Sunday, August 7, 2016

Terrorist threat: declining foreign tourism in France – Maritima.info

by Paris (AFP)

The number of overnight stays of foreign tourists in France fell by an average of 10 % during the first six months of the year due to concerns over the attacks, assures the secretary of state for tourism promotion, Matthias Fekl, in an interview with Journal du Dimanche.

customers with high purchasing power of the United States, Asia and the Gulf “has strongly reacted to the attacks (and) upscale hotels suffer more (than the others),” he says.

in July this trend continues with a decrease of approximately 10% compared to the same period last year, says Mr. Fekl.

Still, “the France must remain the top global destination with a varied offer both premium and popular, cultural, gastronomic, sporting, “the secretary of state.

” in 2015, France beat a attendance record with 85 million travelers when there were already attacks. The world’s media have shown the unity of the French people. Let us be proud of our lifestyle, “says Fekl.

This recalls announced Nice on July 18, four days after the attack that killed 85 people on the Promenade des Anglais, different measures (including deferred repayment loans, spreading social and tax deadlines) to support tourism in the southeast of France, which provides some 75,000 jobs.

Matthias Fekl evokes further the Government’s desire to “pursue structural reforms.” “An investment fund of EUR 1 billion has been opened to modernize the sector. The director of the Deposit toured the regions to collect the projects with special attention to mountain areas, coastal and wine tourism. Finally, the development capital fund of EUR 100 million BpiFrance target innovative SMEs, “says Fekl yet.

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