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OK Mobility breaks into the French market with a double opening in Nice and Lyon

Jul 11, 2023
  • The global mobility platform continues its international expansion and enters the main tourism market globally.
  • France is the preferred foreign holiday destination for Spaniards, with over half a million visitors in May.

OK Mobility, the global mobility platform, continues its international expansion and is making its debut in the French market with the opening of two new OK Stores in Nice and Lyon. Both Stores are located in the airports of these French cities, which in 2019 reached 25 million passengers, becoming the busiest airports in France only behind Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris.

With this opening, the Mallorca-based company consolidates its commitment to international growth, increasing its presence to 14 countries and entering the first global tourism market, according to data from the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), with more than 54 million international visitors during 2021 alone. In fact, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute, more than half a million Spanish tourists visited the neighbouring country during the month of May, making it the favourite destination abroad, ahead of Portugal and Italy. Moreover, in the first five months of 2023 alone, more than 2.6 million Spaniards have chosen France as their holiday destination.

OK Mobility CEO, Othman Ktiri, is delighted with the company’s arrival in a new key market and assures that “entering France is a fundamental and key step for OK Mobility, given that it is, together with Spain, the most touristic country in Europe. After 20 years working closely with the leading French dealers and distributors, we now physically disembark in this country with all our mobility solutions, such as rental and subscription. Therefore, knowing that theOK Mobility vehicles with French registrationwill travel mymother country, makes this moment very special for me.

For his part, OK Mobility Business Development Director, Víctor Gómez, said that “with the opening of these new OK Stores we make available to residents and touristsawhole new fleet of vehicles, supported by ourquality of service, and our commitment to offer our customers the best experiences.

The new OK Store at Nice - Côte d'Azur International Airport is now available to OK Mobility users, while the OK Store at Lyon - Saint Exupéry Airport will be operational from 1 September. It is now possible to make car rental reservations in Nice and Lyon through okmobility.com.