{
  "id": 1479335,
  "title": "After fires, Gironde struggles to save tourist season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/after-fires-gironde-struggles-to-save-tourist-season",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/08/17/after-fires-gironde-struggles-to-save-tourist-season_6756583_19.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Although the fires that ravaged 42,000 hectares of land in the Gironde department have been brought under control, the economic consequences for the tourism sector remain severe. A communications campaign was launched in early August to encourage vacationers to return through the end of the season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}