With 16 million fewer visitors since the beginning of the year, tourism looks glum in Île-de-France, including in Paris. A worrying situation representing a 7 billion-euro loss.
Coronavirus will not have the best of your summer holidays in the sun! Greek and Italian governments have announced they were getting ready to reopen their airports this summer to welcome European tourists again.
In an interview with the JDD, State Secretary for Tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has announced wanting to reopen a “maximum of (touristic) places” by June 21st. A planning is expected to be delivered “around May 25th”.
French now are persona non grata in the United States. President Donald Trump has announced to shut for 30 days all travels from Europe to the United States. This measure will be implemented this Friday March 13th at midnight but will not include the United Kingdom.