Tourists canceled travel plans and Paris deployed thousands of police to cope with what was expected to be a challenging day Thursday. ADVERTISEMENTThe walkout was expected to hit transportation the hardest, as flights, trains and buses canceled service and most of the Paris subway system came to a halt. The Eiffel Tower warned tourists to delay a visit to the iconic monument because the strike would disrupt access on Thursday. Hotels across Paris reported receiving numerous cancellations ahead of the strike, as wary tourists eyed closing transportation routes and decided to skip their Paris vacations. Tarik Slimani, a butcher in Les Mureaux, sees the strike as a political stunt that will hurt the economy.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 04, 2019 20:48 UTC