Tourist-heavy France has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. Visitor numbers have fallen by up to 40 percent since the outbreak, and now Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is warning that the impact on the economy will be significant, writes CNBC.
The French tourism industry has been hit hard by travel restrictions imposed after the coronavirus outbreak. According to the country's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, the number of tourists has decreased by 30 to 40 percent since the virus was discovered.
”It will, of course, have an impact on the French economy,” Bruno Le Maire told CNBC.
Tourism is important to the French economy. Around 90 million people visit the country each year and the tourism industry accounts for around 8 percent of the country's GDP. The finance minister tells the channel that around 2.7 million Chinese tourists visit the country each year, but that number "will not be the same" in 2020.
According to the latest official figures, twelve cases of the coronavirus have been detected in France.
Source: di.se
