14/08/2020

Vineyards and wine tasting in the Vendée

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Since Roman times there have been attempts at growing grapes and making wine in the Vendée, but it wasn't until medieval times that the activity became successful. The monks of the many abbeys around here didn't only manage to turn the...

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30/06/2022

Spam phone calls in France? Here’s what you can do!

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UPDATE: AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2022 IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT COLD CALLERS MUST NOW USE A 09 NUMBER TO CALL. IT WILL THEREFORE BECOME EASIER TO RECOGNIZE WHEN NOT TO ANSWER THE PHONE. [admin 09/09/2022] Do you have a business and...

02/09/2020

Business opportunity!

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Actual image of portion of our stockIf you are looking to set up a business in France, this could be the opportunity for you. Due to impending retirement we are selling our stock of 15,000+ second-hand books in English. The stock...

17/08/2018

Why the Internet in your Maison Ancienne is slow, and what to do about it.

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Internet access has become more of an expectation and necessity than a privilege. The only thing worse than an Internet outage is sloooow access, even in tranquil, rural France. If your service is absent, you might go outside for a...

27/01/2020

Travel Trends 2020

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Generational shifts – A number of last year's travel trends have climbed right into the new decade but as trends go, they shape and mold to our ever-evolving sociological needs and issues. Social media has certainly managed to blast...

31/05/2019

A look at 2019 travel trends

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The higher purpose of social media – It was bound to happen that social media would become a goldmine for measuring travel statistics and especially trends. In addition to tourism statistics released annually by your local tourism...

19/03/2019

How to use our marketing ebook

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Let's keep this introduction very simple! We wrote our little ebook simply to provide information on the techniques you can apply to your Vendéen (or any) small business to gain more attention on social media and drive more traffic to...

22/10/2018

The European GDPR affects your Small Business in the Vendée

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The LAST thing we want to do is to bore you with technology, but as the In the Vendée website is here to marry tourism in this beautiful area with your small business such as B&B, gites, campgrounds, restaurants, bars and any other...

14/10/2019

Journées Régionales de la Visite d’Entreprise – Open Door Days Vendée

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For the fourth time since its inception, the public is offered a chance to go behind the scenes of small, medium and large companies spread throughout Pays de la Loire's departments, including our own beloved Vendée. From October 24th...

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