France wants to revive tourism industry with 1.9 billion | Free press

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After the Corona kink, more tourists have come to France again, but the country wants to push its tourism sector even further in the coming years.

Amboise (dpa) – France wants to revive its tourism industry, which has been badly affected by the corona pandemic, with 1.9 billion euros.

The country wants to invest in innovation, digitization and sustainability, among other things, said Prime Minister Jean Castex in the Loire city of Amboise. The aim is to consolidate France’s position as the world’s leading travel destination by 2030.

The ten-year plan also provides several hundred million euros in aid for travel and event agencies. In the Corona year 2020 only 40 million tourists came to France, in the current year 50 million so far. That is half as much as 2019, Castex continued in his speech. The tourism sector made up 8 percent of gross domestic product before the pandemic.

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