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Consequences of terror: Less bookings in France

After the attacks in France, Hotels in the country have booked in July for more losses. Particularly the French capital and the Paris Region are affected.

Especially the free-spending visitors from the US, Asia and the Gulf States and the attacks deter you, said the tourism Minister Matthias Fekl on Sunday in a newspaper interview. In contrast, tourists from European countries would continue to travel to France. The be around 80 percent of all visitors. Overall, the bed were of foreign tourist figures in July by ten percent compared to the previous year. Already in the first half of the year, a loss of ten per cent had been recorded.

On Friday evening, the Eiffel tower was evacuated in Paris. While the police said it was a false alarm after an internal Exercise, the operator company of a real Alarm due to a suspicious object.

Since the attack in nice in July with 85 dead, a series of events have been cancelled in France. Including a traditional Summer fireworks in Cannes, an air show in Marseille, a Cycling race in nice, as well as a flea market in Lille. The by the French government until January, extended the state of emergency facilitated reasons, the cancellation of events.

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