
Attacks take toll on French tourism
France is the most popular country in the world for tourists with almost 85 million visitors last year and the sector employs about 2 million people.
Tourism companies reckon visitor numbers will fall by 4-5 percent this year due to deadly militant attacks, notably in Paris and the Riviera city of Nice, coupled with a spate of robberies targeting Asian tourists.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who will convene a government committee on tourism on Monday, will grant about 43 million euros ($48 million) to fund security as well as an advertising campaign and measures to help restaurants and hotels, Le Figaro said, citing unnamed sources.
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The extra police and cameras will mainly be focused on visitor attractions and access routes in and around Paris, while the government will also develop a tourist security label to communicate the safety of sites, the paper said.
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