Travel France reduction after terrorism
Terrorist attacks that killed 129 people in Paris have a serious impact on the tourism industry of one of the busiest cities in the world to visit.
The hotel owners, travel agents and other parts of smokeless industry is hoping a decrease in the number of tourists will not last long.
Shares of travel companies across Europe falling in the 2nd, the day 16/11, due to fears that travelers would cancel tour after IS attack sites often have visitors, killing at least 129 people dead membrane.
Police on duty before power after a terrorist Republique.
You also should not ignore the symbolic destinations as the Colosseum in Rome (Italy), the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France), Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic ... It's really great places. Many posts in the forums usually cheering tourists find new places to explore, but you do not need to listen to a stereotyped way, especially in the first visit to Europe.
Not necessarily have to do all what tour guide book (guide book) wrote. There are communities you want to try but do not appear in the book, so let yourself open up and experience new things. If you read about the Louvre (Paris) is to go to certain places and accidentally strayed into Blek le Rat's world (the famous graffiti artist) with the works on the walls along the walkway, just give yourself time to explore both.
Police on duty before power after a terrorist Republique.
The Louvre Museum and the sights such as the Paris Opera House was reopened on Thursday 2. However, Disneyland Paris has not yet received visitors until the end of today, 17/11, and the symbol of France - the tower Eiffel - will be closed indefinitely.
Georges Panayotis, MKG team president, said: "The coming days will be very difficult. The tourism industry will suffer damage. "
This damage will be even greater attack in January on Charlie Hebdo newspaper because large scale, wider. "The whole world is looking at France," he said Panayotis.
A memorial concert in Paris victims.
A memorial concert in Paris victims. With tourists cancel tours and shorten the time in Paris, tourism industry will be affected. But Francois Navarro, executive director of the regional tourism committee of France, told Reuters it was too early to give figures. He said: "There will be affected. The question is: this situation will last until the Christmas holiday, and will recover in the next 15 days? ".
These hawkers next to the Seine or the retail service near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris expressed concern about the near future. On the morning of the 2nd, the line outside the Notre Dame Cathedral is much shorter than usual. Air France's passenger traffic, Aeroports de Paris, Eurotunnel and the Accor hotel group also decreased by 5%. Some travel companies have canceled tours for visitors at no charge.
Currently, Paris is implementing strict security measures. Recently, the UK also has enhanced border checks on fears of Islamist extremism can from France crossed the English Channel and into the UK by water.
