Founded in 1989, FBS is the market leader in the Paris–Île-de-France region and the Oise department for the distribution of brochures, magazines, free postcards, city maps and guides, posters, and minicards. The company also designs, prints, and distributes materials through more than 2,000 displays in strategic locations.
Business Overview
With over 35 years of experience and recognised expertise, FBS is a leader in tourist and cultural communication aimed at both visitors to the Île-de-France region and French and international tourists. The company creates, prints, and distributes a wide range of materials — including brochures, magazines, free postcards, city maps, guides, posters, and minicards — in more than 2,000 display points strategically located throughout the region.
Actively contributing to the growth of tourism, FBS distributes more than 30 million brochures annually through its various networks.
Distribution Territory
FBS distributes brochures, magazines, maps, and other materials exclusively within Paris, Île-de-France, and the Oise department.
Outlets Serviced
FBS installs information displays in a broad range of venues that welcome both French and foreign tourists. These include hotels, hotel residences, and student residences, as well as tourist offices, airports, companies, and parking facilities. The network also covers bus shuttles and cruise shuttles, cultural spaces such as theatres, museums, and other cultural places, plus retail outlets such as Auchan, Leclerc, Carrefour, Fnac, and Parisian shops. Displays can also be found in coffee shops, restaurants, and youth hostels.
Services & Products
FBS offers an extensive range of promotional options and channels across Paris–Île-de-France and the Oise, including:
Hotel Network — 500 locations in Inner Paris, including 2–4-star hotels and hotel residences.
Grand Tourisme Network — 50 locations across Paris–Île-de-France, including tourist offices, campsites, department stores, and cultural kiosks.
Airports Network — 11 locations including CDG, Orly, Beauvais, and Le Bourget airports.
Inner Suburbs Network — 70 locations in Hauts-de-Seine (92), 50 in Seine-Saint-Denis (93), and 40 in Val-de-Marne (94), covering 1–3-star hotels and hotel residences.
Outer Suburbs Network — 70 locations in Seine-et-Marne (77), 35 in Yvelines (78), 44 in Essonne (91), and 50 in Val-d’Oise (95), covering 1–3-star hotels and hotel residences.
Tootbus Network — 36 buses, three circuits, tourist bus tours in Paris.
Big Bus Network — 30 shuttles in Inner Paris, two circuits with nine stops, tourist bus tours in Paris.
Bateaux Mouches Network — Seven shuttle boats and one reception point offering tours on the Seine.
Batobus Network — Nine stops on the quays of the Seine.
Vedettes de Paris Network — Two boats and one reception point/jelly offering tours on the Seine.
Youth Hostels Network — 22 youth hostels in Inner Paris.
Oise Network — 75 locations in the Oise (60), including hotels, tourist offices, campsites, leisure parks, and museums.
Companies Network — 200 locations in Paris–Île-de-France, including entrance halls, company restaurants, and works councils.
Parking Network — Six locations in Inner Paris, in partnership with Saemes.
Students Network — 35 locations in Paris–Île-de-France, including language schools, business schools, universities, and student residences.
Mass Distribution Network — 40 stores in Île-de-France and Oise, including Auchan, Carrefour, Leclerc, and Fnac.
Cultural Network — 100 locations in Paris–Île-de-France, including cinemas, museums, theatres, and cultural venues.
Parisian Shop Network — 100 locations in Paris–Île-de-France, including shops, coffee shops, and restaurants.
Welcome TV & Visites Passion — 150 minicard display locations in coffee shops, bars, brasseries, and hotels in Paris–Île-de-France.
Digital Display — 50 locations in Inner Paris and surrounding areas, including 3–5-star hotels.
SITI — Leaflet and digital display network covering 100 locations in Paris–Île-de-France, including 2–3-star hotels.
Dynamic Display — In partnership with Bimedia, a national network of digital displays in neighbourhood stores such as tobacconists, newsstands, bakeries, and bookstores.
Dynamic Display in Cinemas — National network with personalised and geolocalised campaigns per cinema complex, entire park, or half-park of rooms.
Dynamic Display in Companies — In partnership with ATC Media, a national network of screens in 400 companies with 200 to 8,000 employees.
Dynamic Display in Hair Salons — In partnership with Jean-Claude Biguine, screens installed in hair salons in Paris–Île-de-France and Belgium.
Greater Paris Magazine — Quarterly bilingual French/English magazine, distributed in Paris–Île-de-France and Oise, with 1,000,000 copies printed annually.
Île-de-France Family Map — Distributed in Paris–Île-de-France and Oise, with 200,000 copies printed annually.
Tourism Map — Distributed in Paris–Île-de-France and Oise, with 1,000,000 copies printed annually.
Street Marketing — Mobile outdoor communication solutions for flyer distribution operations.
Vehicle Covering — Mobile advertising with one Renault Master and nine Renault Trafic vehicles in Paris–Île-de-France and Oise.
Logistics — Dedicated delivery services, adapted logistics solutions, and storage of client materials.
Design & Printing — Design and printing of all communication materials with an eco-friendly approach.
Video Production Management — Creation and production of professional video content, including TV ads, institutional videos, social media content, and motion design.
Affiliations
Member and partner of Paris Je t’aime.
Member and partner of Visit Paris Region, the Regional Tourism Committee of Paris–Île-de-France.
Partner of Choose Paris Region.
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