2007 Nimes European Archery Tournament - France

[doume]

As required in another thread, I will post here information about the tourney (mostly about transportation and hotels).

Official tournament website (English language available) :
http://perso.orange.fr/arcclubdenimes/euroIndex.htm


Transportation to Nimes - Nimes-Garon airport :
Nimes-Garon (located less than 15mn by car from the venue and hotels) is a small airport where at the moment only Ryan Air (low cost company) arrives and only from some few airports located around some European capitals. Taxis and car rentals available.
http://www.ryanair.com/ and tttp://www.nimes.cci.fr/page.php?page=216 (the airport web site is in French language only).

Transportation to Nimes - Montpellier Mediterranee airport :
Montpellier-Mediterranee (located 45km south-west from Nimes) is a continental airport with connections to European capitals. Taxis (very expensive between the airport and Nimes) and car rentals available.
The travel by car to the venue and hotels is not difficult : the airport is about 2km from the A9 highway "Montpellier Est" entrance and the venue and hotels are near the A9 highway "Nimes-Centre" exit.
There is also a shuttle service between Montpellier airport and Montpellier station, check the airport website. Note that during line 2 tramway's work the shuttle stops downtown Montpellier at Leon Blum's stop, located 3 stops before Montpellier station on tramway line 1 (map).

Transportation to Nimes - Marseille-Provence airport :
Marseille-Provence (located 150Km south-east from Nimes) is an international airport. Car rentals available.
Trafic jams around Marseille can - sometimes - be a issue.
Travel by car from the airport to the venue and hotels (same highway exit than for the travel from Montpellier airport to Nimes).

Transportation to Nimes - train from Charles de Gaule airport :
There is a TGV station (High Speed Train) in Charles de Gaule International airport north-east of Paris. The access to the TGV station is located at Charles de Gaule Terminal 2. If you decide to arrive at Terminal 1 be aware that the delay to go to Terminal 2 can be important (about 1 hour).
There are a few daily direct connections between the airport and Nimes. A direct connection is about 3:30 hour. For TGV reservation is mandatory. All information available on the English language SNCF web site. Departure station is AEROPORT CDG 2 TGV, arrival station is NIMES.
Restrictions for some foreign countries (USA included) :
The SNCF does not allow some foreign countries citizens to receive their train ticket and reservation at their home because of some deals with local companies. The problem with these companies is about the mandatory reservation : they won't be able to get it and many people use the TGV in France so you should have no seat available when you ask for a reservation at the TGV station.
However, it is possible to buy online on their web site with most of the credit cards available nowardays. You then receive an AR with your order details and a personnal code at your e-mail address. At your arrival at the TGV station you take your TGV ticket and reservation with the credit card you used to pay online and your personnal code.
Choose TGV tickets that can be refunded, otherwise the payment from those countries won't be possible.
All the above information is detailed on the SNCF web site.
Arrival in Nimes :
Car rental and taxi at/near the station.
Venue and hotels are about 10mn from the station if no trafic jam.
The tourney shuttle uses also to go to the station on Friday before the tourney and on Sunday evening after the tourney. Check the tourney registration form when it will be available online if you plane to use it when you arrive at Nimes station.

[raktor]

just to point out that Ryanair will no longer carry archery equipment under any circumstances

[Wrexham Exile]

Originally Posted by raktor

just to point out that Ryanair will no longer carry archery equipment under any circumstances

ah nuts, what about easy jet?

[WhitehartFB]

Originally Posted by raktor

just to point out that Ryanair will no longer carry archery equipment under any circumstances

Is this now their official policy, last time I checked 1 month ago the best they could come up with was "it's up to check-in at the time of booking in" this was from Stansted.

[raktor]

The Ryanair terms and conditions state in the prohibited items section "Guns, firearms, ammunition and weapons (including replica items)". Earlier this year when travelling to tournaments in europe we were informed that they officially considered archery equipment as a weapon and their offical line was that it should not be carried by them.
If there is any possibility of local interpretation I wouldn't use them as you may get out, but be stuck unable to get back.

[WhitehartFB]

Originally Posted by raktor

The Ryanair terms and conditions state in the prohibited items section "Guns, firearms, ammunition and weapons (including replica items)". Earlier this year when travelling to tournaments in europe we were informed that they officially considered archery equipment as a weapon and their offical line was that it should not be carried by them.
If there is any possibility of local interpretation I wouldn't use them as you may get out, but be stuck unable to get back.

Many thanks

[doume]

A note about Marseille-Provence airport :
If you prefer to travel from Marseille to Nîmes by train, there is a shuttle service between the airpoirt and Marseille Saint Charles station. Information available here.


A note about the tourney website :
The 2007 tourney web site has been transfered to a subcontractor (at the moment only an online registering website with some lack on information), its URL is available from the ACDN web site main page : http://www.arcclubdenimes.com
If you use it intead of sending a fax or an e-mail to the ACDN, please note that the shuttle price is for the all week end so specify only 1 shuttle per archer (bad copy/paste of last year registration form I think).


Tourney program :
Now available on the ACDN web site main page ("La plaquette format pdf" link).
I will post information about the tourney hotels later.

[doume]

Those who will click on the "La plaquette format pdf" link will find a warning in French about the Youths program.

For those how don't read French, it says that there is an error on page 6 (Youths program) : the 16 best scores will qualify for the finals, not the 32 best scores.

[doume]

This list was established according to hotels phone and fax numbers available in the 2007 official program.
Do not forget to ask if they have special rates for the archers who will attend the tourney, for a week end stay or for a sporting event stay.

Hotels with tourney shuttle service :
Nimotel official web site
Ibis Nimes Ouest official web site
Kyriad Nimes Ouest official web site
Balladins official web site
Campanile Mas Carbonnel official web site
Holiday Inn official web site
Mercure Nimes Ouest official web site

Hotels without tourney shuttle service (fast access to the venue) :
Hotel de France official web site
Fasthotel official web site

[cecile]

These are precious information Doume! Many thanks!
I think I will see you on saturday.
Normally I shoot with my friends in the afternoon, if I am right. However, I will confirm that to you!