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Antoine Lacarrière has left CLIA FranceAntoine Lacarrière has left CLIA France

Antoine Lacarrière has left CLIA as general manager, France, Belgium and the Netherlands, to work for French theme park Le Futuroscope.

Michèle Valandina, French correspondent

November 15, 2018

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He joined CLIA in April this year after eight years as gm for France Belgium and Switzerland for Pullmantur subsidiary Croisières de France before the Paris-based company ceased operations.

The CLIA post included developing trade activities in the three countries including the Travel Agents European Program as well as trade promotions, campaigns and events.

Le Futuroscope in Poitiers today announced Lacarrière as its commercial, marketing and communication manager. The theme park, which opened in 1987, has welcomed over 50m visitors.

About the Author

Michèle Valandina

French correspondent

A graduate from Lyon University, where she specialised in foreign languages and American literature, Michèle worked as an interpreter/translator (English, German and Italian) for major international events before entering the diplomatic world for a few years. As a Paris-based freelance travel and lifestyle writer, she has been a contributor to a host of publications and has long specialised in two sectors: cruising and wellness. Her features have appeared in, among others, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Le Figaro Magazine, Les Echos Week-end and periodicals dedicated to the MICE sector. She has also featured on radio and TV travel programmes and, since 1992, has been the author of the only French cruise guide, Croisières Passion.

 

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