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Our Commitments

The Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile Intercommunal Tourist Office is committed to a Quality process in view to improving visitor satisfaction and enhancing the quality of services provided to socio-professionals, the community, and the population.

OUR COMMITMENTS

As a genuine management and organizational tool within the Tourist Office, the Quality process enables a continuous improvement of practices, in line with current and future expectations of visitors and tourism service providers.

The Intercommunal Tourist Office of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile :

  • belongs to the national network of Tourist Offices of France,
  • is classified in Category I since 2012,
  • obtained the Tourism Quality Mark in 2011, revalidated it in 2018 for 5 years,
  • has renewed the Tourism & Disability label.
In line with its quality policy, the office meets the following commitments:
  • We receive you in a comfortable and accessible reception and information area
  • Our advisors are bilingual and will inform you free of charge about the local tourist offer which is regularly updated,
  • We display our opening periods, emergency phone numbers and seasonal accommodation availability in two languages on our windows,
  • We make it convenient for you to contact us by opening more than 305 days a year and by answering your emails and letters all year long,
  • We provide free access to WIFI “WIFI_OTI” and broadcast our tourist information on our trilingual website suitable for mobile phones and tablets,
  • We are on social networks Facebook, Instagram, Tripadvisor and Google.
  • We provide you with free bilingual maps, plans and tourist guides,
  • We organize and sell a selection of visits, tours and tourist trips that can be booked online or with our travel consultants,
  • We offer a souvenir store in our reception area,
  • We are attentive to your needs and measure your satisfaction by means of questionnaires and deal with your complaints,
  • We respect the requirements of the Quality Tourism brand.

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CLASSIFICATION IN CATEGORY I

The Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile Intercommunal Tourist Office has been classified in Category I since 2012.

The classification of Tourist Offices, created by the French Ministry of Tourism, is a symbol of national recognition that guarantees consistency and homogeneity in the services offered by Tourist Offices across all destinations in France.

Whatever the classification of the Tourist Office, from category I (the highest) to category III, you will find the same range of services that will meet your main needs.

 

The Tourist Offices in category I will provide extended services, will have a greater action and role on the territory and will have reinforced means to always better welcome you, advise you and satisfy you.

Below are the main commitments of the Tourist Offices according to their category:
  • Provide a reception area and an information area easily accessible,
  • Provide a trip advisor and provide quality information,
  • Simplify all tourists’ procedures,
  • Provide free information on the local tourism offer,
  • Be committed to an internal quality process,
  • Process complaints and measure tourist satisfaction.

     

THE TOURISM QUALITY BRAND

The Intercommunal Tourist Office of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Etoile obtained the Tourism Quality Mark in 2011 and revalidated it in 2018 for a period of 5 years.

The Quality Tourism™ brand aims to federate all the rigorous quality processes identified in the tourism sector around a national quality brand.

Created in 2005 by the French State, it selects and federates under the same symbol, the quality processes committed to customer satisfaction in tourist offices, hotels, tourist residences, holiday villages, campsites, catering facilities, cafes and breweries, seasonal rental agencies, places to visit and outdoor activities.

The Qualité Tourisme™ brand guarantees visitors with:

  • personalized information,
  • available and competent professionals,
  • quality services,
  • an offer anchored in its territory.

The Qualité Tourisme™ mark is awarded to facilities that respect five essential points:

  • meet National Quality Commitments,
  • have a quality process based on external control,
  • comply with the regulatory classification of the activity,
  • comply with health and safety rules,
  • ensure handling of customer complaints.

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TOURISM & DISABILITY LABEL

Tourisme & Handicap is the only State brand that labels tourist facilities and sites accessible to all, guaranteeing reliable, objective and homogeneous information.

In addition to addressing all tourists with specific needs, this label responds especially to the needs of people with disabilities by relying on the four main families of disabilities: auditory, mental, motor, and visual.

For many years, the Intercommunal Tourist Office of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile has been aware of improving the reception of people with disabilities coming or living on the territory.
It is for this reason that we are committed to the Tourism & Disability labeling process.

The Intercommunal Tourist Office of the Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile is certified for the following criteria: motor disability, hearing disability and mental disability.

Today, several tourist structures in the territory have been labeled Tourism & Handicap and ensure a quality welcome to deficient customers.

 

Tourism structures labeled Tourism & Disability in Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile :

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