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Delegation visits Breton forum to boost trade3 days agoShareSaveShareSaveGeorge Holland/Brittany FerriesBrittany Ferries reported passenger numbers were up by third this summerA States of Guernsey delegation is resultado da loteria federal 5301attending an economic forum in Brittany for the first time to build on links with the region.Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller, the President of the Committee for Economic Development, said the visit to the Forum Economique Breton was a chance to "increase trade between our regions, whether its food and drink construction and tourism".The delegation will meet the port authorities in St Malo, its commercial operators and the St Malo French Chambers of Commercial and Industry and St Malo and Baie du Mont-Saint Michel Tourism.It comes as Brittany Ferries reported a 38,000 increase in passenger numbers this summer, with a 59% increase in travellers from St Malo.Overall the number of people visiting from Poole, Portsmouth and St Malo has increased by 38,000, or 28.9%, between April and the end of August, compared with the same period last year, according to Brittany Ferries.The company also reported that Guernsey's share of the Channel Islands market has risen from 20% last year to more than 40% in summer 2025.The delegation is also meeting the president and vice-president of the Regional Council of Brittany and with key figures from Brittany Ferries during the three-day visit.More news stories for GuernseyListen to the latest news for GuernseyKazantseva-Miller said: "Building stronger links with Brittany, and in turn France as a whole, holds so many opportunities for Guernsey both economically and more broadly."She said with the huge increase in ferry travellers from France during the first six months of Brittny Ferries' new contract the forum "is a meeting I did not want to miss"."I am looking forward to meeting a number of key figures from Brittany, and seeing how we can develop our relationships further and exploring new potential mutual opportunities in the St Malo and wider Brittany region."Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk.More on this storyGuernsey signs 15-year contract with Brittany FerriesFrench lessons offered as ferry visitors surgeTourism boost after Guernsey features on French TVRelated internet linksForum Economique BretonStates of GuernseyTourismFerries
