CSE committees: making holidays more accessible for employees in France

Posted on Feb 9, 2026 3:21:09 PM

4 min

Taking a family vacation isn't a given for all employees. Prices add up quickly. Summer always arrives too soon. A week in a mobile home turns into a series of calculation. It gets postponed. Until later. Until the following year.

That's why, in France, vacation benefits are among the most sought out employee perks. In companies with over 200 employees, nearly one in two CSE (Comité Social et Économique, or Employee Council) offers at least one accommodation package. Over 70% organise or subsidise trips each year. For camping groups and holiday parks, CSE committees have become a key indirect distribution channel. Stable. Predictable.

The key is addressing them with the right model.

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Vouchers: a simple system

For many operators, the relationship with CSE committees begins with vouchers. Nothing could be simpler. The employee books on the operator's website, just like any other customer. At checkout, they enter a code. The discount applies.

This model allows collaboration with numerous CSE committees without modifying the booking journey. It requires no specific channel or complex management. It suits small to medium-sized CSE committees. Often, it's a starting point.

Fixed inventory and allotments: securing volume

When volumes increase, expectations change. Some CSE committees seek visibility. Others want guarantees.

Fixed inventory is based on a clear commitment. The CSE committee purchases a defined number of stays or weeks in advance, at a negotiated rate. For the operator, volume is secured. For the CSE, the budget is known. The stays are then distributed among employees.

Allotments work differently. A portion of inventory is reserved for the CSE committee over a defined period. There's no immediate payment. Bookings are confirmed over time. The model is more flexible but requires more refined availability management.

These two approaches remain common among large CSE committees, particularly when guaranteeing access to key periods.

The CSE Portal

CSE benefits: a structured experience

Large CSE committees need more than a simple discount system. They're looking for a clear framework. A readable experience for employees. A system they can manage.

The CSE Portal is Maxxton's solution designed to meet these expectations without increasing operators' workload.

A dedicated portal for each CSE Committee

Each CSE committee has a dedicated booking portal, based on the Maxxton booking engine. This is where CSE members book their vacations according to their specific conditions.

Configuration can be done in two ways:

Via the booking engine API, integrated into the operator's website
Via a copy of the Maxxton booking engine, branded with the CSE committee's logo

The white-label remains deliberately limited to essentials: the right logo, the right pricing conditions.

Booking management: the admin interface

Depending on the CSE committee's organisation, an admin interface can be activated. It allows you to:

View bookings made by employees
Validate or reject them before confirmation
Automatically expire those that aren't processed
Export data for internal tracking

This interface is optional. Some CSE committees favour employee autonomy. Others maintain a supervising role.

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Centralised rules, configuration freedom and speed

The CSE Portal relies on existing sales rules in Maxxton: rates, availability, booking conditions.

When a new CSE portal is created, two options are available:

Link the CSE committee to an existing policy, already used by other partners.
Start from a specific configuration when different rules need to apply.

In both cases, management remains centralised. A rule is modified only once. It applies immediately to the relevant CSE committees, thanks to a hierarchical software architecture.

Time-to-market designed for operators

Thanks to this principle of shared or dedicated rules, adding a new CSE committee is quick. Logo. Admin access if needed. Connection to the right rules.

Deployment takes just a few hours, even when multiple CSE committees need to be managed in parallel.

Why the CSE portal is essential

The CSE Portal allows operators to offer employees a clear experience. Provide CSE committees with a validation framework when necessary. And manage multiple partners without multiplying configurations.

Today, it's the most structured way to address large CSE committees while remaining agile.