Leisure Tourism

ONLYLYON Tourism and Conventions achieves ISO 20121 certification

16/05/2022

ONLYLYON Tourism has just become ISO 20121-certified for the organisation and hosting of professional and public events, as well as for its work to p...

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Lyon, the world’s top destination to discover in 2022

23/12/2021

Not long after being awarded the title of second best European city destination in 2021, Lyon has earned itself a place on the global stage as the to...

Panorama on Lyon © Frédéric Prochasson / Shutterstock 280295297

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Lyon is France’s leading city in the area of responsible tourism according to the GDS-Index.

23/08/2022

The 2021 GDS-Index (Global Destination Sustainability Index), the leading global sustainable tourism ranking, was recently published during the congr...

Colline de Fourvière © Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres Romains

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Lyon: 2nd ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination 2021’

28/10/2021

Following several months of competition, the results of the World Travel Awards, described as the “Oscars of Tourism”, have finally been revealed: Ly...

Lyon, 2nd in the category ‘Europe’s Leading City Destination 2021 - World Travel Awards 2021 - Banks of the Saône © DMKF

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Lyon takes second place in the “Best Big Cities in the World 2020”

22/10/2020

The start of the autumn has brought some excellent news; Lyon has been included in the CNT Reader’s Choice Best Cities in the World rankings for the ...

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Collège Hotel and Fourvière Hotel recognised for their eco-friendly practices

27/10/2020

JOn Thursday 17 September 2020, two hotels in the independent hotel group èhôtels-Lyon, members of ONLYLYON Tourist Office and Convention Bureau, wer...

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A Bocuse Dinner in Denmark

02/01/2020

On 5 December 2019, the Leisure Tourism Promotion Department, in partnership with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Tourisme, Atout France Scandinavia and the Auv...

Dîner Bocuse à l'Ambassade de France au Danemark, à Copenhague

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RDV à Lyon 2019

02/01/2020

Between 13 and 15 November 2019, the ONLYLYON Tourism and Conventions Promotion Team invited 27 European tour operators to spend 48 hours exploring L...

Cooking Show à la Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon lors des RDV à Lyon 2019

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ONLYLYON Tourisme in India

14/10/2019

Between 23rd and 27th September 2019, the Promotion Department, represented by Eléonore Delenne, took part in the annual workshop organised by Atout ...

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ONLYLYON promotional event in New York

14/10/2019

To coincide with Lyon being included in the NY Times list as one of the 52 places to go in 2019, in partnership with ONLYLYON, the Promotion Departme...

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The Japanese travel agent WAS will be operating a charter flight to Lyon in the spring of 2020

14/10/2019

A new destination for this major Japanese tour operator, which specialises in high-end travel for a largely retired clientèle! ...

Panorama over the Saône © Frédéric Lacrabère / Visucréa

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Lyon, Best in Europe 2019 according to Lonely Planet

14/10/2019

Lyon has been chosen as one of the 10 European destinations to visit in 2019 and included in Lonely Planet’s famous annual “Best in Europe” ranking. ...

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The Promotion Team attends Rendez-vous en France

08/04/2019

On the 19th and 20th of March 2019, Blandine Thenet, Director of the Leisure Tourism Promotion Department and Eléonore Delenne, Promotion Officer, at...

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Lyon receives visitors from the Middle East

08/04/2019

From the 12th to the 14th of March 2019, the Promotion Team welcomed 50 tour operators from the Middle East (including Qatar, the United Arab Emirate...

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Lyon attends ITB with Helsinki

08/04/2019

Having recently been awarded the title ‘European Capital of Smart Tourism 2019’, Lyon was invited by the European Union to share a Smart Tourism stan...

Saône river banks © shutterstock_114141880- Martin M

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The New York Times includes Lyon in its list of 52 Places to Go in 2019

17/01/2019

This year has got off to a great start with the news that Lyon made it into the New York Times’ prestigious annual selection of 52 places to visit in...

La Colline de Fourvière et le Vieux-Lyon © Sander van der Werf / 692765320 Shutterstock

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Rendez-Vous à Lyon 2018

13/11/2018

For the second year in a row, ONLYLYON Tourism’s Promotion Department held the Rendez-Vous à Lyon B-to-B event, where it welcomed 45 tour operators f...

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Lyon, European Capital of Smart Tourism 2019

12/08/2021

Monday 24th September 2018 in Brussels, Lyon won the European Capital of Smart Tourism 2019 award granted by the European Union, a title it shares wi...

Lyon, Capitale européenne du tourisme durable 2019 © www.b-rob.com

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Lyon voted Europe's leading city break destination at the World Travel Awards

23/08/2022

At the World Travel Awards ceremony held last night in Sardinia, Lyon won the Oscar for ‘ Europe's Leading City Break De...

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The Chef Factory

25/09/2013

The secret of French gastronomy finally revealed?For several weeks, strange rumours have been doing the rounds in Old Ly...