2023-07-06 16:06:00
The operation to win back international opinion and tourists continues. At a press conference this Thursday after receiving tourism professionals, the Minister Delegate for SMEs, Trade, Handicrafts and Tourism Olivia Grégoire repeated, almost word for word, the elements of language distilled on CNN by Bruno The mayor.
Business leaders’ morale was picking up… just before the riots
“France is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world” and the state guarantees “the safety of all tourists on French soil”, had hammered the Minister of the Economy on the American channel then on Wednesday in le Daily Telegraph. « There are no waves of holiday cancellations, booking rates are stable, (…). French tourism is doing well, French tourism trends are extremely encouraging “, repeated this Thursday Olivia Grégoire.
Traders in “state of shock, bewilderment”
Beyond the destruction, however, it recognizes ” physical and psychological damage » with patterns in « state of shock, bewilderment who saw their businesses totally destroyed “. It invites them to get closer to the departmental councils in their prefectures.
Circular, emergency law: measures are increasing for the reconstruction of municipalities affected by the riots
The minister did not first give any figures, ensuring that Bercy takes the time to trace the figures. The president of Umih, the main union in the hotel and catering industry, Bouches-du-Rhône, however spoke on Tuesday of ” 25 to 30% cancellations in the cities hardest hit by the riots. Olivia Grégoire nevertheless mentioned a tremor in tourist reservations between “ -0,5% et -2% on the day of July 2 in the most affected major cities. The Minister also considers that only ” a few dozen restaurants were affected.
The image, “essential subject” according to France Tourisme
« NWe are extremely far from some erroneous information “, declared Olivia Grégoire, who denounces information which “ feed the fear “. To restore the image of France, a ” treasure According to the Minister, Atout France is responsible, according to her, for repeating abroad that France is safe and order assured.
“The damage mainly hit suburban neighborhoods and places far from tourist areas. At this stage, there is no massive wave of cancellations but only a few reflex cancellations just before the stays”, confirms Dominique Debuire, president of the France Tourisme alliance. On the other hand, this last judge premature to comment on the traces that these riots will leave on the image of France, the ” essential subject according to him after the violence of recent days.
Tourism: the increase in reservations announces a “very good summer” according to the boss of Fram
« We must remain very careful at this stage and see what will happen in terms of reservations in the coming months. The tourism dynamic has been good so far with a return to 2019 activity levels. We remain confident, but the accumulation of events such as Yellow Vests, strikes, social conflicts and riots may end up degrading the image and the attractiveness of France “, apprehends it.
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