Office de Tourisme d'Argelès-sur-Mer

Name

Office de Tourisme d'Argelès-sur-Mer

Legal name

Office de Tourisme d'Argeles-sur-Mer

Website

https://argeles-sur-mer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Services and Destination Marketing

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Tour Operators (56152), Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Tours, Activities & Experiences Booking (HSACAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD), Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Accessibility & Inclusion Services (ADA Access, Adaptive Programs, Multilingual Support) (THAAAGAJ)

Keywords

• Destination tourism services
• Visitor information center
• Leisure activity ticketing
• Local producer tastings
• Terroir product shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Argelès-sur-Mer

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tourism Services and Ticketing: The office sells tickets for leisure activities through their boutique system and provides tourism information services to visitors. They are registered as a travel operator (IM066170005) enabling them to sell travel packages and leisure services.
2. Advertising Spaces: The Office de Tourisme sells advertising spaces on their website, mobile application, lobby screens, and social media channels to local businesses and tourism operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Office de Tourisme d'Argelès-sur-Mer is a municipal tourism authority that promotes the Argelès-sur-Mer destination in southern France. It provides centralized visitor information across four themed sections (Cap Méditerranée, Cap Montagne, Cap Nature, Cap Catalan), sells tickets for leisure activities and excursions through its Billetterie service, operates a physical and online gift shop featuring local terroir products, hosts weekly producer tasting events, and sells advertising inventory on its digital channels. The entity is registered as a licensed travel operator (IM066170005), enabling it to sell travel packages and stays.

Product overview

Office de Tourisme d'Argelès-sur-Mer operates a unified digital tourism platform serving visitors to the Argèles-sur-Mer destination in southern France. The core offering is a comprehensive information and booking platform organized into four thematic sections—Cap Méditerranée, Cap Montagne, Cap Nature, and Cap Catalan—covering beaches, mountain trails, eco-tourism, cultural activities, and local terroir products. The platform integrates online ticketing (Billetterie), a physical/digital gift shop (La Boutique) with weekly producer tastings (Dégustations du Lundi), a mobile application, and professional advertising spaces. The destination also features an AI-powered chatbot named 'Clem' accessible via app.django.travel for visitor assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cap Mediterranee: Thematic section of the website covering Mediterranean coastal attractions including beaches, the port, waterfront promenade, and water activities.
• Cap Montagne
• Cap Nature
• Cap Catalan

Products and services

• Argelès-sur-Mer Tourism Information Platform Comprehensive digital tourism information platform covering the destination across four themed sections: Cap Méditerranée (Mediterranean activities, beaches, port), Cap Montagne (mountain trails, Albères massif), Cap Nature (eco-tourism, natural parks), and Cap Catalan (culture, markets, terroir products). Multilingual support in French, English, German, and Spanish.
• Billetterie (Online Ticketing Service)
• La Boutique de l'Office de Tourisme (Terroir Gift Shop)
• Dégustations du Lundi (Monday Tastings)
• Argelès-sur-Mer Mobile Application
• Advertising Spaces

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• Domaine Frédéric SchramminorOthersLocal winery producing AOP Côtes du Roussillon, IGP Côtes Catalanes, and Vins Doux Naturels. Located at 27 avenue de la Libération in the village. Featured in tasting events.
• Domaine Saint ThomasminorOthersLocal domain producing confitures, fruits, vegetables, olive oil, and fruit juices. Holds 'Bienvenue à la ferme' and 'Haute Valeur Environnementale' labels. Winner of Grand Prix de l'oenotourisme 2019.
• Domaine des Deux Puits - Mas CristineminorOthersFamily winery at the foot of the Pyrenees with organic viticulture and manual harvesting. Produces wines from the Roussillon region. Holds Agriculture Biologique and Vignobles et Découvertes labels.
• Le Jardin d'ArgelèsminorOthersLocal farm selling eggs, seasonal fruits, vegetables, and regional wines. Located at Rond point Pujol. Open daily 7am-7pm from March to December.
• Cave SantenachminorOthersFamily winery producing honey and poultry products. 30-hectare family exploitation at Le Racou.
• Domaine Oléicole du Mas BoutetminorOthers10-hectare olive grove producing olives and olive oils. Organic farming with varieties including Olivière, Picholine, Picual, and Argudeill. Located on La Corniche.
• Domaine de la Mer BlancheminorOthersProducer of Limoncello and citrus liqueurs, fruit juices, and jams. Certified organic and agroecology farming in Natura 2000 zone.
• SCAV Les Vignerons d'Argelès sur MerminorOthersCooperative winery founded in 1925, one of the oldest in Roussillon. 14 members farming 90 hectares producing IGP Côtes Catalanes, AOP Côtes du Roussillon, and Muscat de Rivesaltes.
• Château ValmyminorOthersWine estate overlooking the sea since 1930. 24-hectare domain producing Côtes du Roussillon, Muscat de Rivesaltes, and Rivesaltes wines. Holds Qualité Tourisme certification.
• Terre JaumeminorOthersFamily vineyard with five generations of winegrowers. Producing their own cuvées since 2020 with manual parcel selection in goblet vines.
• Durietz OlivierminorOthersLocal fishing direct sales. Fresh fish sold at Quai du Môle, fishing boats arrive daily around 8am.
• Maison Albera - Vignes d'AltitudeminorOthersAltitude wines from Roussillon featuring rare grape varieties including Vermentino, Carignan gris, and Lladoner Pelut. Known for highest rosé production in France - Rosé des Cimes.
• Le Jardin Bio d'ArcadieminorOthersOrganic market gardeners offering seasonal vegetable baskets. Located at Mas de la Devèze in the ZA zone.
• Guetzal IIminorOthersLocal fishing direct sales at Port-Argelès. Fresh fish sold from the fishing boats.
• Racourci AgencycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development and hosting agency. Located at 18 bvd Maréchal Lyautey, 17000 La Rochelle. Handles CMS development and server hosting.
• Offices de Tourisme de FrancemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation of French tourism offices, providing brand association and network support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atout France: National French tourism development agency that sets quality classifications (including the 'Office de Tourisme Classé' label the subject holds) and runs international promotion campaigns that frame the demand pool for municipal offices.
• ADN Tourisme: National federation of French tourism offices, of which the Office de Tourisme d'Argelès-sur-Mer is a member via Offices de Tourisme de France. Provides network support, training, and brand association to the subject.
• Visit Paris / Paris je t'aime: Major-city convention and visitors bureau operating information, ticketing, and event services at a much larger scale. A useful benchmark for how a more resourced CVB structures productized visitor services.
• Comité Régional du Tourisme Occitanie: Regional tourism development body for Occitanie that aggregates and co-funds destination marketing across the region, including Argelès' market. Provides the upstream ecosystem context for the office's operations.

Emerging players

• GetYourGuide: Global experiences and activities marketplace. Overlaps with the office's billetterie and tour/activity referral role but operates at vastly larger scale and competes for the same visitor's pre-trip planning attention.
• Viator (a Tripadvisor company): Tours, activities, and experiences marketplace that competes for distribution of the same bookable inventory (tastings, excursions, outdoor activities) that the office's Billetterie sells directly.

Direct peers

• Visit Montpellier: Larger Occitanie city DMO operating visitor information, ticketing, event promotion, and local producer partnerships on a bigger scale. A useful scaled-up benchmark of the same DMO business model.
• Office de Tourisme de Collioure: Neighboring French Mediterranean municipal tourism office covering a similar coastal/heritage/vinicultural destination. Operates an information, ticketing, and events model almost identical to Argelès and is the most operationally comparable peer in the immediate geography.
• Office de Tourisme de Saint-Cyprien: Nearby Pyrénées-Orientales coastal municipal tourism office with a comparable beach-resort-plus-event programming model and overlapping visitor catchment.
• Office de Tourisme de Banyuls-sur-Mer: Adjacent Côte Vermeille municipal tourism office serving a small Mediterranean commune with vineyards, coastal trails, and a port — directly overlapping Argelès' beach-mountain-terroir proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/argeles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tourisme.argelessurmer

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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