For travel advisors & agencies
You sell. We operate on the ground.
A Marseille-based DMC that designs and runs private journeys, groups and corporate programmes across Provence — so you don't have to master the destination.
You know your client. We know the ground. Aura Provence is a boutique destination management company based in Marseille, designing and operating private journeys, groups and corporate programmes across Provence and the south of France.
We work quietly behind travel advisors, agencies and tour operators. You keep the client relationship; we handle everything that happens on the ground — from the first itinerary sketch to the final airport transfer.
A large share of what we operate for the trade concerns several travellers moving together. The scale we handle, from a family of four to a seminar of fifty, is set out on our page on group travel in Provence.
How we work together
Net rates or commission, you choose.
Partners work with us in whichever way suits their business. We share confidential net rates for you to mark up as you see fit, or we operate on a commission model — whichever fits your model best. The relationship is transparent, contractual and long-term by design. After an initial enquiry, we come back with a first proposal within 48 hours.
If you are comparing several ground operators before committing a client, our guide on how to choose a DMC in Provence sets out the questions worth asking, including the ones we would rather be asked ourselves.
The same terms apply to corporate event briefs, where agencies and PCOs come to us for MICE programmes in Provence with plenary and breakout rooms on site, and where the relationship with the end client stays entirely yours.
What we handle for you
- —Itinerary design, calibrated to your client's brief and pace.
- —Hand-picked accommodation — from confidential bastides to great regional hotels.
- —Private transfers and premium chauffeured transport.
- —A state-certified guide-lecturer when the programme calls for one.
- —All reservations: restaurants, estates, cultural venues, private experiences.
- —On-the-ground coordination throughout the stay.
- —24/7 support during the trip — a real person, reachable in real time.
Your client stays your client
The relationship stays with you.
We are your operational partner, not a competing brand. The client relationship stays entirely with the advisor. We never contact your clients directly for future business, and our name never gets in the way of yours. New to working with a destination partner? Our note on how a DMC and a travel agency split the work sets out who does what.
Why advisors work with us
We're born and based in the region. Our partner network — estates, hotels, restaurants, guides, private venues — has been built personally, over years, and is contracted directly. It is not a database. It is a set of relationships that answer the phone.
Atout France licensed
Aura Provence holds the French travel operator licence IM013250009, with full professional liability insurance and financial guarantees on every booking.
Areas of particular expertise: sacred Provence and the Mary Magdalene trail through the Sainte-Baume, confidential gastronomy, private access to vineyards and lavender estates, the calanques of Marseille and Cassis.
Coverage
Where we operate
Throughout Provence and the south of France. Our main districts:
Who we work with
- 01Independent luxury travel agencies and advisors in the UK, US, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany.
- 02Tour operators building bespoke Provence or south-of-France programmes for their clients.
- 03Event planners and corporate agencies running incentives, retreats and seminars in the region.
A project for a client in Provence?
Two ways to start the conversation — whichever suits you best.