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Cruising To The Canary Islands & Provence-Alpes Côte d'Azur, France
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Travel Expert Onanta Forbes continued her winter stay in the Canary Islands last week which as she quickly found out is a popular stop for cruise ships so on this week's podcast we'll talk about cruising to the Canary Islands. Plus, a few weeks ago I was invited to a presentation and meet and greet from the folks at Provence, Alpes and Côte d’Azur Tourism Office. And it was there I got the chance to speak with the CEO of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Tourism located in the South of France. So we have that conversation for you.
Well, hello and welcome to the Informed Traveler Podcast, a weekly travel podcast where our goal is to help you become a more informed traveler. And I'm your host, Randy Sharman. Travel expert Onanta Forbes continued her winter stay in the Canary Islands last week, which, as she quickly found out, is a popular spot for cruise ships. So on this week's podcast, we'll talk about cruising to the Canary Islands. Plus, a few weeks ago, I was invited to a presentation and meet and greet from the folks at Provence Alpes Cotezur Tourism. And it was there I got the chance to speak with the CEO of Provence Alps Côte d'Azur Tourism,
Cruising To The Canary Islands
SPEAKER_01located in the south of France, by the way. So we'll have that conversation for you later on the podcast. But first, let's kick things off chatting with travel expert Onanta Forbes, who joins us each week to discuss some of the travel news and travel trends. You can follow her adventures on Instagram, Facebook, and ex at Onanta Forbes. OnantaForbes.com is her website. Hello, Onanta.
SPEAKER_03Hi Randy, how are you?
SPEAKER_01I'm good, thank you. We were talking about this before when you first arrived. Well, you actually arrived at the Canary Islands, did you not, for a cruise? So we're going to talk a little bit about uh what a popular spot the Canary Islands is for cruisers.
SPEAKER_03It is, and every um beginning of the year in North America, we have what's called wave season. So that's when the cruise lines sharpen their pencils and they create, you know, competitive pricing offers, amenities, um, add-ons to what a cruise um could mean to a client, whether it's excursions, Wi-Fi, and so on. And I thought it would be interesting to share with you that on any given day in the Canaries, you're gonna see multiple cruise ships in port. And it's just proof of how popular the destination is with cruise lines and travelers alike. And so we came on Regent Seven Seas, and we went for one day, we went to uh where I'm at right now, Lanzarote, and then we also went as the second day to Tenerife. Two different landscapes, different flavors of um the beautiful archipel that this is. And also, though, not just Regent comes here, um Celebrity comes here, Royal Caribbean, Canard, Hall in America. So a lot of um names that our listeners will recognize and probably travel on, right? And interestingly enough, a lot of cruise lines that are more popular from Europe, like European cruise lines, like Costa, um Fred Olsen, um German um cruise lines as well. So you you get to see other um uh ships that you may not see in your usual uh sailings. And then so you're you're kind of thinking that you know Canary Islands is just another beach bot, but it really isn't. We've talked about how genuinely exotic it can be with its volcanic um landscapes, the forests, the the ruggedness of the coastlines and and the beaches. Um and it's and again it's all wrapped in year-round malweather, so it's nice to come here. Not to say that sometimes you have to bundle up, but it's nice to be here.
SPEAKER_01Can't it's all relative, right?
SPEAKER_03Yes, it is. Yeah, and you know, it's a little, it's it's quite um different in a way. It kind of has a wilder feel because of all that what we just um shared with you, but also because it's um it's still got like great historic towns and the the port cities are fun and it's got good food as well. Um so interesting to be here. And you know, when you're here, um coming to the islands are pretty interesting in the fact that the distances between the ports are short. So the sea conditions are generally friendly and they include stops in, it could include stops in like Spain, Portugal, Madeira, or North Africa. Um, you can come here on a repositioning cruise from Fort Lauderdale, or like me, I I'm I came from uh um Barcelona um when I, you know, I flew to Barcelona, then started my cruise. But you also can come from Lisbon or Southampton or Rome. So it makes it a fun European getaway as well. And um, so you know, we talked about the different ships, and so like for region, that that's luxury all-inclusive. Include the short excursions, fine dining, celebrity. Um, it's pretty contemporary luxury, great service and enrichment, rural care being big ship, lots of onboard energy and activities, right? Yeah, and um, like Holland America, they're destination focused, got good cultural programming, and you worked on them, so you kind of know that, right? So um, you know, when you think about it, we you know, you can island hop. So we talked about Tenerife, and that's a probably a favorite first um stop from any of the cruisers. You dock near Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and you you can instantly feel the energy. Um, you know, the city has great plaza, cafe-lined streets. Um it's all worth exploring on foot. And then outside the city, like I took an excursion, we went to Spain's tallest peak, and it's kind of surreal because I didn't even say I we talked about like it's snow capped at times, but then you could be at the bottom of the like the island and look up sea and you're on a beach, so it's really quite neat. And then you can stroll through like UNESCO listed towns like La La Laguna, great for history lovers. Um, so it so Tenerife is good with regards to that, and then you have Lanzarote, um, and there's an artist uh architect called Cesar Manique, and he because of him, it really the island blends a lot of nature and design, and um the capital city is walkable, lively, it's got lots of cafes and galleries, and then we also took a short excursion with our cruise line and we went to the volcanic park, and it's really interesting. I would even if you are staying here on a land-based holiday, I would go to this uh uh volcanic park on a tour because the lineups are incredible if you go on an individual basis, like in your own car. Um, and then you have to wait before you even get in. And then even um looking at the the park in general, you then have to board a bus to drive through the different landscapes. You can't go on an individual basis driving through. So it's very controlled, but man, you do not want to be caught in the lineup to get in. And I think that some of um the residents get quite annoyed because they're trying to get to work, right?
SPEAKER_02And here we are.
SPEAKER_03Yes, and here we are. And then there's um an island called La Palma, and it's actually known as La Isla Bonita, and it's very green, very dramatic, very intimate. And um, it's uh it has actually had volcanic activity in the recent years, but it's very open, very welcoming. The capital, um, Santa Cruz de La Palma, it it just oudes um charm with the historic architecture and the volcanic stone churches. And it's funny, like you see, you know, there's a lot of rock, right? Because that's what the island's base of. You pick up the rock, it's actually quite heavy. Um, so it's not like but don't be packing it and taking it home with you. Showing your grandkids this is look at this is what grandma saw.
SPEAKER_02Like, don't do that.
SPEAKER_03So um it's uh, you know, and and there and there's some little islands, um, like El Her Harrow, and I'm gonna say it wrong, so I apologize. Um it's a UNESCO biosphere reserve, so it's known for very dramatic sea cliffs. Um the landscapes are very carved by the wind that's here and the serenity. And then there's Lacasio that has no paved road and um which is white sand, volcanic hills, and just a real sense of escape. So it'd be kind of neat to see those islands too, because it's just really off the beaten track. Um and as we talked, like you know, when you come here, um it's it's it's a very nice climate year-round. So you're gonna enjoy that. Um, it's it the rain is limited, like really, like I haven't been in a downpour, more spitting than anything. And you know, for us as North Americas, is we're escaping the snow and the cold. So it feels like a good balance here. Um, we like it. And then um what you know, what what should you pack? I think light layers. Um, daytime is usually warm, and when the sun is out, it's lovely. Um do expect a wind. I think the area we're in is called breezy takeezi, um, and it is breezy. And you know, for the um evenings it can get a little cooler, so light sweater, comfortable walking shoe shoes, and really high quality sun, sun protection, because the Atlantic sun can be strong. You don't think so? Especially people who think that, oh, it's cloudy, you're not gonna get any UV, you're gonna get UV. I I that's what I think anyway. These are my thoughts. And then if you're planning nature hikes in a volcanic park, a light rain jacket is probably a smart idea. As far as um, you know, a fun time to be here. If your cruise lines up with late February to early March, you're in for carnival season. Oh, yeah. Especially right, especially um spectacular in Tenor Reef. Um and the the celebrations rival like Rio in scale and in spirit, and then you get to know a little bit more about the first inhabitants, and that adds a depth to your visits um across the island. Because you should I always think you should know where you're going and why it's so nice and why it was created to the point where you get to enjoy it. And um, on port days, you know, get up for the uh sunrise. Like it's pretty neat because I have to say, the first morning I was here, I opened my window in my bedroom, and there was a cr um a celebrity cruise ship cruising into port. So, like, oh, that was kind of cool. And then so it it it watching uh from the ship cruise into a Canary Island port, you see the volcanic peaks kind of rising from the sea in the morning light. It's kind of a um a word, it's worthy of an early alarm. So get up and do it, yeah.
SPEAKER_01Uh but there's lots of uh yeah, lots of different activities for people to do uh taking a cruise uh to the Canary Islands, lots of different itineraries to choose from, too, it sounds like and and I think we kind of forget that there's lots of European cruise lines that we in North America don't really well I suppose if you really wanted to, you could you could book a cruise there, but we don't have the same kind of access uh to stuff as we do to the other cruise lines like uh Celebrity Princess, Royal Caribbean, those types of cruise lines, right?
SPEAKER_03Right, absolutely. And um, you know, uh the world's a big place and it depends too. Like maybe you're doing a a long stay here and then you do go on one of those European cruise ships. Um, so it's a different experience as well. But it's also, you know, I've I've heard people go on cruise ships that are based out of Europe, Germany, and so on. It's it's a different mentality to like North Americans being on a ship versus Europeans, like the queuing system.
SPEAKER_01It's the cultural differences certainly stand out.
SPEAKER_03Oh my goodness, yeah. Yeah, that so you do have to be prepared for that because you know, Canadians and North Americans in general are polite. They recognize queuing and lining up and you know, this and that. And sometimes it's not always the same in other cultures.
SPEAKER_01I would be curious to know because you mentioned a lot of volcanic um landscaping around the Canary Islands. What color is the sand on the beaches?
SPEAKER_03That's a good question. So you see black sand beaches and you see golden sand beaches, and the golden sand beaches is fine. Like it's amazing how there's it's soft and very cushy. And then the black sand beaches are pebbly. Like if you've ever been to Iceland, those are kind of that's what it reminds me of. Those like pebbly and such. And and just the force of the wind and um the uh waves crashing into the landscape carves the landscape out in really unique and interesting ways. And I think that's part of the charm too, is seeing that different landscape. Um yeah, it's it's quite amazing.
SPEAKER_01The reason why I ask is uh I've been if anybody who's been to Costa Rica or some of the Central American uh countries that are the border of the ocean, uh depending on uh where you are, you will see black sand beaches in uh in those areas too. And it it is uh it's just different. So different from uh you know the white sand beaches or the gold sand beaches.
SPEAKER_03Yeah, it's it's quite lovely. And um, you know, today when we're out for a walk, um, once the sun's out, there people just go and enjoy the um the sun. Like, you know, it doesn't matter if it's a little cool, the sun's out. And honestly, wear sunblock. It is a it's a strong sun.
SPEAKER_01Well, good advice, good tips of people who want to take a cruise uh to the Canary Islands. Uh, of course, this is the time to to book one during wave season. Lots of different incentives, different uh types of savings. So um contact your favorite travel agent, right?
SPEAKER_03That's right. Here I am.
SPEAKER_01And she is Onanta Forbes. You she's a travel expert. You can uh follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and ex at Onanta Forbes. And her website is onantaforbes.com. Uh, always fun to chat, Onanta. Thank you.
SPEAKER_03Take care. Have a good week.
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
SPEAKER_01So a few weeks ago, I was invited to a presentation and meet and greet from the folks at Provence Alps Côte d'Azur Tourism. And it was there I got the chance to speak with Loïc Chauvelin. He's the CEO of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Tourism, which by the way is located in the south of France. So we have that conversation for you now. Let's start with the three areas that we're that you're uh the CEO of Provence Alps and uh Côte d'Azur in the southern part of France. Um uh one uh the thing I got from your uh presentation was we're not talking about a big landmass here. Like it's uh it's an area where you can visit all three areas on one vacation.
SPEAKER_00Yes, that's right. That's uh I think the main point of our destination. I mean main point worldwide, uh, because I'm not sure that it does exist another destination like us, uh, with all the diversity of activities we can do in the same day. And um that's why we are here to explain uh how visitors can uh discover our destination not as just a point between uh um a European tour, for example, but real during two weeks' uh summer holidays or winter holidays to discover um plenty of activities and landscape. Uh as I said during the presentation in the same day on Saturday, so two days ago, uh I I was um uh I surfed on the Military and Sea uh during the morning and then uh take it.
SPEAKER_01You made everybody jealous by the way. You went to the beach in the morning and went skiing in the afternoon.
SPEAKER_00Yes, that's right, exactly. So we we are lucky on that, but uh to and today people from especially in America where your distance are really long, uh sometimes you have to take an aircraft to go to mountain from the to the sea, etc. And um today people do not really understand that Provence and Côte d'Azur are totally closed together, uh neighborhood, and then there is also the Alps. And these three three main destinations, Provence and Côte d'Azur, on reality is the same region, and uh you can do from one point to another one. Uh it's only uh three hours drive time maximum. So that's exactly what we want to explain that if you want diversity, if you want to explore new landscape, new culture, uh you can you can find all that you want in Provence Alpha d'Arz or in South of France at all.
SPEAKER_01Well, yeah, I think you're right. I think as North Americans, especially Western Canadians, we do have a sense that everything is so far apart, and it's not necessarily the case, and it's pretty cool that you can go to the beach one on the same day and go skiing if you really wanted to.
SPEAKER_00Exactly, exactly. And uh another point we want to underline is uh the seasonality. Um we are really interested by Canadians because um, if we compare with the French people, for example, or European people uh who uh enjoy our destination uh more during summer than the rest of the year, uh Canadians used to uh travel uh to Provence-Côte d'Azur uh I mean during spring, autumn, and summer as the same season. And uh we are we can also increase during the winter, especially for ski. Um and today it's really interesting for us to um to get uh your visitors because it's better not to get more tourism but to get a better tourism. Uh when I when I'm talking about better tourism, I mean uh it's not only uh on numbers, but it's to get a better flow, a repartition flow of tourists uh on geographical uh you know destination, but also uh during the time, and I I I I go back to the seasonality.
SPEAKER_01Uh I wrote down another kind of destination. Uh I hope I wrote that correctly. What does that mean? Like it's another kind of experience, another kind of uh destination.
SPEAKER_00Um I think um that we want to show is uh um today tourism can be uh an issue for some people uh in certain parts of the world and in Europe, for example, you can uh have some issue between inhabitants and tourists. Um, and in our way, uh we uh we communicate a lot to our inhabitants just to explain how it's important uh to continue to welcome uh tourists, and for that, that's why we want to totally avoid peak of precaution during summer or too many people in the in the same place. Uh, for that we we organize a lot of um uh innovation uh by digital or by our promotion, uh, just to get the better flow of tourists all year round and everywhere in our destination. And uh today it's quite uh good results because all the increase we get for 10 years now is totally outside summer, and uh people really enjoy our inhabitants really enjoy tourists. Uh and another point on tourists, which is really important, is uh we are all the time speaking about economy, about business of tourism, but by uh the geopolitic geopolitical worldwide, we we have for some months or some years, today we we have to uh push uh something important about tourism, which is soft power. And tourism is uh the exchange between culture, the exchange between people. Um and you you by tourism you learn about other culture, other visitors, and it's a peace factor. Yes. So today, of course, we are here to we are here to make business to get everybody at the same table and uh nobody only on the menu. And uh, if I'm talking like that, it's just to show that tourism is just amazing, and that's I think the best uh source power we can have uh in our hearts.
SPEAKER_01Well, I think you're correct. I think uh from uh the traveler's point of view, too, it's about the experience, it's not just about numbers. And uh for the locals, too, you have to respect that this is where they live. So you don't want to overrun the locals, right? And because there's this. Careful balance, right? Where you want to have tourism, but you don't want to have too much tourism where it affects not only the locals but the people that are traveling there and the experience.
SPEAKER_00Exactly, you are right. And um something interesting with the Canadian visitors is uh that you you like our culture, you like our gastronomy, our wine, our heritage, and uh then we we want to show them to you and to explain, uh to invite you to get an experience like Provenceal people or uh Alps people from the Alps also in our destination. And uh today our inhabitants are really happy to uh uh make a petanque game uh with uh with visitors or to explain a recipe, a cooking recipe, uh to make tapanade, for example. And that's exactly the way that we want to manage uh tourism in the south of France.
SPEAKER_01Uh let's just talk about logistics now. I think when people think France, I think Paris, that's a starting point, and it's easy to get to the southern part of uh France from Paris, or if you wanted to, you could fly direct from Montreal into some of the areas, right?
SPEAKER_00Yeah, that's right. Uh of course, usually uh new visitor, newcomer to France uh really want to go to Paris. Uh that's uh the first uh the first step. Uh but after one trip or two trips, uh they start also uh to stay the time in only one region. And uh and today uh our strategy is especially to show uh how all the things they can do uh in uh uh in in the same staying in south of France. Because uh if you take uh just um a local um um destination as in Provence in the art of Provence, uh it's uh one hour drive time to Côte d'Azur, one hour drive time to the Alps, and uh half an hour to uh all the best spots in Provence. Uh and uh so for if that is on uh renting house rating or in a hotel, uh everything is possible to get a perfect holidays during two weeks uh without to have taken uh an aircraft or a flight every three days or to take a bus or a car. No, it's very easy to get quiet, uh wellness, and also um uh take a good curiosity about all the activities and experience you can have.
SPEAKER_01Um obviously the Alps are the Alps, they're mountains, the mountainous region, but talk about so like the differences of the three regions.
SPEAKER_00Um Provence is really uh the land of little villages, uh fresh food markets, uh a lot of um painters also, uh like Cézanne, Van Gogh. Uh they really enjoy um the Provence. It's also um a nice destination for uh worldwide famous stars of VIP, but it's not like bling bling destination, you know. Uh people uh we we have a lot of uh American stars or people from Canada also who but they usually rent a big house with a friend, and uh uh you you can meet them all the stars on the on the fresh market during the day, but there's no photograph, no paparazzi, it's just quiet. And uh just a couple of minutes uh on the right to go to the east, you have the Côte d'Azur. So the Côte d'Azur is also authentic destinations, a lot of experience, but of course it's more bling bling, and uh they want photographs, uh, they want uh a nice uh luxury shopping. Uh so you can do the two these two experiences uh in the same uh uh trip, and then of course you have the Alps, and the Alps is uh totally it's uh we we have three national parks in our Alps, uh five regional parks, so everything is totally protected, and that's the perfect way for uh to make cycling, uh hiking, uh everything everything is possible, and uh you can find uh the the best um the higher point of our destination, which is more than four thousand meters uh in altitude, so it's quite uh classic experience. Uh so I mean uh Provence Alpha d'Azur, if you know the name of Provence and Codazur and the Alps, I can say that uh this name can resume exactly the experience you will discover there.
SPEAKER_01It's interesting you brought up the national parks because uh I made a note of that too, because I think a lot of people when they think of France, they think of Paris and the cities and you know the the culture and the heritage and the food. They don't really necessarily think about the national parks, but there are some nice national parks there, right?
SPEAKER_00Yes, right, because yes, we have two big cities, so Marseille and uh Nice, and also medium city like Aix en Provence, Avignon or Saint-Tropez. Uh but when we are going outside the the Mediterranean uh riviere, uh you are immediately on totally uh on big uh on big parks. So most famous park are Parc des Ecrins, it's a very high cliff uh mountain. Uh you have also um uh Camargue and Calanque, uh which are close to Marseille. Calanque is uh the the only uh national park inside the city in France. Uh so you can go to the second city in France which is Marseille, uh, take the bus and arrive in a totally uh preserved uh destination uh with no construction, with a lot of regulation, uh not to be too many people in the same place. So all this diversity, it's it's it's an it's an experience.
SPEAKER_01I'm not a person that likes to drive. So how easy is it to get around for someone like myself? Is that is there public transportation, are there uh Ubers, taxis, uh tour buses? Is is it easy to get around if you don't want to drive?
SPEAKER_00Uh in fact you have plenty of choice. Uh you can uh use uh a tour by uh cycling uh because we invest a lot of uh on a new road where cycling are protected, not on the highway with your bicycle. Um it's of course very easy uh by car because uh some to today with many applications it's quite easy to go from one point to another one and uh it's quite easy to drive in our destination. Uh so um uh sometimes people who used to live in a very big city uh when they arrive in the little mountain road and you have to turn uh we've all seen it in the movies, yeah. Yeah, but that's a charm, that's the charm of the trip. Um and then after for VAP you can take also a helicopter from Saint-Tropez to Monaco. Uh so uh you can practice the yachting by sailing uh boats or yacht boats. Uh so in fact you can do all really really all that all that you want, and uh you can also practice walking. Uh you have a lot of uh not walking, sorry, hiking, excuse me. Uh hiking to go from Aix-en-Provence uh to Marseille, or we have we have a lot of uh world pass uh organized. And then we uh we also create uh pass uh train pass which called Côte d'Esur Pass or Provence Pass, and uh so for three days uh with less than uh 60 uh euro you can go by train all the all in all the places you want. Uh you have not to book before I want to go from this point to the other point, it's just like a pass. So it's quite easy, it's brand new. Uh that's in test in Code Azure from one year, and uh next year we will uh develop this offer in all around the region. And also we uh start with a lot of investment. Uh I mean more than one billion dollars, uh Canadian dollars to the train uh because uh in 2030 we will welcome the the Winter Olympic Games. We are going to help people to choose train to go to ski resorts instead of cars. Yes, exactly. So that's the target.
SPEAKER_01Okay, two more things. Uh one, Valée de la Gastronomie. Gastronomie.
SPEAKER_00Yes, Valet de la Gastronomie is um a brand new product we we launched uh six years ago now with two other regions: Bourgogne, Francote, well known by the wine Bourgogne, and uh Auven Rhône-Alp, which is a close Lyon, uh with a big uh worldwide famous chef uh and gastronomy. And today uh by this Valley of the Gastronomy uh you can uh discover all the main uh meal and uh tasting of the food in France. I mean very complicated recipe to very simple one. Um and uh something interesting also is to to uh get to discover this Valley of La Gastronomie uh by a river cruise. Uh, because you can uh start by Avignon, for example, or in Arles in our region in south of France, in Provence, and go to Lyon and then uh uh almost to Paris uh by a river cruise. So you can uh take the river cruise boat and stop, uh have uh wine testing and go to uh three stars Bichelin restaurants and then have uh uh cooking listen uh it's well that sounds amazing.
SPEAKER_01And then the other thing was uh culture and heritage, so a lot of history there. Um a bit of a history buff, I think that'd be fascinating.
SPEAKER_00Yeah, yeah, we have we have a lot of uh we are lucky to get uh more than 2006 uh century of history. Uh Marseille is the oldest city in France. Um but uh today we have a lot of uh monuments and uh heritage uh by uh labalized by UNESCO uh heritage, and uh we organize tours by all this past history to also the modern art and contemporary art, uh, with all the painters who uh really love our destination, like Van Gogh, Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, etc. And you have a lot of museums like that in our destination. So, from more than two millionaires uh to uh all the street art today, uh you can also by your cultural uh get a very good experience.
SPEAKER_01I'm gonna put you on the spot now. On your day off, what do you like to do? Where do you like to go?
SPEAKER_00Uh I see uh who wants to come with me. So with my daughter, for example, uh they want to uh to mix uh uh hiking uh on the on the sea, uh which is uh 10 minutes by my house, and then have a quick shopping in Excel Provence. And uh with my uh my wife and some friends, we really like to enjoy uh electronic festival or uh to to have uh dancing uh in the our city center, and with some of my friends or by myself alone, uh very very good um uh hiking in uh in a big cliff, uh high cliff on a mountain or ski uh ski uh uh ski resort experience during one day, for example.
SPEAKER_01Very nice. Anything you want to add I might have missed?
SPEAKER_00Um welcome to all Canadians. Uh we really appreciate uh your uh uh humor, uh your the all the interest you you have to our destination, and we are proud to uh share uh all the love we have to our gastronomy and destination uh to give the best experience we can have uh for a trip. So uh welcome to Provence Alcodazieux. Uh we are welcome during summer, but not only, don't forget that we have spring, autumn, and winter season. Very, very uh attractive uh on fair, but also uh on uh many new products we create. So welcome in Provence-Alcodazieur for your next holidays. We really really we will really be happy to welcome you.
SPEAKER_01Uh Luc Chauvelin is the uh CEO of Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur uh tourism. I uh do appreciate your time. Thank you so much. Merci beaucoup.
SPEAKER_00Thank you too, and uh see you soon.
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