France, world’s largest tourist destination remained
unscathed by the terrorist attack in early January but number of visitors to
its many tourist places was thinned after that, reports said.
French tourism officials couldn’t give figures of
the number of sightseers in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but visits
by media personnel to major sites and interviews with vendors indicated an
initial drop in visitors.
Among the tourists that were still braving visits,
many took comfort in the extra security presence. With 10,500 troops deployed
across the country, including 6,000 in the Paris region alone, the security
operation put in motion after the attacks is the most extensive on French soil
in recent history.
France is the most visited country in the world.
Almost 85 million foreigners a year support a 150 billion euro industry that
delivers seven per cent of the nation's GDP, according to government figures.
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