On 10th July 1964 a law was passed in France to create Municipal Tourist Offices in listed tourist resorts. The aim was to give these resorts a tool dedicated specifically to tourism.
The municipal tourist office created in 1966 is an EPIC (industrial and commercial public undertaking), with similar legal status to a privately managed concern. Its administrative and financial structure enables it to carry out local tourism actions.
The Marseilles Convention and Visitors Bureau**** drives development of the city's tourism activities in close collaboration with the local authorities and tourism professionals. Its main objective is to contribute to the promotion of Marseilles: the capital of the third economic region in France and the leading centre for industry and the service sector in the south of France.
This city founded by the Phoceans has many undeniable assets: a strategic location between Europe and the Mediterranean, a unique quality of life and living environment, young, dynamic and creative inhabitants, and many years experience of international exchanges.
