The Bicycle Touring Market and Voyager à vélo Inc. Cycle Tourism Conference 2023 - Toronto - March 2
Our Story
From Mario Belley's passion for bike touring along the St. Lawrence river came the creation of 'The St. Lawrence by bike' cycling route
v 9 years ago, mainly offering luggage transfer service from Montreal to Quebec City
v Expanded The St. Lawrence by bike cycling route from Toronto to Matane
v Split the cycling route (now a non-profit organization) from the company that provide services
v From there on was born the company Voyager à vélo Inc.
Our Services
Transfer Shuttle Service
Service Personalized Itinerary Bike Rental
Luggage
Conveyance
Our Clients
v Our customer base evolved over the years but always self-guided cycling trips
v We provide on the ground services to 3 types of cyclists
v Objective: making cycling tourism accessible to all by offering as much flexibility as possible in terms of timing, duration and location
The St. Lawrence by bike: Toronto - Matane
www.voyageravelo.com/le-saint-laurent-a-velo
We offer our services on various cycling routes
La Véloroute Gourmande: Montreal - Sherbrooke We offer our services on various cycling routes www.veloroutegourmande.com
We offer our services to travel agencies
Vélo Québec Voyages
self-guided cycling trips
Niagara
Georgian Bay
Thousand Islands
Gaspesie
Outaouais
Lower St. Lawrence
www.veloquebecvoyages.com
AND MORE ...
We offer our services to travel agencies
Niagara
Wines and Waterfront Trails
Great Canadian Trails
self-guided cycling trips
Ottawa - Kingston
Montreal - Quebec City
King Road by bike
We offer services for clients of travel agencies
Montreal - Sherbrooke
Eastern Townships Bicycle Route
www.greatcanadiantrails.co m
We offer our services to travel agencies
Lower St. Lawrence
Levis - Rimouski
Ekilib
self-guided cycling trips
Prince Edward County
Belleville - Brockville
Toronto - Montreal
Montreal - Quebec City
Montreal - Sherbrooke
Véloroute Gourmande
www.ekilib.com
AND MORE ...
We offer our services to travel agencies
Brossard > Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Ravito
self-guided cycling trips
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu > Bromont
Bromont > Magog
Magog > Sherbrooke
www.ravitobednbike.com
regions
Longueuil > Granby
Tourisme Montérégie
Granby > Drummondville
Drummondville > Sorel-Tracy
Sorel-Tracy > Longueuil
www.tourisme-monteregie.qc.ca
We offer our services to tourism
Drummondville > Bécancour
Bécancour > Victoriaville
Victoriaville > Drummondville www.tourismecentreduquebec.com
Tourisme Centre-du-Québec We offer our services to
tourism regions
Challenges and Opportunities
Challenges
v Interegional mobility of cyclists (taxi, train, bus)
v Volume Opportunities
v Partnering with taxi companies that are well equiped to transfer bikes (expensive bikes, e-bikes)
v Increasing collaboration with travel agencies and regional tourist organizations
v Working with all interested partners
Key Messages
v Our on the ground services enable self-guided cyclists to travel light while taking the time to explore the surroundings
v We offer personalized itinerary, luggage transfer, conveyance service, shuttle service and bike rental
v We collaborate with the whole community - cycling routes, travel agencies and tourism regions - to allow as many people as possible to discover the pleasure of traveling by bike
Thank you for your attention ! If you have any questions or would like more information, do not hesitate to contact us: Email: info@voyageravelo.com Tel: 418.571.1011 www.voyageravelo.com
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