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Riots unnerve France’s US$80 billion tourism sector: ‘it’s catastrophic’

The images of France’s riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country’s important tourism sector, with many fearing worse consequences if violence returns. “The surge of violence in the centres of Nice, Paris, Lyon – it’s catastrophic,” said Christelle Cassagne, head of the ADN Tourisme body covering the country’s tourism institutions. “When you book a hotel for a…

Riots unnerve France’s US$80 billion tourism sector: ‘it’s catastrophic’

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