Photo: AFPTourism in the greater Paris region Île-de-France has been hit hard by terror fears, the latest figures show. "In total, in 2016, hotel owners in Île-de-France welcomed 1.5 million fewer French and international tourists compared to 2015," the Regional Tourism Committee reported on Tuesday. There were 21.5 percent fewer Chinese tourists setting down their suitcases in the Paris region, and 41.2 percent fewer tourists from Japan checking in to hotels in the region. Among Europeans, Italians were the most put off visiting the region, sending 27.6 percent fewer tourists in 2016. Paris tourism numbers have been in decline since 2015, after the massacre in January at Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly and the Paris attacks in November which killed 130.

Source: The Local February 21, 2017 11:03 UTC