TRANSAS MEDITERRANEAN: Multinational leader in marine ICT solutions.
The company is setting up a Mediterranean center that will ultimately employ some 20 people. "The Sophia Antipolis site will be responsible for the deployment of our activities in France, Southern Europe, North Africa and the rest of Africa. Our premises here are a showcase for our expertise in serving our clients, with an area dedicated to simulation, research and training."
Chris Loizou, General Manager, Transas Mediterranean
www.transas.com
With Sophia Antipolis that fosters numerous innovations in IT and especially in mobile technology and its applications in the tourism industry (m-tourism). Côte d’Azur aims to lead the way in m-tourism skill networks revolving around the Solutions Communicates Sécurisées (secure communications solutions) global competitiveness cluster and benefits from the Tourism@ event bestowed on the production or service companies that have proved most creative in ICT applications for the tourism industry.
The Côte d'Azur is a strategic gateway for aviation with assets as Pegasus-the cluster of aeronautical industries, Nice Airport Business Park, Cannes 3D Center, Nice and Cannes-Mandelieu international airports, training for airline and jet pilotes, airport security, flight & cabin crew and Airline management programs. You will find on the Côte d'Azur a unique opportunity to expand your business in the fields of activity: Headquarters & divisions, exclusive client relations center, showroom & delivery center, custom cesign center or training Center.
Eco-Vallée - officially acknowledged as an undertaking of national interest - will be France’s showcase for sustainable development. Business tourism will be considerably boosted by the new congress and exhibition center to be built right in the heart of Eco-Vallée.
Nice boasts one of only two French business districts entitled to the special planning subsidy (prime d’aménagement du territoire) to groups setting up or extending decision centers such as headquarters or central functions.
This subsidy can be up to 15,000 € per job created over a three-year period
Côte d’Azur is the ideal location for corporate decision centers specialized in the tourism industry. Côte d’Azur now has a tertiary sector property supply up to international standardsand over the next five years, Côte d’Azur will see the sharpest rise in tertiary sector construction in France :
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Jobs : 75,000 direct jobs in tourism
1% of world tourism
No.2 International airport in France : with flights to and from 100 destinations in 30 countries
No. 1 airport for business and private jets (after Paris) in Cannes-Mandelieu
No. 1 in France for 4-star and luxury hotels
after Paris
No. 1 destination for cruises : 800,000 participants
No. 1 destination for yachting in Europe
No. 1 ranked region for business tourism
after Paris with 500,000 participants at congresses, conventions and conferences
No. 2 for low-cost business travel in France
Leaders : Abercrombie, Accenture, Amadeus, Air France-KLM, American Express, AB croisière-Karavel Promovacances, IBM,ProAir,...