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Best boss ever Chinese billionaire gives 6400 workers France vacation
(MENAFN- Arab News) PARIS: The biggest-ever tour group to visit France 6400 mainly Chinese visitors invited by their company boss received a VIP welcome recently in the southern resort town of Nice.
In the morning the luxury department store Galeries Lafayette closed its doors to all other shoppers so that the visitors could browse the aisles and queue at the till in relative peace.
Later the group 5400 of whom arrived in France from China on Tuesday aboard 84 commercial planes filled up the Palais Nikaia to watch the Moulin Rouge cabaret show. They are all employees of the Chinese conglomerate Tiens which is celebrating its 20th birthday.
Christian Mantel head of the French tourism development agency Atout France said the authorities were pulling out all the stops to accommodate the wishes of the group who are paying $14.5 million for the 5-13 May visit.
'And that's without counting the shopping' added Mantel.
With an average of 1500 euros in purchases Chinese tourists are among the world's biggest holiday spenders.
The Tiens directors have relaxed in the most luxurious hotel rooms. Less elevated employees have been treated to three- or four-star accommodation.
In Paris the group had the famous Louvre museum to themselves for a private visit on May 6 before heading south to Nice. 'We have mobilized public services as well as tourism professionals hotels restaurants shops and designer brands' said Mantel.
'So far everything has gone smoothly the feedback has been extremely positive.' The whole adventure began back in December when Atout France got wind that the Tiens boss group Li Jinyuan wanted to celebrate in style the 20th birthday of his company which mainly operates in tourism trade and cosmetics.
Mantel said French authorities worked hard to narrow down his destination short-list which had originally also included London and Rome. Along with the Chinese visitors there were also Russians and Kenyans in the Tiens tour group.
While in Nice the group entered the Guinness World Records book after forming the longest ever 'human phrase' positioning themselves in groups that read 'Tiens' dream is Nice in the Cote d'Azur' in letters visible from the air.
In the morning the luxury department store Galeries Lafayette closed its doors to all other shoppers so that the visitors could browse the aisles and queue at the till in relative peace.
Later the group 5400 of whom arrived in France from China on Tuesday aboard 84 commercial planes filled up the Palais Nikaia to watch the Moulin Rouge cabaret show. They are all employees of the Chinese conglomerate Tiens which is celebrating its 20th birthday.
Christian Mantel head of the French tourism development agency Atout France said the authorities were pulling out all the stops to accommodate the wishes of the group who are paying $14.5 million for the 5-13 May visit.
'And that's without counting the shopping' added Mantel.
With an average of 1500 euros in purchases Chinese tourists are among the world's biggest holiday spenders.
The Tiens directors have relaxed in the most luxurious hotel rooms. Less elevated employees have been treated to three- or four-star accommodation.
In Paris the group had the famous Louvre museum to themselves for a private visit on May 6 before heading south to Nice. 'We have mobilized public services as well as tourism professionals hotels restaurants shops and designer brands' said Mantel.
'So far everything has gone smoothly the feedback has been extremely positive.' The whole adventure began back in December when Atout France got wind that the Tiens boss group Li Jinyuan wanted to celebrate in style the 20th birthday of his company which mainly operates in tourism trade and cosmetics.
Mantel said French authorities worked hard to narrow down his destination short-list which had originally also included London and Rome. Along with the Chinese visitors there were also Russians and Kenyans in the Tiens tour group.
While in Nice the group entered the Guinness World Records book after forming the longest ever 'human phrase' positioning themselves in groups that read 'Tiens' dream is Nice in the Cote d'Azur' in letters visible from the air.
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