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The Accueil Vélo brand

Join the Accueil Vélo brand

As bicycle tourism is booming, the Accueil Vélo brand was created to guarantee a reception and services adapted to the needs and expectations of cycling tourists. This national brand also allows tourism professionals to improve their visibility with a clientele that has increased sharply in recent years.
The Gironde is crossed by the Gironde Bike Tour, route created on the initiative of Gironde Tourisme and the Department of Gironde in 2017, and by other major routes such as the Velodyssey, Canal of the 2 Seas by bike and Scandiberic.
Other cycling facilities exist. If you are less than 5 km of one of these routes or facilities, you may have the possibility of integrating the national network Accueil Vélo.
Gironde Tourisme is the relay of the national Accueil Vélo system. It is designated Quality Referent for the deployment of this brand in Gironde.

The Accueil Vélo national standard

6 categories of professionals can currently join the Accueil Vélo system if they meet the mandatory criteria of the reference system for their category:

🟢 tourist accommodation
🟢 professional bike rental companies
🟢 bike repairers
🟢 tourist offices
🟢 tourist sites
🟢 restaurants

The advantages of being labeled Accueil Vélo

🟢 Join the Accueil Vélo network in Gironde
🟢 Integrate the network of major cycling routes in Gironde and France, in particular via the site www.francevelotourisme.com
🟢 Be valued on all communication tools dedicated to cycling (websites, editors of topoguides).
🟢 Be highlighted during press receptions.
🟢 Belong to a growing national network.

Find more information in the guide Become a Bike Welcome.

How to become a Accueil Vélo partner ?

1️⃣ Take note of the repository of its category in the Practical Guide* Bike welcome.

2 prerequisites are essential:
– be located at less than 5km from a route developed and marked cycle path
- to be classified or labeled for accommodation tourist.
For guest rooms they can be qualified as Gîtes de France, Clévacances, Fleurs de Soleil or Reference guest rooms®

*We advise you to carry out a self-assessment before taking any action, taking into account all the criteria related to your profession, as requested in the Accueil Vélo practical guide.

2️⃣ If you think you meet ALL the mandatory criteria of the repository,
Fill the online application form for a visit request.

The visit, which will take about 1 hour, will then be offered to you. It is done with the Gironde Tourism referent and, depending on the territory, with a referent from the Tourist Office* in your sector.

*We work in close collaboration with the Tourist Offices in your area, do not hesitate to put them in copy of your procedures.

3️⃣ If your establishment meets all the criteria required by the brand, your membership takes effect by signing a commitment document.

4️⃣ One Bike Home welcome sign will be given to you to be identified by customers.

5️⃣ A digital Accueil Vélo logo will be made available for your communication media, including your website.

6️⃣ The use of the mark is renewable every 3 years after another follow-up visit.

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Your contacts

Jacqueline VAN DER ZALM – MONTHUS

ROAMING & ECOTOURISM CENTER

Head of Cycling Routes
Tel. 06 20 00 46 05