A Parisian Tale : Aéroports de Paris Celebrates Festive Holidays

Thanks to a remarkable initiative, specifically developed for the festive period, Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (OTC Pink:AEOPF) is inviting all its customers to experience Paris as if they were truly there. For almost two months, the main gateways to France will be decorated in Christmas colours, Parisian style, to amaze and delight our passengers.

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Seven-metre high globes
People arriving at the two Paris airports this year will receive a very special welcome. We think the holiday should begin as soon as possible! In addition, even before passengers enter the airports terminals, their path will be illuminated by giant glowing globes in silver, gold, and white, measuring seven metres in height… as if they were strolling down a Parisian avenue on a December evening. Situated at the entrances of the two Paris airports, these transparent globes demonstrate Aéroports de Paris' desire to extend a warm and genuine welcome to the passengers, friends and family who use these entrances each day.

All of the terminals at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports are involved in this initiative. All passengers, regardless of whether they are departing or arriving, from far-off countries, French cities, or other European cities, will therefore be able to appreciate this initiative and smaller globes.

Parades every weekend!
From 19 December until 4 January, parades involving a number of performers will take place each weekend to surprise and amaze passengers at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly terminals.
Wearing Eiffel Tower costumes measuring 3.2 metres in height, and accompanied by "Lady Champagne Bubble", these performers will also parade around the public areas, the departure lounge and the baggage reclaim areas. They will meet passengers, distributing thousands of gifts and taking family photos.

Enhanced presence on social networks
A human presence is an essential and extremely important part of welcoming passengers to the terminals. However, Aéroports de Paris must also maintain a presence on social networking sites, to which an enormous number of passengers and aviation enthusiasts are extremely active and regular visitors.

24 days of gifts on Facebook and a trip to Canada
From 1 December, Aéroports de Paris will embark on a new initiative and open the first box of a special Advent calendar on its Facebook page. Every day, for 24 days, a prize will be awarded to a winner selected at random. The principle is simple: scratch one box to find out instantly if you have won! You can take part in the Advent Game on the Aéroports de Paris Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/aeroportsdeparis or by visiting the dedicated URL www.a-parisian-tale.com. The variety of the prizes that winners will receive include, for example, opportunities to visit the Musée d’Orsay, the Quai Branly museum or the Palace of Versailles, attend a show at the Moulin Rouge, or, for the last prize on 24 December, fly to Canada!

What's your Parisian wish for 2015?
Another form of communication, another social network, Twitter won't be left behind with the operation #MyParisianwishis. From 1 January 2015, for 2 weeks, Aéroports de Paris will call upon the community of so-called #avgeeks (aviation enthusiasts) and the many admirers of the city of Paris. The principle: to display the best, most beautiful, most original, quirkiest, most "Parisian" of wishes for Paris for 2015. A selection of the best tweets will be displayed daily in the Paris airports throughout the duration of the operation. Paris' city council will also display the best messages on illuminated signs and will invite Parisians to get involved in this Christmas tale.

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