Destination Périgueux • Office de Tourisme

What Destination Périgueux • Office de Tourisme does

Destination Périgueux — Office de Tourisme is the official municipal tourism office for the city of Périgueux in the Dordogne department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Operated as a public service entity under the City of Périgueux and holding the French Qualité Tourisme certification, the organization promotes Périgueux as the "Capitale de la Gourmandise," with a curated content library covering 2,000 years of Gallo-Roman, medieval, and Renaissance heritage. Core services include on-site visitor information at its headquarters at 9 bis Place du Coderc, multilingual information delivery (six languages: French, English, Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish), guided tour bookings, accommodation and restaurant referrals, event organization, and dedicated group-travel support through an Espace Groupes channel.

The digital platform is a proprietary multilingual website (destination-perigueux.fr) built on a continuous-evolution architecture by agency partner IRIS Interactive, featuring two major updates per year to avoid full redesign cycles. The site integrates an eco-mode with a real-time ADEME-supplied CO2 impact calculator, an AI-powered virtual concierge chatbot named Sidonia, a personalized "Mon Carnet de Voyage" travel notebook, and an integrated e-commerce ticketing storefront (boutique.destination-perigueux.fr). Supporting community programs include the volunteer-led Périgueux Greeters and recurring events such as Summer in Périgueux, Les Rencontres Gourmandes, Les Nuits Gourmandes, and Macadam Jazz.

Revenue mechanics are dual: the primary funding base is municipal budget allocation from the City of Périgueux (with supporting coordination from Dordogne Périgord Tourisme), supplemented by transactional revenue from guided-tour and event ticket sales through the online boutique and on-site bookings — example pricing of €31 per person for the Flânerie au marché day experience. Customer segments are diffuse individual tourists (primary), local residents, families, and organized groups, served through physical office, digital commerce, and multilingual web channels.

Name

Destination Périgueux • Office de Tourisme

Legal name

Office de Tourisme Destination Périgueux

Website

https://destination-perigueux.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Official municipal tourism office for Périgueux, France, providing visitor information, multilingual trip planning, guided tours, event organization, and online ticketing across a six-language eco-designed platform. Serves domestic and international tourists, local residents, families, and organized groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Promotion and Visitor Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Reservations & Visitor Information Services (Passes, Booking, Visitor Centers) (THAAAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Inbound/Local Retail Travel Agencies (Destination Booking Offices) (THAKABAH)

Keywords

• Destination tourism services
• Visitor information center
• Guided tour services
• Online travel ticketing
• Local tourism promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Périgueux

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. Service fees and tour bookings: Revenue from ticket sales for guided tours, activities, and potentially merchandise through the online boutique (boutique.destination-perigueux.fr). Example pricing: 31€ per person for 'Flânerie au marché' day experience.
2. Public funding and municipal support: Core operational funding from municipal and potentially departmental/regional government sources as a public tourism promotion organization. Funded by public taxes and budget allocations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Destination Périgueux is the official municipal tourist office of the city of Périgueux in Dordogne, France. It provides visitor information, guided heritage tours, online ticketing for attractions and events, accommodation and restaurant recommendations, curated day-trip and stay packages, the volunteer-led Périgueux Greeters program, and seasonal tourism events (Summer in Périgueux, Rencontres Gourmandes, Nuits Gourmandes). Services are delivered through a physical tourist office, a multilingual six-language website, and an e-commerce booking shop.

Product overview

Destination Périgueux operates a comprehensive tourism destination platform for the Périgueux area in Dordogne, France. The core product is a multilingual website (6 languages) offering trip planning, activity discovery, accommodation search, event calendars, and online ticketing. Key services include guided tours, the Périgueux Greeters volunteer program, seasonal events (Summer in Périgueux, Gourmet Encounters, Gourmet Nights), and curated trip packages. The platform features AI-powered Sidonia virtual concierge for personalized recommendations and an eco-mode sustainability feature with CO2 tracking. The My Travel Notebook module enables visitors to save favorites and plan custom itineraries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guided Tours Service Organized guided tours of Périgueux covering 2,000 years of history, cathedral roof visits, heritage exploration, and special themed tours, available to visitors on-site and via online booking.
• Online Ticketing Platform (Billetterie) E-commerce platform for purchasing tickets to attractions, tours, and events in the Périgueux destination, plus merchandise sales.
• Périgueux Greeters Program Volunteer program by local residents who offer free, informal tours and insider tips to visitors for authentic local experiences that go beyond standard guided tours.
• Curated Trip Ideas & Stay Packages (Idées Séjours) Curated day-trip and stay itineraries such as the Flânerie au marché (Market Stroll) day experience priced at 31€ per person, designed for visitors wanting structured local experiences.
• Destination Périgueux Multilingual Tourism Website Comprehensive tourism destination website offering trip planning, activity discovery, accommodation search, event calendar, and online booking for Périgueux and the Dordogne region, available in six languages.
• Summer in Périgueux (L'Été à Périgueux) Annual seasonal tourism event series featuring concerts, festivals, exhibitions, public dances, riverside entertainment, and gourmet gatherings throughout the summer season.
• Rencontres Gourmandes (Gourmet Encounters) Seasonal event program featuring creative workshops, craft demonstrations, and free tastings organized by the Tourist Office to promote local gastronomy and savoir-faire.
• Nuits Gourmandes (Gourmet Nights) Summer evening event series featuring nighttime gourmet experiences and food-related entertainment, organized by the tourist office to promote local gastronomy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuous evolution model avoids full website redesigns every 4-5 years, reducing digital obsolescence impact
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• IRIS InteractivecoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital agency responsible for developing and maintaining the destination website. Implemented continuous evolution architecture and eco-design principles. Partnership enables ongoing website improvements without full redesigns.
• Ademe (Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Environment and Energy Management Agency whose CO2 impact algorithm is integrated into the eco-mode feature to calculate and display environmental savings from energy-efficient navigation.
• City of PérigueuxcoreOthersMunicipal government entity and primary funder of the tourist office. Website links to perigueux.fr official city website. Represents the public sector governance structure of the organization.
• Dordogne Tourism (Dordogne Périgord Tourisme)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism organization promoting the wider Dordogne area. Website links to dordogne-perigord-tourisme.fr. Coordinates destination marketing across the broader regional tourism ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Office de Tourisme de Bordeaux: Municipal tourist office for Bordeaux, another Nouvelle-Aquitaine city destination. Both operate official DMO functions including visitor information, guided tours, ticketing, and multilingual digital platforms under the French municipal tourism framework.
• Office de Tourisme de Sarlat: Dordogne tourism office covering Sarlat-la-Canéda, the most-visited medieval town in the region. Direct geographic and functional peer as fellow Dordogne/Nouvelle-Aquitaine DMO promoting heritage and gastronomy to similar visitor demographics.
• OnlyLyon Tourism: Official tourism office for Lyon, another mid-sized French heritage city with strong gastronomy positioning. Both emphasize local cuisine, history, and visitor services to similar European city-break traveler segments.
• Dordogne Périgord Tourisme: Departmental tourism committee that Destination Périgueux already partners with; serves the broader Dordogne region. Comparable as a public DMO promoting regional tourism with overlapping content, branding, and event coordination functions.

Broad incumbents

• Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris: Paris's official tourism office and convention bureau, a much larger French municipal DMO with more extensive multilingual services, ticketing, and event programming. Comparable in function but operates at vastly larger scale and budget.
• Visit Brussels: Brussels' official tourism and convention organization, a European capital-region DMO. Comparable structure and visitor information functions, though at metropolitan scale with broader international marketing reach.
• Visit Flanders: Regional tourism organization for Flanders, Belgium. Comparable as a publicly funded DMO with multilingual capabilities (Dutch/French/German), event programming, and digital visitor assistance.

Others

• GetYourGuide: Global online marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences. Relevant indirect comparator as a distribution channel partner for guided tours and as a benchmark for digital experience-booking UX in the activities space.
• Tripadvisor: Global travel platform with reviews and experiences marketplace. Destination Périgueux actively maintains a Tripadvisor listing for visitor credibility. Useful peer for benchmarking review-driven destination discovery and traffic acquisition.
• Sojern: Digital marketing platform specialized for tourism boards and DMOs. Relevant B2B enabler in the destination marketing ecosystem and benchmark for how Destination Périgueux could scale paid visitor acquisition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeDmbdUJrWYtJXW6GB85Shg
• Facebookfacebook.com/destinationperigueux
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/destinationperigueux
• Instagraminstagram.com/destinationperigueux
• Xx.com/tweet

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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