Table of Contents
France: Key Facts
Introduction
Data Sources
Background
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- History
- Geography
Attractions
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- Paris
- The regions
- Normandy
- Brittany
- The Loire Valley
- Provence
Tourism and the Economy
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- Tourism revenues
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- Figure 1: International tourism revenues, expenditures and tourism balance, 2006-10
- The overall tourism industry
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- Figure 2: Domestic and international tourism revenues, 2006-10
- The travel and tourism economy
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- Figure 3: Travel and tourism economy showing direct and indirect impact on employment and GDP, 2006-10
Arrivals
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- International
- The most popular destination in the world
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- Figure 4: Top 10 destinations for international tourist arrivals, 2007-10
- Source countries for international arrivals
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- Figure 5: International tourist arrivals, by country/region of residence, 2007-10
- Domestic
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- Figure 6: Domestic spending on business and leisure travel, 2006-10
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
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- Figure 7: Passenger traffic at Paris CDG and Orly airports, 2006-10
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- Figure 8: Major regional airports handling over 5 million passengers annually, 2006-10
- Road
- Rail
- Sea
Accommodation
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- Tourism infrastructure
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- Figure 9: Capital investment in tourism and travel, 2006-10
- Paris accommodation
- New hotel classification system
- Conventions and MICE market
Tourism News
What Next?
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