Tourism in the Paris region suffered a severe setback in 2016 following a wave of terrorist attacks, strikes and severe flooding that cost the French capital around 750 million euros in lost revenue, officials said Tuesday.
The Champs Elysées in Paris is normally packed with tourists at this time of year. But this month however, the French capital’s iconic thoroughfare was noticeably short of the crowds of summer visitors.
Some of the biggest tourist attractions in Paris have reported a staggering drop in visitor numbers, including the Grand Palais (-43.9 percent), The Arc de Triomphe (-34.8 percent) and the Château de Versailles (-16.3 percent), according to the Paris region tourist board.
The number of Japanese visitors was down a huge 46.5 percent compared with the same period in 2015, local officials said. There were also 35 percent fewer Russian visitors, 19.6 percent fewer Chinese and American tourist numbers were down 5.7 percent.
“It’s time to realise that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster. This is no longer the time for communication campaigns but to set up a relief plan,” Frédéric Valletoux, head of the Paris region tourist board said in a statement...
[france24.com]
23/8/16
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The Champs Elysées in Paris is normally packed with tourists at this time of year. But this month however, the French capital’s iconic thoroughfare was noticeably short of the crowds of summer visitors.
Some of the biggest tourist attractions in Paris have reported a staggering drop in visitor numbers, including the Grand Palais (-43.9 percent), The Arc de Triomphe (-34.8 percent) and the Château de Versailles (-16.3 percent), according to the Paris region tourist board.
The number of Japanese visitors was down a huge 46.5 percent compared with the same period in 2015, local officials said. There were also 35 percent fewer Russian visitors, 19.6 percent fewer Chinese and American tourist numbers were down 5.7 percent.
“It’s time to realise that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster. This is no longer the time for communication campaigns but to set up a relief plan,” Frédéric Valletoux, head of the Paris region tourist board said in a statement...
[france24.com]
23/8/16
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