About · Normandy DMC
The agency that knows Normandy by heart
Normandy DMC supports French and international companies in organising their business events in Normandy. Member of Atout France, official partner of Normandie Tourisme.
4,9/5
Google reviews
+200
Events organised every year
+5,000
Participants welcomed every year
20 years
Of business tourism expertise
Our business
Event and receptive agency: what that means
Normandy DMC is both an event agency, which designs and organises your seminar or convention, and a receptive agency (DMC, Destination Management Company), that is, a locally based agency that knows the region’s hotels, venues and suppliers directly, with no intermediary.
Two complementary divisions for your success
Hosting in Normandy
We support French and international companies with end-to-end management, from A to Z: selection of the best hotels and reception venues, logistics, transfers, welcoming participants. Our areas of expertise:
- Seminars and study days
- Conventions and congresses
- Incentives and Motivation Trips
- Executive committees (CODIR/COMEX)
- Corporate Evenings and Private Receptions
Cohesion in Normandy
Your team building specialist in Normandy: engaging, creative and tailor-made experiences, designed around your HR and management challenges, to bring your employees together for the long term. Our formats:
- Local & cultural discoveries
- Challenges & team cohesion
- Immersive experiences & investigations
- Adventures & thrills
- Well-being & relaxation activities
- CSR & creative team building
Our positioning
A local DMC, exclusively B2B
Normandy DMC supports French and foreign companies in many sectors (energy, construction, industry, insurance, luxury, etc.).
Our dual positioning is unique: DMC receptive agency and provider of cohesion activities. We imagine, produce and coordinate tailor-made experiences, from strategy to delivery.
- Exclusively companies, no public events
- Dedicated English-speaking team, international groups welcome
- Quote within 24 to 48 hours, centralised invoicing
- One apprentice trained every year, concrete CSR commitment
Local roots
A team based in Normandy
Head office in Saint-Arnoult, ten minutes from Deauville. The whole Normandy DMC team lives and works in Normandy all year round. This closeness to the field, to our partners and to the venues we offer you makes a real difference: we only recommend addresses we have visited ourselves, and the person who answers your first call is the same one who will follow your file through to the final review.
The team undergoes ongoing sales training, to constantly refine how your projects are listened to and built.
Our Team
The faces of Normandy DMC
Candice
Marion Paynel
At Normandy DMC for 8 years
Trained in Caen, Bordeaux and Montbéliard (DUT in business administration, DUT in communication, degree in events management). My favourite Normandy destination: Étretat.
My favourite activity: the VW Combi rally.
Stéphanie Fournier
Founder and managing director
Trained at NEOMA Business School in Rouen, I organised show-jumping competitions in Deauville for 6 years before devoting myself to corporate events. Normandy DMC is a family story, handed down by my father.
My favourite destination: the Pays d’Auge.
My favourite activity: the Normandy Challenge.
Our DNA
Four values, one promise
What guides each of our projects and each member of our team.
Adapt
Flexible, personalised, à la carte solutions, adapted to your needs, your company culture and your budget.
Listen
Every project begins with attentive listening to your objectives, your participants and your constraints.
Create
Our creativity, our Normandy network and our passion put at the service of your most ambitious projects.
Showcase
Highlighting local artisans, exceptional venues and the Norman way of life: an authentic added value.
Our strengths
Why choose Normandy DMC
Three reasons to entrust us with organising your event.
20 years of local expertise
Based in Saint-Arnoult, ten minutes from Deauville, we live and work in Normandy all year round.
A network of tested partners
Every hotel, venue and supplier presented on this site has been visited and validated by our team before being proposed to you.
A tailor-made and responsible organisation
Single quote, dedicated project manager, and a CSR Charter that commits our choice of suppliers and our internal operations.
A local & committed agency
Our CSR charter
Normandy DMC believes in meaningful, responsible events. That is why our commitment rests on three fundamental pillars: supporting the local economy, taking care of our teams and protecting our planet.
Social pillar
Taking care of our teams and valuing every talent.
- People at the heart of our services, with attentive supervision of every event.
- Social benefits and recognition: employee savings plan, health insurance, 13th-month pay, bonuses and celebration of team successes.
- Continuing training and well-being at work (ergonomic seats, a friendly office « like at home », CSR training).
- Inclusion and professional integration: guaranteed gender balance at our events, accessibility (reduced mobility), and hosting at least one apprentice per year.
Environmental pillar
Reducing our impact on the planet as much as possible.
- Active fight against waste: reusable tableware hire, buffets on demand, redistribution of unsold food and flowers.
- Rigorous waste management at the office and on site (waste sorting, recycling of consumables).
- Paperless communication: fewer printouts (menus, signage, invitations) in favour of digital formats.
- Soft mobility: rationalised transport, encouraging car-sharing, public transport and walking.
- Responsible purchasing (BISOU method): favouring reusable items and hire (banners, equipment).
Economic pillar
Supporting the local economy and building lasting ties.
- Priority to local partners: working with craftspeople and providers in our region (caterers, florists, reception venues).
- Support for partners committed to a similar CSR approach.
- Prompt payment of suppliers: a commitment to pay all invoices before the due date to support their cash flow.
- Creation of local jobs: one apprenticeship position opened every year to train tomorrow’s talent and strengthen the regional economy.
Every action counts. Together, let’s keep inventing more sustainable and responsible events for our region!
Our accreditations
They trust us
Atout France member
French tourism development agency, institutional recognition of our DMC expertise.
Normandie Tourisme partner
Official partner of the CRT Normandie, a network and visibility at the service of your projects.
We are also official partners of
- InDeauville
- Les Franciscaines
- Groupe Barrière
- Town of Trouville
- City of Rouen
★★★★★
Team building in Deauville for 22 people. Perfect from start to finish. Very professional team, well-chosen activities, exceptional hotel.
Anne-Claire M. · Cabourg seminar
★★★★★
Incentive in Cherbourg for 19 people. Visit to the Cité de la Mer, gourmet dinner: our clients loved it. Impeccable responsiveness and organisation.
Bertrand P. · Cherbourg incentive
★★★★★
Convention of 80 people in Honfleur. Flawless logistics, a memorable sailing team building. We come back every year.
Élise V. · Honfleur convention
Our principle
Why we do not give direct access to our network
Our partner network is the result of more than 20 years of relationships built in the field, often with negotiated terms and exclusivities that we could not maintain if every client contacted our providers directly. Going through Normandy DMC means benefiting from this network without having to rebuild it yourself, with a single point of contact and a single invoice.
This protection of the network works both ways: it also applies to event agencies that delegate the execution of a project in Normandy to us (see our page dedicated to agency partnerships). One simple principle structures our whole relationship with these partner agencies: we never contact their end client directly, exactly as we protect our direct clients from direct contact with our own partners.
The network
Our partner categories
Five families of suppliers, all selected and tested in the field before joining our network.
Hotels
3- to 5-star establishments, character properties, privatisable châteaux and private estates for « home away from home » seminars, across the whole of Normandy.
Catering
Gourmet restaurants, traditional restaurants, local and responsible cuisine, and event caterers, able to handle formats from 10 to 1,000 covers.
Transport
Coach transfers, premium vehicles, hosts and hostesses, coordination with train stations and airports.
Entertainment and activities
Professional hosts tested on our own activities and on those of our catalogue.
Technical providers
Photographers, videographers, sound and scenography.
Our method
How we select our partners
Each partner is tested in the field before joining our network, then re-evaluated regularly based on our clients’ feedback. We favour long-term relationships over volume listing, which lets us vouch for the quality of every service, including at confidential venues that we cannot always name publicly but whose teams we know personally.
Agency Partnerships
Are you an agency with a brief in Normandy?
Normandy DMC acts as your local correspondent: we carry out the Normandy part of your project, and you keep the relationship with your client entirely.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ: the Normandy DMC agency
What is a destination management agency?
A receptive agency (or DMC) is an agency based locally in the destination, which directly organises excursions, stays and events for clients from outside the region. Normandy DMC is a Normandy receptive agency: we know the region’s hotels, venues and suppliers directly, with no intermediary.
Why not simply give me the names of the partner hotels?
To preserve the terms negotiated with our partners and to guarantee you a single contact responsible end to end, including in case of the unexpected.
Can I suggest my own venue or provider?
Yes, we can include a venue or supplier you already know in your programme, coordinating it with the rest of the organisation.
If I go through an agency that delegates my event to you, will my contact details be passed on?
No, all communication stays centralised with your agency or with Normandy DMC depending on your organisation, with no passing of your direct contact details to the field suppliers.
Let’s talk about your next event
A first fifteen-minute contact is enough. Shortlist of solutions within 24 to 48 hours.