From Paris to Marseille, the tourist season has been slowing down in major French cities since the death of Nahel, which occurred a week ago in Nanterre. While riots dot the country and several embassies recommend their fellow citizens to be very careful when traveling in France, tourism professionals are expressing their concerns. Hoteliers-restaurateurs "suffer a wave of cancellations of their reservations in all territories affected by degradation and clashes," says the boss of the Union of trades of hotel industries (Umih), Thierry Marx.
Thus, according to Jean-François Rial, boss of the Paris tourist office, "20% to 25%" of foreign tourists would have canceled their stay in the capital scheduled for early July. For U.S. customers, this rate would be more like 15%. This professional, who bases his estimates on initial feedback, would not be surprised "if the figures are the same ...
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