Tourism en France

Tourism in France is an important activity, as well for the French who choose to spend their holidays there, as for the foreigners who come to make a stay there. According to figures from the World Tourism Organization, since the 1990s, France has become the world's leading tourist destination (84 million international tourist arrivals in 2014) 1, but has remained in third place2 The United States3 and Spain4) in terms of receipts from international tourism until 2015, the year when China ranked fourth after China5.

Tourism en FrANCE

The tourist attraction of France is explained by the great number and variety of points of interest, the diversity of landscapes, the richness of the historical, cultural and artistic heritage, the temperate climate and the easy access and Transport infrastructures, but also by the important and varied equipment of the country in reception structures (hotels, amusement parks ...). Thus, each French department is a tourist department with several points of interest.

Tourism has positive economic impacts, but generates significant environmental impacts in space (transport, energy, waste) and over time (immediate and delayed impacts) that are being sought to reduce sustainable tourism and Ecotourism.