Valentines day itself the Tuesday 14th.

Fri, 2012-02-03

Discover now our special menu for Valentine's Day !
Some examples of the tasting menu : Refresh Dublin bay prawn, lightly creamy, gold caviar; Meuniere-style line caught sea bass, green asparagus from Provence, Château-Chalon sauce

Wed, 2012-02-01

Le Saint Paul member of Relais & Châteaux has an exceptional geographic location. It is in the heart of Saint Paul de Vence, the legendary villa of the Côte d'Azur, frequented by leading artist. Just outside the doors of the hotel, you can wander along the small village lanes...

Fri, 2012-01-27

There will be a walk of about 700 meters (10 minutes for a "slow" walker) to shuttle buses from the new parking lots that will take passengers across to the Mont. Transfers are not private so if there are a lot of people there may be a waiting time of about 4, 5 minutes between each...

Fri, 2012-01-27

A contemporary reinterpretation of the heritage of the Saint-Malo town, the "Nouveau Monde" transports you to other places and other times, Discover the Eastern Indian Company, counters, spices and Incredible Coffee.
Close to the old walled city and giving on the beach, the four...

Fri, 2012-01-13

Martine returned to France in 1998 after having spent 22 years in Australia. She loves tourism, travelling and selling dreams. Martine recently joined Decouvertes as a Booker after having her own business for many years during which she obtained a great knowledge of customizing,...

Fri, 2012-01-13

Elie returned to France in 2009 after having spent 18 years in India. He is a travelling addict who joined the Marketing Department through a 9 months Internship while finishing his studies as a Marketing and International Business Major. Young, dynamic and friendly, Elie has the will to make...

Fri, 2012-01-13

Thomas a native of Germany where he studied business administration after several « hands on » experiences in the travel industry throughout Europe. He came to France in 1998 where he worked during 11 years as a Senior Project Manager for an important DMC based on the French Riviera...

Fri, 2012-01-13

After graduating with a tourism in France, Cynthia spent five years in the United States where she obtained an Associates degree in Travel and Tourism. She recently joined Decouverts' Group department. Having spent a lot of time with Americans, Cynthia is now determined to share all of the...

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