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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Fewer Tourists Traveled to France in 2009

Find cheap airfare to France the world’s most visited country. France received 6 percent fewer tourists in 2009 because of the economic crisis and unfavorable currency rates.

A total of 74 million visited France, down from 79 million in 2008, the Industry Ministry said in a report published today. With the euro trading at an average of $1.4, France struggled to attract U.S. tourists, who were 8 percent fewer. As the U.K. fell into its longest recession since World War II, 17 percent fewer Britons visited.

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