What’s new for 2019? New transport routes, accommodation, museums, shopping outlets, sporting events and facilities, tourism initiatives and anniversaries will set the tone for France in the coming year.
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TOURISM FIGURES
France witnessed 86.7 million tourist arrivals in 2017, up 5.1% from the previous year. Of these, 78.7% came from Europe (+5.6% from 2016) (sources: DGE, Banque de France and Enquête EVE).
The UK remained the main source market for inbound travellers to France in 2017 with 12.7 million tourist arrivals, representing a 6% increase on 2016. Brits are still the primary foreign clientele visiting France, representing almost 15% of the total number of international tourists, followed respectively by those from Germany, Belgium/Luxembourg and Switzerland.
France is still the second favourite destination for British travellers – behind Spain and ahead of Italy – as well as the second favourite for family holidays and business trips. For mini breaks and winter sports holidays, France remains the British number one.
NEW TRANSPORT ROUTES
- Ryanair
- EasyJet
- Wizz Air
- British Airways
- Jet2
- Aer Lingus
- Flybe
- Aer Lingus
- Joon
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NEW MUSEUMS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission: A new ‘behind the scenes’ visitor centre
- Musée Mer Marine
- Cité de la Gastronomie – Lyon
- Fondation Luma
- Collection Pinault Paris
- Modern Art at Fontevraud
NEW TOURISM INITIATIVES & FACILITIES
- La Rosière: A new ski area
- La Voie des Vignes: Finally completed
ANNIVERSARIES
- VIVA LEONARDO DA VINCI 2019! 500 years of the Renaissance in the Loire Valley
- 75th anniversary of the D-DAY landings and the Battle of Normandy
- 100th anniversary of Victorine Movies Studios
- Saint-Philibert Abbey celebrates 1,000 years
EVENTS
- MPG2019: A gourmet year in Provence
- Tomorrowland
- Biennale Internationale du Design – Saint-Etienne
- ELDORADO! at LILLE3000
- Rouen Armada
- FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2019
NEW SHOPPING OUTLETS
- Galeries Lafayette opens on the Champs-Elysées
- La Samaritaine reopens off Rue de Rivoli
NEW HOTELS
- Hotel Chais Monnet – Cognac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Grand Powers Hotel – Paris, Ile-de-France
- MGM Hotels & Residences – French Mountains
- Le Refuge: The highest hotel in France – Val d’Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Chalet Sapphire – The new pearl of the French Alps
- OKKO Hotel Gare de l’Est – Paris, Ile-de-France
- Mama Shelter – Lille, Northern France
- A new Ecolodge surrounded by mountain animals – Hautes-Pyrenées, Occitanie
- Hotel Imperator – Nîmes, Occitanie
- KM127: Normandy’s first off-grid, luxury eco-resort – Bottereaux, Normandy
NEW FOODIE PLACES
- L’Arbre Blanc: Architecture & Gastronomy
- Moulin Seine: The floating bakery
2020
- Hotel Maison Heler by Starck – Metz, Alsace
- BVLGARI Hotel – Paris, Ile-de-France
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