Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche

What Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche does

The Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche is a Société Publique Locale (SPL) operating as the official tourism office for a rural territory in the south of the Ardèche department in France, with primary offices in Les Vans and Joyeuse. It was founded in 2017 under SIRET 82355961200028 and is registered as a travel operator (IM007170003), enabling it to sell packaged travel, accommodations, activities, and event tickets both directly to consumers and on behalf of local providers.

Its core platform is a regional tourism website that aggregates local accommodations (gîtes, chambres d'hôtes, campings, hôtels), activities, events, and visitor information. Built and maintained with IRIS Interactive and hosted on OVH, the site integrates online booking, event ticketing, a wishlist tool (Mon Carnet de Voyage), a newsletter, a media library shared with partners, and an online boutique selling topographic guides and FFRP hiking/cycling maps. It also provides B2B tooling such as embeddable widgets and a professional ticketing service for partner organizations.

The business model is commission-based: the office earns revenue on travel and stay bookings, on activity and ticket sales, and on partnership/service fees charged to local tourism providers. It serves individual tourists and families seeking outdoor, sports, and wellness experiences, and operates as the central marketing and distribution node for hundreds of local tourism businesses within its territory. It is institutionally backed by two communautés de communes, the Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and is a member of ADN Tourisme and Atout France.

Name

Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche

Legal name

SPL Cévennes d'Ardèche

Website

https://cevennes-ardeche.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche is a public local company (SPL) and official tourism office for a rural Ardèche territory in France, operating a regional booking, ticketing, and information platform that serves individual tourists and local tourism providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism and Destination Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Travel Agencies (56151), Tour Operators (561520)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAKABAH

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices)

Travel & Hospitality/Travel Agencies, Tour Operators & OTAs/Traditional/Retail Travel Agencies

SECONDARYHSACAKAF

Tours, Activities & Experiences Booking

Home & Personal Services/Event & Personal Concierge Services/Travel & Itinerary Concierge Services

Keywords

• Destination tourism services
• Travel booking platform
• Outdoor recreation promotion
• Regional heritage curation
• Visitor information center

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Vans

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Travel and stay sales: Sells packaged trips and stays, collecting commissions on bookings. Acts as a travel operator registered under IM007170003, offering comprehensive travel packages.
2. Activity and ticket sales: Online ticket sales for activities including canoeing, canyoning, guided tours, and events.
3. Professional services to partners: Provides digital tools, widgets, marketing support, and commercialization services to local tourism businesses in exchange for partnership fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche is the official public tourism office for the Cévennes d'Ardèche region, providing tourist information, online booking for accommodations and outdoor activities, event ticketing, and destination promotion. Operating as SPL Cévennes d'Ardèche (a Société Publique Locale), it runs two physical reception offices in Les Vans and Joyeuse and a digital booking platform, and is registered as a travel operator (IM007170003) selling packaged trips and stays on a transaction-fee basis alongside commercial services to local tourism partners.

Product overview

Office de tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche operates a unified tourism information and booking platform that serves both visitors and tourism professionals. The core offering consists of an online reservation system (Réservation en ligne) for booking accommodations and outdoor activities, combined with a billetterie (ticketing) platform for cultural events. Supporting products include downloadable brochures and cartoguides (such as the Cartoguide randonnées pédestres featuring 31 hiking routes), the Mon Carnet de Voyage wishlist tool, a monthly newsletter, and an online boutique selling topographic guides and maps. For tourism partners, the office provides widgets for partner websites, the FFRP topographic map commercialization service, a shared photothèque/vidéothèque library, and professional ticketing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Reservation Platform for Accommodations and Activities (Réservation en ligne) Integrated online booking system for accommodations (vacation rentals, B&Bs, hotels, campsites, unusual lodgings) and outdoor activities (canoeing, canyoning, guided tours, hiking) available in the Cévennes d'Ardèche region, targeted at individual travelers, families, and groups planning nature-based vacations.
• Event Ticketing Platform (Billetterie) Online ticketing platform for purchasing tickets to cultural events, festivals, concerts, and tourist attractions in the Cévennes d'Ardèche region, intended for visitors attending local events and partner organizations commercializing their events through the tourism office.
• Brochures and Cartoguides Downloadable and orderable brochures, trail maps, and guides including the Cartoguide randonnées pédestres featuring 31 hiking itineraries, VTT circuit maps, and various thematic destination guides, distributed to visitors planning outdoor activities in the region.
• Online Boutique (Topos-guides, Cartes, Merchandise) Online shop selling topographic guides (topos-guides), hiking and cycling maps, and regional merchandise related to the Cévennes d'Ardèche territory, targeting outdoor enthusiasts and visitors seeking physical guides.
• FFRP Topocarte Commercialization Service Commercialization service for FFRP (Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre) topographic maps covering hiking trails and itineraries in the Cévennes d'Ardèche, offered to local tourism partners and outdoor enthusiasts.
• Professional Ticketing Service for Partners (Service Billetterie pour Professionnels) Ticketing service provided to local tourism partners and event organizers to commercialize their events and activities through the SPL Cévennes d'Ardèche's online ticketing infrastructure.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ADN TourismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the ADN Tourisme network, a French tourism organization network providing standards, tools, and collaborative platforms for local tourism offices.
• Communauté de communes du pays Beaume-DrobiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal intercommunal authority supporting the tourism office's activities and regional development initiatives.
• Communauté de communes Vans-en-CévennescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal intercommunal authority that is a key stakeholder in the tourism development of the Cévennes d'Ardèche region.
• Parc naturel régional des Monts d'ArdèchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional nature park authority collaborating on sustainable tourism initiatives and nature protection programs.
• Région Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for tourism promotion in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• IRIS InteractivemajorTechnology or IntegrationWebsite developer and digital solutions provider for the tourism office's web platform.
• OVHmajorTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting provider ensuring data storage and server infrastructure for the tourism office.
• France Vélo TourismeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational cycling tourism platform promoting the destination's VTT and cycling routes.
• Atout FrancemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance's national tourism development agency supporting international promotion of French destinations.
• Helvetia InsuranceminorOthersProfessional liability insurance provider for the travel operator activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Global leader in online accommodation reservations. Competes with the office's accommodation booking platform for the same regional lodging inventory in southern France and dominates SEO/traveler mindshare in ways that threaten commission-based revenue.
• Viator (Tripadvisor): Largest global marketplace for tours, attractions, and experiences, owned by Tripadvisor. Overlaps directly with the office's activity booking and ticketing business but operates as a generalist platform rather than a destination specialist.
• GetYourGuide: Global online marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences. Competes with the office's activity and ticketing platform for the same outdoor activity bookings (canoeing, canyoning, guided tours) but at vastly greater scale and global reach.

Others

• Atout France: France's national tourism development agency responsible for promoting France internationally. Office de Tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche partners with Atout France for international promotion — comparable in mission (destination promotion) but operates at national rather than local level.
• France Voyage: France's official national tourism portal operated under Atout France. Comparable in destination promotion mission and provides national-level booking and inspiration content that both complements and competes with regional DMOs for traveler attention.

Direct peers

• Gîtes de France: French federation of independently-owned vacation rentals and B&Bs with a centralized booking platform and quality labels. Comparable as a French accommodation network providing booking and promotion for partner properties, directly overlapping with the office's accommodation brokerage function.
• Visit Provence: Regional tourism board for Provence promoting a multi-departement destination. Comparable as a French regional DMO offering centralized booking, marketing, and partner services across a defined geography in southern France.
• Ardèche Tourisme: Departmental tourism board for Ardèche, the parent region containing the Cévennes d'Ardèche area. Functions as a comparable DMO promoting the broader department, with overlapping accommodation and activity inventory and shared visitor audience.
• ADN Tourisme: National federation of French territorial tourism offices providing standards, digital tools, and collaborative platforms to local DMOs. Office de Tourisme Cévennes d'Ardèche is a member and benefits from ADN Tourisme's shared infrastructure — a direct peer in function and customer.
• Office de Tourisme Aubenas Vals: Neighboring intercommunal tourism office in the Ardèche department. Operates with the same municipal DMO mandate, similar service portfolio (accommodation booking, ticketing, partner services), and serves overlapping but distinct micro-territory within southern Ardèche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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