REFUGEE CRISIS : Paris Feels the Migrant Fallout by Losing 1.5 Million Tourists in 2016

Paris and it’s surrounding areas have lost 1.5 million tourists in 2016 that stay away due to ongoing fears of terrorism. This has also hit France’s economy by causing a €1.3 Billion loss. From Breitbart According to the Comité Regional du Tourisme, the Paris Ile-de-France region also lost 1.3 billion euros in tourist income, while the number of nights spent by foreign visitors in the region’s hotels also fell by 10.8 per cent. Some sights in particular “have suffered deeply from the lack of tourists and cancellations by school groups”, the committee says, including the Arc de triomphe which saw a … Continue reading REFUGEE CRISIS : Paris Feels the Migrant Fallout by Losing 1.5 Million Tourists in 2016