France expects to increase tourism revenues in 2023 to 64-67 billion euros

01-09-23

The French tourism sector is performing well this summer and by 2023 international tourism revenues should reach a record of between 64 and 67 billion euros, which would mean a growth of around 10-15% compared to last year.

"France continues to be the number one tourist destination," Tourism Minister Olivia Grégoire told the press on Tuesday, giving an initial assessment of what she described as a "very good" summer season.

Grégoire stressed that the €58 billion in international tourism revenue for 2022, which had already been €1.2 billion above that of 2019, the last year before the coronavirus crisis, is set to be exceeded.

If things go well until the end of the year, the sector expects to end 2023 with between 78 million and 80 million international tourists, compared with 75 million in 2022.