New UK director for Maison de le France
Jean-Pierre Courteau has been named UK director at the French tourist office, Maison de la France.
He replaces Christian Lepage, director of the UK for six years, who has now retired to south-west France.
Courteau joins from Maison de la France’s German office where he was director for six years, and before that was director of the New York office.
By Bev Fearis

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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