Press gallery
2008 will be one of the most memorable in Québec City’s history with the celebrations surrounding the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city. In addition to the celebrations organized by Société du 400e anniversaire de Québec and its partners, a number of infrastructure projects have improved the city. They include Promenade Samuel-De Champlain, Pointe-à-Carcy, Bassin Brown, Baie de Beauport, and Fontaine de Tourny, to name just a few.
The following page was designed for media representatives in order to provide central access to information on the region and the celebrations. The tools provided include press releases, an image bank, articles, and a schedule of events. Finally, our professionals are available if you would like to learn more about the Québec City region through a press visit. They can be reached by filling out the form provided below.
We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the Québec City region!
Contact us
If you would like more information on Québec City and its 400th anniversary celebrations, our tourism experts are available to answer questions and provide any information you need regarding the celebrations of Québec City’s anniversary in 2008.
Richard Séguin
Sales Representative
Québec City Tourism
Paule Bergeron
Sales Representative
Québec City Tourism
Sylvie Walter
Communications Consultant
Québec City Tourism
Roxanne St-Pierre
National and International Press Relations Agent
Société du 400e
PRESS RELEASES
Québec City Tourism
12/18/20082008 review, 2009 trends from Québec City TourismQuébec City, December 17, 2008—Some 220 stakeholders from the Québec City area’s tourism industry gathered at the Hôtel Clarion for the Bureau’s year-end presentation. “We are here to present a review of this exceptional 400th anniversary year and discuss trends for 2009, still colored by the economic uncertainty being felt throughout the world,” said Dany Thibaut, chair of Québec City Tourism’s board of directors. [...] Read more
12/18/2008New dynamic brand image for Québec City area tourism promotionQuébec City, December 17, 2008—The City of Québec Tourism Bureau is launching its new promotional platform with the theme “Québec City and area—Here, now.” The total budget for promoting the Québec City area in Québec, English Canada, the United States, and France from December 2008 to March 2009 will be $3.4 million. [...] Read more
Société du 400e
01/01/2009A grand finale for Québec 2008“Salut 400e! was exactly the grand finale we were hoping for! Thousands of people from Québec City and all over came together to relive their 400th and rekindle the emotions they experienced all year long. It was truly touching to hear all the singing and to see the smiling crowds dancing and celebrating in the streets of Québec City despite the bitter cold. The 400th kept us so warm that nobody even felt the cold!” exclaimed Daniel Gélinas from the Société du 400e anniversaire de Québec. [...] Read more
12/31/2008The curtain falls on Québec City’s 400th anniversary celebrationsAfter 365 days of festivities and close to 300 events marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City, the first permanent French settlement in North America, the city is getting ready to celebrate one last time this evening. Salut 400e!, a retrospective in songs and in images of the highlights of this exceptional year for the capital city, will give people the chance to gather in front of the Manège Militaire to relive this anniversary one last time. [...] Read more
Tourism partners
7/30/2008THE LOUVRE IN QUÉBEC CITY. THE ARTS AND LIFE LONGER OPENING HOURS!Good news! Given the extraordinary success of the exhibition The Louvre in Québec City. The Arts and Life, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is pleased to announce new, longer opening hours in order to accommodate as many visitors as possible. [...] Read more
7/11/2008THE LOUVRE IN QUÉBEC now has its own microsite!The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec today launched a detailed microsite devoted entirely to the exhibition The Louvre in Québec: The Arts and Life. [...] Read more
If you need a high resolution photo for an article or images for a topographic map of the region, we have what you need!
Click here to access the Québec City Tourism photo bank. Click here for Société du 400e photos.
If you’re looking for images for television of the Internet, contact one of our consultants. They’ll send you images of Québec City and surrounding area for different seasons in Betacam SP (NTSC or PAL) format.
Click here to see the 400th anniversary video.
Travel features
We have prepared articles summarizing what’s available for tourists in the greater Québec City area. You may use these texts in whole or in part for your articles or reports.
What’s happening in Québec City
Once a month, Québec City Tourism publishes the “What’s Happening in Québec City” News Bulletin to let the media know what’s coming up in the region.
Schedule
of events
The websites of the 400th anniversary celebrations and the Québec City Tourism each include their own schedule of events.
Would you like to know what’s going on at Espace 400e today? Click here.
Would you like to know what’s going on at the different museums and attractions in the region? Click here.