Space and comfort
Mercedes V-Class
- 7 passengers
- 7 pieces of luggage
The V-Class combines the comfort of a sedan with the space of a van, in a beautifully finished cabin. It is the natural choice for carrying your luggage, even the largest pieces.
Private Chauffeur MIPCOM Cannes
TAILORED · SEAMLESS · DISCREET
The Riviera Elite Standard
At MIPCOM, the whole world of television
Riviera Elite Driver provides a licensed and insured private chauffeur service operated in accordance with the professional requirements for private passenger transport. Our vehicles and chauffeurs hold the required professional authorizations and are covered by the appropriate insurance for chauffeur operations. Compliance, safety and the protection of our clients are integral to our standards.
Every October, MIPCOM brings studios and broadcasters from every continent to Cannes to buy and sell series and formats. For those four days of stands, panels and premieres, a private driver handles every one of your rides.
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Touchdown, then the Palais
Airline flights land in Nice, some 45 minutes’ drive from the Croisette; private jets often use Cannes-Mandelieu, close by. Your chauffeur tracks the landing live and meets you right at the terminal.
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One team, one contact
Buyers, sellers, lawyers: a full delegation travels in numbers. Valentin assigns the vehicles, including the V-Class, and coordinates the chauffeurs; you only need one number.
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Time to prepare what’s next
Between meetings, the ride becomes an office: with the onboard Wi-Fi, you can go over a pitch or an episode before walking into the next meeting.
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Talent, handled discreetly
Stars presenting their series often fly in for just a few hours: our chauffeurs meet them at the airport and drive them, quietly, between hotel, Palais and party.
PRIVATE CHAUFFEUR FOR MIPCOM
From opening day to the last party
Your arrival and departure are private car transfers, with no surprises on price; during the market, a chauffeur stays yours, hour by hour or across all four days.
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Stands in the morning, lunch with a partner, a screening at night: your chauffeur works around your schedule, and each day flows without waiting.
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Getting married on the Riviera? The same coordination covers everyone, newlyweds first and the last guests too, until the very last ride home.
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Arriving early for MIPJunior, a day in Monaco, a team dinner in the hills: Valentin builds the week with you, ride by ride.
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Enter your airport, Nice or Cannes-Mandelieu, and your times: the fare shows immediately, and your chauffeur adjusts if your flight runs late.
CLIENT REVIEWS
Loyal clients, five-star service
Our Google reviews mention Cannes Lions groups topping twenty people, and clients still loyal a decade and more later. MIPCOM calls for the same standard.
Authentic reviews on GoogleWe have used them for over 10 years as our regular chauffeur service for airport transfers and various trips around the area, both for ourselves and for our guests.
They have always been punctual, reliable, and available even at short notice. We highly recommend the company to anyone looking for a professional, exclusive, and comfortable travel experience at a very reasonable price.
OUR MERCEDES-BENZ FLEET
The right vehicle for your delegation
The E-Class handles the daily runs, the S-Class the buyers you want to welcome in style; seven team members travel together to the Palais aboard the V-Class van. Should your group outgrow it, we can arrange additional vehicles.
Understated and refined
Mercedes E-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
Elegant and discreet, the E-Class welcomes you into a peaceful atmosphere. It is a favorite with business travelers, who make the most of every minute on the road.
Prestige and serenity
Mercedes S-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
The S-Class embodies all the prestige of Mercedes-Benz. With its unrivaled comfort, it is made for occasions that call for the very best.
PART OF THE SERVICE
Comfort between meetings
In October, the Croisette still holds on to the mildness of summer. On board, you’ll find air conditioning, Wi-Fi, a charger, and an onboard refrigerator with water always cold.
To celebrate a signed deal, champagne is available on board, at extra cost; child seats are provided on request at booking.
- Multilingual ChauffeursYour chauffeur speaks French and English. For another language, mention it when you book.
- UmbrellasAn umbrella is always within reach, in case the weather turns.
- Chilled WaterBottled water is offered to you throughout the service.
- Wi-FiStay connected from pickup to drop-off.
- Phone ChargingKeep your devices charged on the way, via USB-C or Lightning.
- Climate ControlThe temperature is set before we pick you up, in summer and winter alike.
- Child SeatsBaby seats, child seats and booster seats are available on request.
- Dress CodeAll our chauffeurs wear a suit and tie.
MIPCOM, DAY BY DAY
Four days of television at the Palais
MIPCOM runs on meetings: the market by day, premieres and parties by night, and MIPJunior just before.
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Just before
MIPJunior
Kids’ content has its own market, just ahead of MIPCOM. If you attend both, your chauffeur is there from the first day and stays until the last.
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During the day
The series market
Studios and broadcasters go from stand to stand, between conferences and panels. Dropped at the Palais first thing, you meet your chauffeur again for lunch in town or a meeting with a partner.
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In the evening
World premieres and parties
MIPCOM is a showcase for world premieres of eagerly awaited series, followed by parties that run late. Your chauffeur remains on call until you’re ready to leave.
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For four days
A whole delegation
Staggered arrivals, overlapping meetings, group dinners: we coordinate your team’s vehicles until the market closes.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Experience serving hotels, luxury brands and major events
Grand hotels, luxury houses and world-renowned events already trust us: their logos follow. Our private passengers are never named.
For several years, these partners and professional references have relied on Riviera Elite Driver for their private chauffeur needs. Their presence here is a testament to a lasting relationship of trust, built on services we have genuinely delivered.
THE RIVIERA JOURNAL
The same service, wherever you go
Nice Airport to Cannes
Nice → Cannes
Land in Nice, and the Croisette is next.
MIPIM Cannes chauffeur
MIPIM
The Palais’s other big market, every March.
Cannes-Mandelieu transfer
Cannes-Mandelieu
The airfield that brings private jets close to Cannes.
JW Marriott transfer
JW Marriott Cannes
On the Croisette, where the first Palais once stood.
AROUND THE MARKET
From the Croisette to Monaco
Your schedule often spills beyond the Palais: a business meeting in Sophia Antipolis, dinner in Mougins, a day in Monaco. Whether your hotel is on the Croisette, in Antibes or near Juan-les-Pins, your chauffeur gets you back there every night.
- Nice Airport
- Cannes-Mandelieu
- Cannes
- Mougins
- Sophia Antipolis
- Antibes
- Juan-les-Pins
- Monaco
GOOD TO KNOW
Your chauffeur at MIPCOM: a question?
When does MIPCOM take place?
Every October, for four days, in the Palais on the Croisette; MIPJunior, dedicated to kids’ content, comes just before.
Can you handle transport for our entire team?
Of course: we set the number of vehicles together, and Valentin personally manages the team of chauffeurs, available day and night during the market.
Parties run late: does the chauffeur wait?
Yes, for an hour or the whole evening: your chauffeur waits nearby or returns at your call, and brings the night to a close at your hotel, even at dawn.
Why not a taxi during MIPCOM?
Because a taxi first means standing in line at the terminal. Your private chauffeur is there ahead of you, suit and tie on, with your name ready; a brand-new, latest-generation Mercedes-Benz sits parked nearby, and the same chauffeur remains at your side until the market ends.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Valentin organizes your MIPCOM
Valentin Sassi founded Riviera Elite Driver in 2016, after a career in tourism and luxury hospitality on the French Riviera. In the five-star hotels and Palaces of Cannes, he learned what great hospitality demands: attention to detail, discretion and the art of anticipation. These qualities have become his signature.
At first the only one behind the wheel, he earned the trust of hotels, partners and loyal clients, then brought together a team of professional chauffeurs who share his vision of the craft.
Since 2023, he has devoted himself entirely to his clients: he personally organizes every journey and coordinates your chauffeurs.
Day and night, seven days a week, the whole team is just a call away. A meeting moved up, a screening added, one more guest to collect: a message to Valentin is enough, and your rides adjust.
The vehicle matters. The people who look after you matter more.
