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Tourism Monitor Tourism monitor 2014 EDITION pro.savoie-mont-blanc.com © Savoie Mont Blanc / Hagenmuller Mont © Savoie SAVOIE MONT BLANC Facts & Figures ■ Physical and administrative data ■ Accommodation capacity [SMBT monitor 2013] [73 and 74 départemental councils, RGD 73/74] 1,376,700 tourist beds • 10,416 km² PAYS DU LÉMAN PORTES > 80% of beds are in the mountains • 5,700 km of water courses DU SOLEIL VALLÉE > 41% are commercial beds VERTE • Highest point: LES > 52% of beds are in Savoie, 48% in Haute-Savoie BRASSES Mont Blanc 4,810 m GRAND ARVE-FAUCIGNY-GENEVOIS MASSIF • 71 cantons ALBANAIS PAYS DU LAC Mountain huts & hostels Accredited bed & breakfasts Second homes • 599 municipalities RHÔNE D’ANNECY 11 100 1 900 and non- ARAVIS MONT-BLANC 1% 0,14% categorized • 1,153,047 inhabitants Camping and holiday rentals [INSEE – 01/01/2010] RÉGION caravanning sites 807 300 BEAUFORTAIN DU LAC 59% VAL D’ARLY 61 800 DU BOURGET 4% AVANT BAUGES RÉGION PAYS D’ALBERTVILLE Group accommodation SAVOYARD RÉGION 69 600 DE CHAMBÉRY - 5% COMBE DE SAVOIE TARENTAISE CHARTREUSE Hotels (categorized and non-categorized) ■ Nature areas 82 700 • 4 large lakes 6% - Lake Geneva (French part): 234 km² Apartment complexes MAURIENNE (categorized and Categorized - Lake Bourget: 45 km² non- categorized) holiday rentals 156 200 186 100 - Lake Annecy: 27 km² 14% - Lake Aiguebelette: 5 km² 11% • 2 regional parks - Bauges Regional Park (in two départements, 73 and 74): 856 km² Establishments Number - Chartreuse Regional Park (in two départements, 73 and 38): 767 km² Second homes and non-categorized holiday rentals ..............161,451 • 1 national park Categorized holiday rentals ............................................ 38,444 - Vanoise National Park: 535 km² Hotels (categorized and non-categorized) ............................. 1,119 Group accommodation ...................................................... 504 • 15 regional and national nature reserves [www.reservesnaturelles.fr] Apartment complexes ..................................................... 472 Area of nature reserves: 277 km² Mountain huts & hostels ................................................... 345 • 43 Sites of Community Importance (SCI) within the NATURA 2000 Campsites ..................................................................... 271 Accredited bed & breakfasts .................. 246 structures / 693 rooms network • Area of SCIs [INPN/MNHN 2012] : 1,775 km² • 2 UNESCO Geoparks: Bauges and Chablais Other accommodation Number “Gîtes de France” holiday rentals ....................................... 2,715 source GdF 2013 CLÉVACANCES holiday rentals ........................................... 457 ■ Transport and acces source SITRA 2013 ◗ Rail Campervan parks and service areas ........................................ 98 source SITRA 2013 17 high-speed train stations (TGV and “TGV des Neiges” in winter). Winter caravan sites .......................................................... 46 Thalys and Thalys Neige train connections to northern France, Bel- source SITRA 2013 gium, the Netherlands and Germany. Eurostar connections to London (Eurostar and Eurostar Ski). ◗ Motorway ■ Economic fabric [INSEE CLAP 31/12/2010] [source : SETRA 31/12/2011] Contact: [email protected] 316 km of motorways - Agriculture [AGRESTE RA 2010]: 5,867 farms www.savoie-mont-blanc.com A40, A410, A41, A43, A430 - Small businesses [INSEE SIRENE 2012]: 26,875 companies pro.savoie-mont-blanc.com - Retail, transport, services: 62,364 companies ◗ Air Last update: December 2013 Of which shops, vehicle repairs: 15,385 companies Chambéry regional airport Acknowledgments: In all uses, please cite the sources of the data - Public administration, health, education, social services: as noted in this publication, together with the phrase Near to Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Geneva international airports 19,925 companies “Data processing: Observatoire SMBT”. - Building and public works: 12,395 companies - Industry: 5,613 companies Répartition des nuitées en Sa voie Répartition des nuitées en Haute-Savoie TOURISM IN SAVOIE MONT BLANC ■ Total visitor numbers - 2012 ■ Tax revenues from tourism [Municipalities 2009] Departemental area * 178 municipalities and associations of municipalities collect tourist 68,1 million bed nights taxes Répartition des nuitées en Savoie Mont BlancTourist tax revenue 2009: €16,6 millions > 65% of tourist taxes for the Rhône-Alpes region Spring and autumn 5% Winter ■ 62% Tourism in Savoie Mont Blanc is also • 130 toursit offi ces [UDOTSI 73 and 74] Summer • 11 casinos - Gross earnings from gambling: €123,6 millions 33% [www.lescasinos.org 2009-2010] • 7 spa towns [CNETH 2013] • 52,711 spa therapy patients* [CNETH 2012] [Source BET F. MARCHAND] • 14 conference destinations [SMBT 2013] > including 10 conference centres [SMBT 2013] ■ Annual visitor numbers - commercial bed nights • 4,952 restaurants [INSEE 2012] [DGCIS INSEE – Gîtes de France – 2012] > including 31 with Michelin stars [Michelin 2013] * The spas at Thonon and Evian were closed for renovation until August 2012 • Apartment complexes (full year): 12,696,800 bed nights • Hotels (full year): 7,744,600 bed nights ■ • Group accommodation excluding holiday centres (full year): Tourist attraction visitor numbers 3,947,000 bed nights [SMBT and FACIM – 2012] • Campsites (May-September): 2,116,300 bed nights • Museums, religious buildings and castles: 1,239,063 visitors • Holiday rentals through centralized booking services (full year): • Guided visits: 224,360 visitors 411,900 bed nights • Outdoor attractions: 2,889,707 entries and journeys, including 2,323,220 cable car journeys ■ Annual foreign visitor numbers - commercial bed ■ Visitor numbers for the most popular tourist nights [DGCIS INSEE – Gîtes de France – 2012] attractions* [Sources: attractions – SMBT survey - 2012] 7,691,500 bed nights * Ticket-only entry, whether paid or free > 29% of total bed nights Aiguille du Midi Montenvers Combined surveys of hotels, campsites, group accommodation excluding holiday centres, apartment complexes and holiday rentals cable car railway Chamonix Chamonix 810,928 672,463 journeys(1) journeys (1) ■ Country of origin of foreign visitors [DGCIS INSEE – Gîtes de France – 2012] Combined surveys of hotels + campsites + holiday rentals Brévent cable car Salève cable car Chamonix Etrembières Foreign visitors – percentage of bed nights 448,750 journeys(2) 186,461 journeys 24% 16% 11% Hautecombe Castle museum 8% 7% 7% Abbey Annecy 5% 4% année Saint Pierre 98,156 entries 2% de Curtille Confi dential data GB NL Belgium Switzerland Germany Russ. Americas Italy Spain Father Christmas’s Gorges du Fier hamlet Lovagny Andilly 88,164 entries 90,077 entries ■ Salaried jobs in tourism [Pôle Emploi Unistatis 2010 provisional] 48,161 salaried tourism jobs, that is, 15% of salaried jobs in Savoie Mont Blanc. Mont Blanc Merlet nature tramway reserve Saint Gervais Les Houches Restaurants / cafés/ Cable cars / hiver bars, etc. Hotels ski lifts les Bains 60,905 entries (2) 18,144 jobs 13,273 jobs 8,476 jobs 61,083 journeys Details for the cable cars Travel / Spas / well-being (1) Total number of journeys: returns + single journeys Other accommodation booking agencies and fi tness (2) Journeys recorded for the upward journey. People who do the round trip are counted just once 6,232 jobs 1,702 jobs 334 jobs PHOTO CREDITS: CMB, C. Liparoti, M. Colonel, laurent-madelon.com, Communauté du chemin neuf/ Gwenaël Kirchhoffer, GPFM, P. Lebeau, Savoie Mont Blanc / Chabance, Cachat / Parc de Merlet. été SAVOIE MONT BLANC IN WINTER ■ Total winter visitor numbers 2012-2013 Winter sports area* 40.1 million bed nights Hiver SMB / Givois Spring holidays 5% Pre-season 2% Christmas holidays March 17% Blanc Mont © Savoie 15% ■ Skiing in Savoie Mont Blanc [DSF – RAT – SMBT – Etude Contours – Winter 2011-2012] January 28% • Expenditure in ski areas**: €5.8 billion = 19% of Savoie Mont Blanc’s GDP February holidays • Average daily expenditure per person: 128 € 33% **Expenditure by downhill skiers and their entourage [Source: BET F. MARCHAND] [Domaines Skiables de France/Nordic France/Savoie and Haute-Savoie: winter 2012-2013] ■ Winter visitor numbers - commercial bed nights • Ski lift operator revenues: €869.1 million [DGCIS INSEE – Gîtes de France – Winter 2012-2013] > 67% of the total for France Départemental area* • Number of skier days for downhill skiing: 35.2 million • Apartment complexes: 9,395,300ETE bedSMB nights > 61% of the total for France • Hotels: 4,277,000 bed nights • Nordic ski area revenues: €3.5 million • Group accommodation excluding holiday centres: 2,612,800 bed nights > 31% of the total for France • Holiday rentals through centralized booking services: • Number of skier days for Nordic skiing: 747,086 178,300 bed nights > 35% of the total for France ■ [Atout France Winter 2012-2013] ■ Winter foreign visitor numbers - commercial bed Ski resorts and ski areas • Number of resorts offering downhill skiing: 94 nights [Comète – Winter 2012-2013] • Number of resorts offering Nordic activities: 74 Foreign bed nights: 44% of total bed nights année• Total area of ski areas: 566 km² Survey of all types of commercial accommodation in ski resorts. > 55% of ski areas in France > Area of groomed trails: 132 km² ■ Country of origin of foreign visitors in winter • Number of ski lifts: 1,765 [Comète – Winter 2012-2013] > 47% of France’s ski lifts Survey of all types of commercial accommodation in ski resorts. • Total vertical drop: 353,627 m Foreign visitors – percentage of bed nights • VTM/Hr (000)*:
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