- Title: Paris region bounces back with best tourism performance since 2008
- Date: 22nd August 2017
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2014) (REUTERS) REFLECTION OF LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION MUSEUM BUILDING IN WATER / BUILDING SHAPED LIKE A SAILBOAT REFLECTION OF DETAILS OF GLASS SAILS IN WATER
- Embargoed: 5th September 2017 12:15
- Keywords: tourism Paris security Paris 2024 olympics
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Economic Events
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- Story Text: France's Paris region saw a rise of 10 percent in visitor numbers on the first semester of 2017, the regional tourism committee announced on Tuesday (August 22).
The president of Paris' regional tourism committee, Frederic Valletoux, said the recent growth was largely boosted by international visitors, with a strong come-back from Japanese, Chinese and Americans tourists. Overall, international visitors figures grew by 14.5 percent compared to 2016.
Numbers show Paris is bouncing back from a 2016 saddled by insecurity and social tensions.
It is the best tourism performance for the region since 2008, Valletoux said.
Valletoux also hopes the 2024 Olympics - that Paris is expecting to win the bid for- will help the region improve the quality of its services and make it more competitive with other top tourism destinations.
In 2016, the most visited Parisian monument was Notre-Dame cathedral and in the first semester 2017, the LVMH Foundation experienced a rise of 174 percent in visitors numbers, the highest rise of attendance for Paris museums, thanks to the temporary exhibition of the Shchukin Collection. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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