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Tourism in FranceAli ChihabOleksandra SorokaXinyao Zhang

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France

The most popular destination globally84.7 arrivals in 2013 3rd in income from tourism = 42 billion

of euros7.4 % to GDP

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France Us

SpainChina

ItalyTurkey

GermanyUK

Russia Thailand

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Arrivals worldwide (in million)

Arrivals worldwide (in million)

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Importance of domestic tourism

105.9 billion of euros spent by French tourists

= 5,0% to GDP

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International tourists

51.0 billion of euros spent by French tourists

= 2,4 % to GDP

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Where are the tourists coming from?

Germany; 13

UK; 12.6

Belgium; 9.4Italy; 7.8

Nether-lands; 6.5

Switze-land; 6.5

Spain; 5.3US; 3.1China; 1.7Australia; 1.2

*million people

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Impact on economyCreating jobs

e.g. 414 000 jobs created in Il-de-France = 9,1% of total employment

Brings business and foreign trade: 285 286 enterprises = 7,4% of total economy

8Overnight stays by destination region

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EvolutionFrance expects to welcome more visitors with different

background as the tourism industry is continuously growing Tourism related services and products ( VISA issues, hotels,

tourism office ) need to be improvedGrowth in infrastructure and increase of tourism units (hotels,

restaurant etc.)Problem of mass tourism should be solvedMore focus on less known regions

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