Table of Contents
France: Key Facts
Introduction
Data Sources
Background
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- History
- Geography
- A unique terroir
Attractions
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- Paris – Île de France
- The regions
- Normandy
- Brittany
- The Loire Valley
- Provence
- The island of Corsica
Tourism and the Economy
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- The travel and tourism economy
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- Figure 1: Travel & tourism economy showing direct & indirect impact on employment & GDP, 2010 & 2015
- Tourism revenues
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- Figure 2: International tourism revenues, expenditures & tourism balance, 2010-14
Arrivals
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- International
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- Figure 3: Top 10 destinations for international tourist arrivals, 2011-14
- Did the terrorist attacks impact 2015 arrivals?
- Source countries for international arrivals
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- Figure 4: International tourist arrivals by country/region of residence, 2012-14
- Domestic
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- Figure 5: Domestic spending on business & leisure travel, 2011-15
Market Characteristics
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- International
- Purpose of visit
- Seasonality
- Length of stay
- Domestic
- Purpose of visit
- Seasonality
- Length of stay
Transport
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- Air
- The world’s busiest airports
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- Figure 6: Top 10 busiest airports in the world, 2015
- Other international gateways
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- Figure 7: Passenger traffic at Paris Orly Airport, 2011-15
- Figure 8: Major regional airports handling over 7 million passengers annually showing growth between 2010-15
- Air France-KLM returns to profitability
- Road
- Rail
- Sea
- The cruise sector
Accommodation
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- Hotel classification system
- Room stock and occupancy rates
- Conventions and the MICE market
- Investment in tourism infrastructure
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- Figure 9: Capital investment in travel & tourism, 2011-15
Tourism News
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- An anti-terrorism advertising campaign
What Next?
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