Meet the Team: Nicole

Name: Nicole Malem
Position: Director, Belle France
Age: 46
Joined: January, 2008
Hours: Part Time (4 days a week)

Direct line: 01580 214024
Email: nicole@bellefrance.co.uk

Favourite holidays: Volcanoes of the Auvergne, Paris au Choix, Provence Prestige à Pied, Breathtaking Brittany, Chateau de Mercurey

“I am the Director at Mark Hammerton Travel Ltd responsible for Belle France. I get so much fun out of Belle France! We all love France here – the landscapes, the cities, the cuisine, just the Frenchness and to spend all day telling people why its so lovely and what they’ll get out of going there is really rewarding. The team here are fantastic to work alongside, each of them committed, professional and good company! I believe that all of that reflects in our holidays and the service we give – we work hard to bring people very good holidays and authentic experiences of life in France and we take pride in what we do.“

Let’s Get Personal, Coming Soon

We have an absolutely amazing team here at Belle France, we think it’s part of that special formula which sets us apart from the corporate competition.

With this in mind we thought it was time for us all to introduce ourselves to you properly, and to kick things off we’ll be posting Nicole’s page on the blog later on tomorrow, followed by the rest of the team going forward.

We’ll be rolling out this new feature on the website in the coming weeks as our ‘Meet the Team’ pages, so stay tuned because this time, it’s personal!

The Belle France Team

Sunny Spring Offers

Its a beautiful sunny morning here in Goudhurst so just the moment to announce some lovely Spring Offers for the coming sunny months:

£50 off per person on our Breathtaking Brittany Walking Holiday. This really is one to blow the winter cobwebs away with enthralling walks along breezy cliff tops at the far western tip of France with plenty of Celtic culture thrown in along the way!

£50 off per person on our Garden of France Cycling Holiday in the LoireValley. A gentle meander by bike through quiet backwaters, happening upon beautiful Loire Chateaux along the way. Perfect for the bright and flower-filled days of Spring!

Call us on 01580 214010 if you’d like to know more! We’re a friendly bunch and you’ll be glad you did! :-)

Have a lovely day!

Announcing Belle France Thursdays!

We’re very excited to announce that every Thursday, starting today, we’ll be giving you a very special treat on Facebook and Twitter.

So make sure you’re following us on Twitter and become our fan on Facebook for great discounts and some very special treats to brighten up your week!

To kick things off we’re giving you a discount of £100 per person on our Provencal Dreams cycling holiday. Simply quote the discount codes on Twitter and Facebook when making your booking. That’s pretty good isn’t it?

Offers released on Thursday are valid until 5pm Friday.

We hope you enjoy Belle France Thursdays!

Love Belle France.

Happy New Year to All!

Dear Blogreaders,

We at Belle France have enjoyed both a peaceful and restful break over the Christmas and New year holiday and we hope that you have as well!

The new brochures are as we speak travelling through the mail system and will be dropping on doormats up and down the country over this coming week. If you would like to have one sent to yourself or a friend, please go to: www.bellefrance.co.uk/brochure.php and we will get one in the post to you as fast as we can! :-)

In the meantime, we wish you all good things for 2010!

From The Belle France Team

Welcome to 2010!

Good morning blog readers,

Belle France is pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 Belle France brochure (experience the real France!).

So what’s new for 2010? So much! We have looked far and wide for the France the French themselves adore and you can now visit beautiful gardens, stay in luxury spas, have fun in Paris and discover modern art on the Med. How about a luxury château in Burgundy or some relaxing painting in Périgord? And for you foodies, we have wine trails and gourmet cooking weekends and so much more!

For walkers, how about Corsica? We have a stunning new trek there and a beautiful new walk in the verdant Vosges. Our cyclists will love our new holidays through the Haut Médoc and Cognac vineyards, or perhaps our bargain Loire cycle or eco-friendly Brittany holiday is right up your street? With so much choice, why not combine more than one holiday, a walk followed by a spa or Paris break perhaps? The secrets of France are all there for you to discover.

See the brochure in a page-turning format at our website” and order your copy today!