Excelia – A route that links body, heart and mind
3 days by bike, 130 km, to discover other types of tourism in the Centre-Val de Loire region. A compulsory module for the 20 students in the Bachelor Tourism and Hospitality Management 2nd year English Track class, who are asking for more!
Excelia tourism school – New tourism
Former student ofExcelia, Charlotte Rotureau intervenes today with a fundamental question: “What would cultural, sporting and tourist associations look like that would really take ecological and social issues into account? ". To answer this, she wanted to “give students an experience of slow tourism and more particularly in roaming in order to link the body by being its own engine, the heart by living a collective time and reconnecting with its emotions, and the mind by discovering new sectors and meeting committed professionals. »
If the teacher had worked out the route in advance during the students' international semester, the latter, returning in April, had to then, in thematic subgroups, plan the route between Blois, Chambord and Tours, organize meals, places to visit, technical and material aspects, planning and communication… “At first a little worried, they arrived very motivated on June 7 in the early morning.”
Three days, two supervisors, two groups, two rhythms, physical efforts and presence for a very dense program: rental of bicycles from the Blesoise structure Les Vélos Verts, two nights in a tent in the Huttopia and Wild Bed campsites, a night at The People Hostel in Tours, an introduction to wine tourism at Château Gaudrelle to talk about organic farming and biodynamics, a visit to the Château de Chambord... And meetings: with Grégoire, eco-tourism professional, and with Adeline, from the Centre-Val de Loire region to discuss the Loire by bike…
“The students discovered another way of traveling, together, with mutual assistance and joy. That’s their nugget. » And their “stone in the shoe”? " The wind ! Despite this, they found that three days was too short! »
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