During the first six months of 2016, tourist visits in the Ile-de-France region were down by 6.4 percent compared to 2015; that amounts to one million fewer visitors, and a €750 million loss. "It's time everyone is aware of the industrial catastrophe which the tourism sector is going through," Frédéric Valletoux, president of the committee, said. Tourism accounts for seven percent of the national GDP, and 13 percent of that amount is generated in Paris and the surrounding area. Compared to last year, 46.2 percent fewer Japanese tourists visited Paris, 35 percent fewer Russians, 27.7 percent fewer Italians and 19.6 percent fewer Chinese. Story continues below…The sharp impact of terror attacks on the French tourism industry has been a worry for months now.

Source: The Local August 23, 2016 08:37 UTC