In 1986, François Gailliard created La Fayette Travel with his good friend Gilles Rambaud. They both had an open mind and a will to propose Paris and its surrounding regions, which they both knew well, to groups coming from abroad, adapting the destination to other countries' tastes. The first event they looked after was the 60 years of Lindberg's crossing of the Atlantic with the "Spirit of St. Louis". This introduced them to the American market and the name of La Fayette Travel was chosen, for the close links the General La Fayette created between the USA and France in the 18th century. La Fayette Travel then spread and became the most reliable French DMC in Paris for American groups. We looked after the most famous corporate companies with the most prestigious incentive agencies. Souvenirs of special events come to mind, such as the first ever meeting in the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles Palace with the French president for Fortune 500 CEOs, the unique privatization of artists' square of Montmartre for Sun Microsystems, the launch of the TV series "Band of Brothers" in Normandy with Tom Hanks. all this was topped with the rare distinction for a DMC, of a SITE Award for best delivery trip for Xerox. We have since expanded and now operate for north European clients as well as Anglo-Saxon countries around the world. Our research for the unique and our creativity remain intact, just as our independence and our attachment to our territory, which remains Paris and the surrounding regions easily linked by our TGV bullet trains. And we remain an independent agency with that unique French touch and hope you will take the opportunity to drop us a line and let us take you for a ride in our unique country.