The terror attacks which have plagued France over the past year have stopped thousands of tourists from travelling to the French capital, Paris, leading to a €750m drop in the region's revenues, officials have said. Even despite the boost from the Euro 2016 football tournament, the capital's tourism industry is in need of massive new investment and a rescue package. Visitors to the Arc de Triomphe fell by more than a third from last year's figures, the Grand Palais museum was down 43.9% and the Palace of Versailles down 20%. In an attempt to stem the bleeding, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that she will ask for up to €500m (£415m) extra funding next year, with half going towards improving security at
The terror attacks which have plagued France over the past year have stopped thousands of tourists from travelling to the French capital, Paris, leading to a €750m drop in the region's revenues, officials have said. Even despite the boost from the Euro 2016 football tournament, the capital's tourism industry is in need of massive new investment and a rescue package. Visitors to the Arc de Triomphe fell by more than a third from last year's figures, the Grand Palais museum was down 43.9% and the Palace of Versailles down 20%. Along with this, hotel revenues were down 15%, leading to the head of the Paris region tourist board, Frédéric Valletoux, to say that "it's time to realise that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster."