Chinese conglomerate Tiens, which is celebrating its 20th birthday, took 6,400 employees on an all-paid holiday to France.
The biggest-ever tour group to visit France received a VIP welcome Saturday in the southern resort town of Nice.
Christian Mantel, head of the French tourism development agency Atout France said the authorities were pulling out all the stops to accommodate the wishes of the group, who are paying 13 million euros ($14.5 million) for the 5-13 May visit.
While in Nice, the group entered the Guinness World Records book after forming the longest ever “human phrase,” positioning themselves in groups that read “Tiens’ dream is Nice in the Cote d’Azur” in letters visible from the air.
