Granville Terre et Mer TIC

What Granville Terre et Mer TIC does

Granville Terre et Mer TIC is the official public tourism office (Office de Tourisme / Établissement public) for the Granville Terre et Mer destination in the Manche department of Normandy, France. The organization operates the destination tourism platform tourisme-granville-terre-mer.com and provides visitor information services, group visit planning for schools, businesses, associations, and tourism professionals, and destination promotion through multilingual web content, social media, press relations, and trade show participation (e.g., Fitur, TOP/ResA). Its principal digital properties include a trilingual information portal with live webcams, tide schedules, and event calendars; a group visit planning service; the Chuchoteur d'Info local ambassador program; a gamified 'Time Travel' discovery application; and a curated 'GTM Experiences' marketplace.

The office is anchored by a strong certification stack — Green Destinations Gold, Marque Qualité Tourisme, Accueil Vélo, Destination d'Excellence (Atout France), and Pavillon Bleu across 7 beaches — and by unique destination assets including the highest tides in Europe in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel, the Chausey archipelago, the historic Marité ship, the Christian Dior Museum, and the Granville Carnival. It is governed by a Comité de Direction chaired by President Annaïg Le Jossic, with daily direction led by Deborah Le Goff, and is supported operationally by Manche Numérique for IT and data protection.

As a French public entity, Granville Terre et Mer does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding flows from Granville Communauté de Communes and other public partners (Normandie Tourisme, Attitude Manche, ADN Tourisme, Office de Tourisme de France), supplemented by commissions on accommodation and experience bookings, retail sales, and group service quotations. Pricing for partner-provided activities and accommodations is set by individual providers rather than centrally. The organization serves a structurally diversified visitor base across individual leisure travelers, school and youth groups, corporate groups, and tourism trade professionals, with no concentration in any single commercial customer.

Name

Granville Terre et Mer TIC

Legal name

Office de Tourisme Granville Terre et Mer

Website

https://tourisme-granville-terre-mer.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Granville Terre et Mer TIC is the official French public tourism office for the Granville Terre et Mer destination in Normandy. It operates a trilingual destination web platform, group visit planning, ambassador programs, and quality-certified sustainable tourism services for leisure visitors, schools, corporates, and travel professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tourism Destination Services

NAICS

Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591), Tour Operators (56152)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Culture, Heritage & Arts Itinerary Planning (THAKAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recreation & Activity Services (Hiking, Boating, Climbing, Fishing—Guided/Authorized) (THAAAGAF), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Destination management
• Visitor information
• Tourism marketing
• Group travel services
• Experience booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Granville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Office de Tourisme Granville Terre et Mer operates the official destination tourism portal and physical visitor services for the Granville Terre et Mer territory in Normandy, France. It delivers real-time destination information (tide schedules, webcams, event agenda, brochures), curates bookable experiences from local providers, and plans customized group itineraries for schools, businesses, and associations. The organization functions as a public tourism promotion and information body supporting local businesses and sustainable tourism.

Product overview

Granville Terre et Mer operates a comprehensive tourism destination management platform that serves both visitors and local tourism professionals. The core offering is an information portal providing real-time access to webcams, tide schedules, event calendars, accommodations, restaurants, and curated experiences. The organization provides dedicated group visit planning services for schools, businesses, associations, and families, along with the Chuchoteur d'Info ambassador program connecting visitors with local residents. Additional services include the Time Travel gamified visit application, Acceslibre accessibility information integration, and the GTM Experiences marketplace featuring activities from local providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tourism Information Portal
• Group Visit Planning Services
• Time Travel Application
• GTM Experiences

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 beaches awarded Pavillon Bleu for water quality

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Normandie TourismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tourism board supporting destination promotion across Normandy. Works with the office on regional tourism campaigns and marketing initiatives.
• Attitude ManchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManche department tourism organization providing marketing support, data resources, and network connections for local tourism offices.
• ADN TourismecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational tourism network connecting French tourism offices for shared best practices and promotion.
• Granville Communauté de CommunescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government community supporting tourism infrastructure and destination development initiatives.
• Green DestinationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational sustainable tourism certification organization. Granville Terre et Mer holds Gold-level certification demonstrating commitment to environmental and social sustainability.
• Accueil VélominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cycling tourism label ensuring quality facilities and services for cyclists. The tourism office joined the brand to promote cycle tourism in the destination.
• Destination d'ExcellenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench national quality label for tourism destinations administered by Atout France, recognizing excellence in tourism services.
• Office de Tourisme de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational federation representing French tourism offices, providing standards, training, and collective marketing.
• RACCOURCI AgencycoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb agency based in La Rochelle responsible for website development, hosting, and technical maintenance. Contact: 18 boulevard Lyautey, F-17000 La Rochelle, Tel: 05 46 28 17 17
• Manche Iles ExpressminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFerry service connecting Granville to Jersey and the Channel Islands, facilitating international tourism access.
• Vedettes Jolie FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFerry service operating routes to Chausey archipelago, enabling visitor access to the island destinations.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Office de Tourisme de Deauville: Premium-positioned Norman coastal tourism office offering information, accommodation booking, and curated experiences. Closely comparable in product structure (events calendar, webcams, experience marketplace, group services) and in Normandy geographic market.
• Office de Tourisme de Honfleur: Norman coastal tourism office serving a heritage port town with overlapping attractions (maritime history, cultural heritage, artistic legacy). Operates on the same French Office de Tourisme public-entity model with comparable segment mix of individual tourists, groups, and tourism professionals.
• Office de Tourisme de la Baule: French Atlantic-coast tourism office combining beach destination, heritage, and curated experiences. Operates the same Office de Tourisme public model with comparable multilingual digital platform, experience marketplace, and Pavillon Bleu beach certifications.
• Office de Tourisme de Saint-Malo: French coastal Office de Tourisme operating in Brittany with similar mandate: visitor information, group planning, and destination promotion for a comparable maritime-heritage destination. Directly comparable structure, customer segments, and product offerings (ferry connections, walled-city heritage, beach quality labels).

Others

• ADN Tourisme: National federation of French tourism offices; Granville Terre et Mer is a member. Functions as an ecosystem enabler—shared standards, training, and collective marketing—rather than a direct competitor, but operates in the same destination-promotion category.
• Manche Iles Express: Ferry operator connecting Granville to Jersey and Channel Islands; listed channel partner. Provides the maritime access component that complements the office's destination experience offering rather than competing directly.

Broad incumbents

• Normandie Tourisme: Regional tourism board for all of Normandy; Granville Terre et Mer's stated strategic partner. Covers a much broader geographic and thematic scope but addresses the same end customer (Normandy-bound tourists) and shares promotional and data resources.
• Atout France: France's national tourism development agency that administers the Destination d'Excellence label held by Granville Terre et Mer. Provides international promotion and benchmarking context across all French destinations.
• Attitude Manche: Department-level tourism organization for Manche, directly partnered with Granville Terre et Mer. Provides overlapping marketing and information services at the departmental scale, sitting one tier above the office in the public tourism hierarchy.

Regional players

• Visit Brittany: Regional tourism board for neighboring Brittany; serves overlapping visitor audiences along the Channel coast but operates in a different administrative region. Useful benchmark for regional digital marketing and international visitor conversion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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