The Azimut-Benetti Group will debut the Yachtique Concierge Club, a 5- star service reserved exclusively for Group customers at this year’s Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show 2011. The Azimut–Benetti Group, working through Yachtique, a dedicated division chose the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show to present the world premiere of the Yachtique Concierge Club.
Unique in the boating world, the Yachtique Concierge Club is exclusively reserved for Azimut–Benetti boat owners who can take advantage of the 5-star service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The service ranges from booking reservations for restaurants, cars, and private chefs, to up to the minute weather forecasts worldwide. It also takes care of buying and delivering groceries as well as offering a wide range of significant discounts related to fuel, boating services such as winter storage, motor inspections, and supplying a tender.
Patrick Coote, Marketing Director of Yachtique noted: “This is the very first yachting concierge service of its kind and heralds yet another industry first for Azimut/Benetti. Yacht owners and captains can now rely on a professional shore-based team to assist them, irrespective of whether their vessel is 40ft or 40m in length. Yachting should be a pleasurable experience and our concierge team is there to ensure it stays that way.”
“Our consistency continues to reward us,” Group President, Paolo Vitelli added, “Today we are stronger than ever, thanks to our ability to read the market ahead of our competitors, the extraordinary satisfaction that our boats are registering throughout the market, and finally to the excellent service that we are able to offer our clients around the world”.