Tourists returned to Paris last year, but their number was still below the level before the coronavirus epidemic
Last year, more than 44 million tourists visited Paris and its surroundings, the Ile-de-France region, which is a 95 percent increase compared to 2021, but is still 13 percent below the level before the coronavirus epidemic, according to the statement published by the tourism committee of the region on Monday .
Tourism generated 19.6 billion euros in revenue in the French capital in 2022, which is 134 percent more than in 2021, but 10 percent less than in 2019.
“After the lifting of travel restrictions and the reopening of most countries, tourism gradually resumed in 2021, first with domestic visitors, then with tourists from nearby countries, and more recently with foreign tourists from afar, except for a few Asian countries”
– can be read in the communique.
Of the 44 million tourists who visited Paris last year, 24.7 million came from the country. They are followed by the Americans (2.4 million), the British (2 million), the Spanish and Italians (1.5 million), the Germans (1.4 million), the Belgians (1.2 million), the Dutch (871 thousand) and finally the Swiss (529 thousand).
Related news
Szallas.hu: many people travel to Lake Balaton on the long weekend of August 20
Every third traveler rests on Lake Balaton during the four-day…
Read more >Will airbnb-type accommodations be banned in Budapest? Tightening is coming
The regulation of short-term housing rentals in Budapest is back…
Read more >Wizz Air offers HUF 4,000 last minute tickets for an annual membership fee
Wizz Air is launching a new program that is the…
Read more >Related news
A new office responsible for food safety and retail trade can be established under the leadership of Márton Nagy
A new top organization called the National Trade Office could…
Read more >K&H: Almost two-thirds of businesses are planning development
The majority of domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, 61…
Read more >KSH: industrial production fell by 8.2 percent in June
In June 2024, the volume of industrial production was 8.2…
Read more >