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For more reliable, rapid and effective promotion.
Clévacances combines detailed, customised information with effective communication tools.

Your accommodation is listed in your department’s Clévacances catalogue.
The entry comprises:

location (map ref.), town or village, accommodation description and category; a photograph is strongly recommended for greater impact;
weekly tariffs, and weekend if applicable: low, mid, high and peak season, spa tariff,
local and nearby leisure activities,
membership of the Chèques-Vacances network, if applicable
membership of the Tourisme et Handicap quality seal, if applicable
contact details for booking the accommodation: landlord, estate agent or booking agency
contact details of the person delegated to provide service and assistance, if applicable

Each catalogue informs guests of the department’s main tourist attractions.
Catalogues are published and updated every year.
They are distributed by local tourist offices (OTSI), departmental (CDT) and regional (CRT) tourist authorities, and the representatives of the Clévacances network.

You will find on the website all the practical information for applying for quality seal approval so as to optimise the management of your property, with further details about the network, such as its structure and history.
The Clévacances website also promotes your accommodation: the advanced search function covers all Clévacances rentals and bed & breakfasts, and the Special Choice section includes a selection of Clévacances accommodation with photographs.
There are links to the websites of departmental and regional tourist authorities, Maison de la France, etc.; access via Destination gives a presentation, visual and location of each individual French department.
The Clévacances site has been designed for easy use.

The Clévacances network regularly places advertisements in rental magazines, the regional French press, selected works committee guides, etc.

In addition to the brochure, a 40x60cm poster presenting the Clévacances France network to the general public indicates the destinations on offer; it is distributed at trade promotion events and at Clévacances outlets (local tourist offices, etc.).
In addition to this web page, a 40x60cm poster available in all Clévacances member-departments presents our network to private landlords and estate agents interested in a quality seal for their accommodation. The poster is displayed in town halls, tourist offices and places open to the public.

Clévacances France works with a partner specialising in press and public relations to promote its quality seal with the French and foreign press, and establish permanent links between journalists, Clévacances France and its members.
Objectives:

raise awareness of Clévacances among the general public,
show the variety of Clévacances tourist destinations (countryside, seaside, mountains, towns, spas, and French overseas possessions),
highlight Clévacances advantages and differentiate its offering from other seals.

In France for local tourism and abroad, Clévacances catalogues are distributed at a large number of promotional events via your departmental representative, the departmental and regional tourist authorities and member estate agents.

To decorate your accommodation and welcome guests, Clévacances advertising material (stickers, key-rings, bath soap, etc.) is available from your departmental representative.

Once your membership is confirmed, you will receive the documents that show you are a member:

For your information we publish Infoclés magazine.
To encourage an ongoing dialogue between our property owner and estate agent members, departmental representatives and partners (tourist authorities), Clévacances France produces an internal communication magazine called Infoclés.
It is sent to you twice a year (January and July) by your departmental representative.
It is intended to:

help you understand the operations of the Clévacances network,
keep you regularly informed about Clévacances network news and practical help of various sorts (tax, insurance, rights and obligations, advice, ideas, etc.),
publish your personal comments and experiences with your accommodation, and give answers to questions you raise,

Whether you are the property owner or an estate agent, you are the ones who deal with the guests. In this way you are ambassadors for the Clévacances France quality seal.

To help you, the Clévacances departmental representative keeps you continually informed of the meetings, AGMs, and training courses that are the internal life of the Clévacances France network.

the rental agreement (to avoid misunderstandings) clearly lays down the rental conditions with your tenant. It is produced in two copies and contains overleaf the Clévacances general conditions for renting,
the rental description complements the agreement and presents the exact features of the accommodation. It must be sent out with the agreement.

the inventory details all equipment and utensils made available to the tenant during their stay, so that any item missing may be checked when the tenant returns the keys,
the final receipt confirms that the stay has been paid for,
the residence certificate enables the tenant to claim grants (welfare, works committee, etc.) and will be sent out on request by your departmental representative.

the condition of premises report avoids disputes at the end of the stay concerning the state of the accommodation or the meter readings. The report must be completed by both parties during the arrival and departure inspections. It is produced in two copies.

the deposit receipt confirms that the deposit has been received,
the tariff sheet indicates the price of the room, and where applicable any services provided, to be posted inside and outside each room.

These documents are required by French law when you operate as a landlord of furnished accommodation, and may be obtained from your Clévacances departmental representative. They are essential for preventing or settling many of the disputes that may arise.

The Clévacances departmental representative is there to listen to your remarks and provide a service. He or she comes on an inspection visit at least once every three years to update the quality seal, and every time there is a complaint or dispute with a customer.

The job of the Clévacances departmental representative includes monitoring how often your accommodation is rented, and he or she may asks you questions to help establish a report on the tourist season.

These indicators are necessary to identify your type of guests, their expectations and requirements, to guide our promotion work, and adjust our Quality Charter to give better service.