Ussim Vacances

What Ussim Vacances does

USSIM Vacances (legal name: Association Union Sportive Sociale Interministérielle, founded 1945) is a French association déclarée recognized as being of public utility that operates as a social tourism group running six hotel and residence establishments across France, totaling 447 beds. Its portfolio spans three mountain destinations — Le Chamois d'Or in Méribel, Hôtel-Restaurant Les Essarts in Valloire, and Hôtel Club Côté Dôle in Les Rousses — and three destinations outside the mountains: Domaine d'Aiguebelle in Le Lavandou, Hôtel Villa Bettina in La Baule, and Le Secret du Périgord residence in Sorges-en-Périgord. The group positions itself as 'hotels with holiday village services,' combining independent hotel accommodations with full-board, family programming, and group activities.

The organization generates revenue primarily through direct-to-consumer accommodation bookings via its own websites, telephone reservations, and email/contact forms, with no third-party OTA dependency disclosed. Revenue is supplemented by F&B operations at each property and supported by a tiered pricing structure including loyalty points (€1 = 1 point, redeemable for vouchers up to €1,300), ASPTT member discounts (up to 15%), USSIM voucher discounts (10%), solidarity pricing for low-income households (20%, subject to a tax-assessment threshold under €1,500), family rates (free for ages 0-3, graduated child discounts thereafter), and group rates (10% off for 20+ guests). As a non-profit association, the entity reinvests a portion of profits in charitable actions — including a documented €15,000 donation to Croix-Rouge française for Ukraine relief — rather than distributing surpluses to members.

The customer base is intentionally diversified across personas: ASPTT Federation licensees (accessed via a December 2022 exclusive partnership), families, professional/seminar clients, organized groups of 20+, athletes and ski enthusiasts, and budget-conscious travelers. Distribution is purely domestic (France only); marketing relies on the corporate website, the @ussimvacances Instagram account, annual brochures, seasonal email campaigns, and the ASPTT channel. Operating headcount is approximately 25 employees, with headquarters at 13 Rue Raymond Losserand, 75014 Paris. Technology stack is undisclosed and no AI capabilities, APIs, or proprietary platforms are referenced in source data.

Name

Ussim Vacances

Legal name

ASS UNION SPORTIVE SOCIALE INTER MINIST

Website

https://ussim-vacances.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

USSIM Vacances is a French non-profit social tourism association founded in 1945 that operates six hotel and residence establishments across French mountain and seaside destinations, serving 447 beds of individual holidaymakers, ASPTT members, families, groups, professionals, and athletes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Tourism / Holiday Accommodations

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

Keywords

• Social tourism
• Holiday accommodations
• Hotel services
• Mountain and seaside resorts
• Group travel packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Holiday Accommodation Services: Hotel and holiday village accommodation services across 6 destinations in France, including mountain and seaside locations. Revenue generated from room stays, with various discount programs for different customer segments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ussim Vacances is a French non-profit association (declared of public utility since 1945) that operates six hotel and residence establishments across France, providing holiday accommodations in mountain and seaside locations. The association offers leisure stays for individuals, families, couples, groups, and business travelers through discounted pricing programs tied to its social tourism mission. With approximately 447 beds across its properties, it reinvests revenues into member services and charitable works.

Product overview

USSIM Vacances is a social tourism association operating 6 hotel and residence establishments across France, offering both seaside destinations (Domaine d'Aiguebelle, Hôtel Villa Bettina, Le Secret du Périgord) and mountain destinations (Le Chamois d'Or, Hôtel-Restaurant Les Essarts, Hôtel Club Côté Dôle). The group positions itself as 'hotels with holiday village services,' providing accommodations for families, groups, professionals, couples, and athletes with various discount programs including ASPTT membership discounts, loyalty programs, family rates, and solidarity pricing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domaine d'Aiguebelle Seaside hotel/residence establishment located in Le Lavandou, offering holiday accommodation as part of Ussim Vacances' social tourism network.
• Le Chamois d'Or Mountain hotel establishment in Méribel, providing ski and alpine holiday accommodation as part of Ussim Vacances' social tourism network.
• Hôtel-Restaurant Les Essarts Mountain hotel-restaurant in Valloire, providing alpine holiday accommodation with on-site dining.
• Hôtel Villa Bettina Seaside hotel in La Baule, offering Atlantic-coast holiday accommodation as part of Ussim Vacances' social tourism network.
• Hôtel Club Côté Dôle Mountain hotel-club establishment in Les Rousses, providing Jura-region holiday accommodation as part of Ussim Vacances' social tourism network.
• Le Secret du Périgord Country residence establishment located in Sorges, offering Périgord-region holiday accommodation as part of Ussim Vacances' social tourism network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ years of holiday expertise
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASPTT FederationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 December 2022Exclusive partnership offering ASPTT licensees up to 15% discounts on stays, additional 5% bonus depending on taxation, and 15-50% discounts for children. USSIM Vacances gains access to the federation's member network.
• Croix-Rouge française (French Red Cross)minorOthers · 1 March 2022USSIM Vacances made a financial donation of €15,000 to support populations affected by the conflict in Ukraine since March 2022. The association, recognized as being of public utility, reinvests part of its profits in charitable actions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cap France: Cap France is a federation of independent French holiday village operators with an association-based structure targeting families, groups, and value-conscious travelers. Comparable to USSIM as a French association-led social tourism operator.
• Pierre & Vacances Center Parcs: Pierre & Vacances operates French holiday residences and resorts in mountain and seaside locations with comparable family-oriented, multi-destination positioning. It is a much larger commercial competitor in the same mid-market holiday residence category.
• Lagrange Vacances: Lagrange Vacances operates French holiday residences in mountain and seaside resorts with similar family-friendly pricing and multi-destination strategy. Directly comparable to USSIM's residence and hotel portfolio serving the mid-market French holiday segment.
• Gîtes de France: Gîtes de France is a federation-affiliated network of rural holiday accommodations across France with a not-for-profit label structure. Comparable to USSIM as a French association-backed accommodation provider targeting value-conscious domestic travelers.
• Odalys Vacances: Odalys operates French holiday residences across mountain, seaside, and countryside locations targeting families and groups. Directly comparable to USSIM's multi-destination French residence and hotel portfolio serving similar customer segments.
• Ternelia: Ternelia is a French association-based tourism network operating holiday villages and residences across France. It is structurally analogous to USSIM as a non-profit-affiliated operator with a similar social-tourism positioning and multi-site French footprint.
• VVF Villages (Vacances pour Tous): VVF Villages operates a federation-affiliated network of holiday villages across France, historically linked to social and family tourism associations. It is directly comparable to USSIM Vacances' association-based, multi-destination French holiday village model.
• Belambra Clubs: Belambra is one of France's largest holiday village operators, offering seaside and mountain family-oriented club accommodations across multiple French destinations with similar seasonality, family pricing structures, and mid-market positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Logis Hôtels: Logis Hôtels is a large French network of independent mid-market hotels and inns with strong regional presence. Comparable to USSIM as a multi-property French hotel operator serving value-conscious travelers, though broader and more commercially structured.
• Club Med: Club Med is the largest all-inclusive resort operator in France and globally, with significant presence in French Alps and Mediterranean destinations. Comparable to USSIM as a major French resort operator but at a much higher price tier and broader international scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ussimvacances
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ussim-vacances

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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