OUR GROWTH

With a strong link existing between Aristeia and the Olympic World, all started at Sydney 2000, where Aristeia’s sphere of operation was restricted to the organization of entertainment and did not yet include flights, hotels and ticketing. As DMC (Destination Management Company), Aristeia learned the importance of details at the end of the global hospitality service chain.

Aristeia applied this knowledge during the 2003 Handball World Championship where we offered solutions to the French Federation in terms of hospitality.

One year later in Athens, we provided global services for European clients (organizations forming part of the Olympic family, national federations and the corporate world).
This experience allowed us to gain a better grasp than anyone of the challenges faced by an organisation without official access in delivering quality and reliability. Without the direct help and support of the organizing committee, our non-official status enabled us to seek and understand the functioning of an organizing committee and we saw the advantages of working in close collaboration with them.

By the time the 2006 Winter Games came around we had become an official Olympic agency and a service provider for a number of international agencies.

America’s Cup 2007 gave us the opportunity to develop our consultancy skills and offer communication solutions to sport teams. The Football and Rugby World Cup experiences in 2006 and 2007 enabled Aristeia to expand its field of expertise and apply its knowledge and know-how acquired during Olympic Games to other major sport events with the different inherent organization and actors.

Beijing gave us the opportunity to draw on all the experience we had acquired up to then and apply it in the following capacities: DMC and local hospitality agent, global hospitality agency for international clients, official agency for 17 National Olympic Committees, and consultancy for our partners in the Olympic family.
Aristeia managed over 6 500 people and 60 000 tickets. With such big numbers at stake, Aristeia acquired leading-edge event management software able to manage simultaneously several types of services (ticketing, accommodation, transfers, flights, etc) at any type of event. The advantage for the client is that stock is optimised by matching the requirements of a client to the stocks another client has available.

Through time, Aristeia has learned that partnerships are synonym of growth. A strong link exists between Aristeia and the actors in the sport and communication worlds. Partnerships with National Olympic Committees or Organising Committees enable Aristeia to be in close relation with the Olympic family, TOP sponsors and official partners.
Targeted partnerships with communication agencies enable Aristeia to offer clients communication solutions to use inside or outside an event. We advise on the global strategy and tools to be used to reach the target market.
Aristeia has the network and ability to deploy dedicated teams abroad and its recruitment strategies are known to be extremely qualitative and reliable.

We have the renown to be official on Olympic Games, Football and Rugby World Cups and other major sport events, to be the official agent of several National Olympic committees, and to offer programmes not only to the corporate public but also to official partners and to TOP sponsors.

In preparation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, Aristeia was commissioned by TOP sponsors to coordinate and operate their hospitality programmes during the Games with the following objectives:

- Leverage an exclusive property that no other brand has using the power of the Olympic messages of humanity, performance, achievement dreams

- Take the opportunity to communicate and develop the brand strengths and the understanding of the TOP sponsor skills which enhance the product characteristics

- Create sustainable growth for the forthcoming years

- Build a long-term relationship with the TOP sponsors’ partners

Aristeia therefore offered to the TOP sponsors’ guests something unique, joining the Olympic experience to an immersion in the luxury brand personality and a memorable trip into various activities British Columbia has to offer.

Aristeia proceeded by opening an office on site in Vancouver and recruited a team specialised and dedicated to TOP sponsors, not forgetting to set up a reporting system between both entities. Experienced suppliers were selected and a turnkey programme was created around the TOP sponsors’ ticket allocations. An international transport plan was drawn up, airport welcome was prepared, all transfers to and from any hotel, stadium, activity was secured, and a tailor-made programme was created with various activities.
The accommodation and ticket allotments are managed through special software able to easily match the stocks of one client to the stocks of other client. The stock positions can be viewed by and shared with the TOP sponsor.
Aristeia also used its valuable network of partners and proposed a communication plan before and after the event to build a brand strategy and create a bond between the TOP Sponsor and its guests.

Complete and detailed, the programmes reflect the quality, knowledge and reliability of Aristeia on major sport events.