Complexities of the Tourism Industry in Paris: Pre and Post Pandemic

This report discusses the complexities of the tourism industry in Paris, both prior to the pandemic as well as after. It covers the impact of COVID-19 on the industry, tourism businesses, and consumption in France.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Complexities of the tourism industry in Paris, both prior to the pandemic as well as after...1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Tourism management is undertaken as the multidisciplinary areas which incorporates whole
practices regarding tourism and hospitality sectors. Moreover, this develops individuals with
training as well as experiences needed to hold managerial positions into food, accommodation
and tourism sector. In addition to this, the three key areas of tourism management are business
administration, management principles and theories as well as tourism sector (Cooke and Nunes,
2021). Additionally, this executes marketing potential to attract tourists to travel to specific
destinations. This is essential as it boosts economy revenue, develops various jobs forms
infrastructure of country and develops a sense of cultural exchange among citizens as well as
foreigners. The aim of this report is to determine the complexities of the tourism industry in
Paris, both prior to the pandemic as well as after.
MAIN BODY
Complexities of the tourism industry in Paris, both prior to the pandemic as well as after.
Overview of Tourism Industry
Tourism industry encompasses overall activity which undertakes into visitor economy.
Moreover, it incorporates activities which are directly associated with tourists like staying into
hotel, ordering meal or visiting a tourist attraction. Within their wider sense, the tourism sector is
considered as total of whole businesses which directly facilitates products or services to render
business, pleasures as well as leisure practices away from the home surroundings (St John,
2021). Paris which is the capital of French and known to be most visited city destinations within
Europe with their incomparable heritage of historic sites, various iconic monuments and world
class museums. With global travellers spending above 10 billion U.S. dollars a year, the City of
Love and also it is an essential economic factor in French tourism. The French capital is also
called as a major hub for business travel. Within year 2019, the Greater Paris region counted 17
million overnight stays for business intents. Above 60% of those associated with person business
trips, 9% were related with congress activity as well as almost 14% to trade fairs.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tourism industry
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an unprecedented crisis within tourism
economy that provided the immense as well as immediate shock to industry (Hynes, 2020). The
corona virus pandemic is the initial and foremost, a humanitarian crisis that impacts the people’s
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lives s well as triggered an international economic crisis. It has very tangible affects for tourism
industry that is critical for various individuals, areas and businesses with affect specifically felt
within countries, regions and cities in which tourism is known to be the vital part of economy.
Travellers produced foreign exchange, leads towards regional development which directly assists
various kinds of jobs as well as businesses and underpins several local communities (Saltelli,
2020). The sector directly contributes averages around 4.4% of GDP as well as 21.5% of services
exports into OECD countries. These shares are very much higher for many OECD nations. Such
as within Spain contributes 11.8% of GDP while travel highlights 52.3% of whole service
exports into Mexico these figures are around 8.7% as well as 78.3%, into Iceland 8.6% and
47.7%, in Portugal 8.0% and 51.1% as well as within France 7.4% and 22.2%.
(Source:
Tourism Policy Responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 2021)
Revised OECD anticipates upon COVID-19 affects point to 60% reduction into global
tourism in year 2020. It could enhance to 80% in case recovery is delayed till December. The
international tourism in particular geographic regions is anticipated to rebound initially.
Moreover, the domestic tourism that accounts for about 75% of tourism economy into OECD
countries is anticipated to recover more quickly. This facilitates the key chances for driving the
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recovery specifically into countries, regions and cities in which industry supports various
businesses as well as jobs. The tourism industry has represented resilience into the face of
several major events like geopolitical disputes, natural disasters and epidemics. Either it would
be the case in face of COVID-19 pandemic remains to be seen. Within year 2020, travel
restrictions as well as containment measure for controlling the spreads of virus that drives
towards drastic reduction into international tourism (Pisano, 2020). As an outcome, global
revenue from travel as well as tourism sector into that year was anticipated to drop from
forecasted 711.94 billion U.S. dollars to 568.6 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, when seeking at a
ranking of countries along with highest travellers revenues losses because of COVID-19, France
one of the top travellers destinations within world that was suffered the third highest tourism loss
worldwide after United States and Spain.
Paris was not able to escape the pandemic ravages which battered the tourism sector in
year 2020. As per the report, about 33.1 million travellers visited Paris into 2020 that cause
tourism revenues to reduce by $15.5 billion. Moreover, the regional tourism Paris committee Ile-
de-France called it a “historic drop”. In total, only 17.5 million travellers visited Paris as well as
surrounding areas. Also, a disappointing number provided that the country was not within
lockdown for most of summer 2020 as well as early. Stile the global travel has hugely blocked
along with few brief reprieves for tourist from other EU. Beside this, larger numbers of travellers
in around 12.6 million were French. Additionally, hotel stays dropped about 78% for worldwide
visitors as well as 56% for French travellers. In addition to this, several most famous travellers’
attractions of Paris are also suffered. The Louvre museum saw attendance minimises about 725
into year 2020 while visitors to Versailles fell up to 76%.
Furthermore, the news in year 2021 has not been so much hopeful. The visitors number t
region was reduced by 77.5% in January as well as 74.5% in February. The regions of Paris have
also been within new lockdowns as COVID cases soar, leads through variants. President
Emmanuel Macron also can impose much national lockdowns, even as the country’s vaccine
campaign continues. Also, travelling to France is specifically tough with much neighbouring
nations that have closed its borders as well as with Air France, the flag carriers and easy jet , the
second largest airline within country, grounding around 90% of its fleets. This reduces into
global flights would drives towards temporary closure of number of airports, that involves Paris
that welcomed 31.8 million passengers into year 2019. Beside this, the risk of definitive closure
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also looms over smaller regional airports as it often based upon operations of restricted number
of airlines. Though, in case the evolution of COVID-19 in China is of any indication, France
have to initiates observing the optimistic impacts of aforementioned evaluates estimate one
month’s time. Also, the resilience highlighted after the several terrorist attacks which hits France
hints that, as soon as corona virus is contained as well as global transport returns to relatively
normal circumstances, French tourism have become competent for recovering in fair and quickly
way.
(Source:
Tourism Policy Responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19), 2021)
Within Paris, tourism is also considered as labour intensive industry which directly
contributes around 6.9% of employment upon average in particular countries. Respective
industry is undertaken as the leading source of employment as well as job formation that
facilitates a higher volume of jobs for lower competent staff, together with high competent jobs.
In addition to this, it employs various seasonal, part time as well as temporary staff. With affects
of crisis that continues over June, July and August as well as minimise capacity for several sector
branches, several of these jobs would be directly impacted. Within normal situations, particular
industry may aids them to facilitates diverse opportunities of employment for students, migrants
and older staff not only into major cities but also into remote, coastal and rural areas and other
often economically fragile areas in which alternative chance can be restricted (Pappas and
Glyptou, 2021). Such as tourism employment share highlights around 15.7% of overall
employment into Iceland, 13.5% in Spain and other.
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Along with this, the France during COVID-19 was mostly left abandoned as this induced
lockdown grounded air traffic, minimised global as well as local travels for both business and
leisure internationally that incurs economically losses of above €60 billion. The particular year
was a shock. The tourism industry was reduced by 41% that cause a shortfall of 61 billion Euros.
While in year 2019, this has been recorded that a footfall of above 90 million of international
travellers. Moreover, the tourism industry accounts for 8% of GDO as well as employs around 2
million individuals into direct as well as indirect jobs that involves catering and hospitality
businesses. Additionally, into initial 7 months of 202, there was a 66% downfall into arrivals as
well as tourism revenue minimises by 50%. European travellers who produced 69% of travellers
revenue into France in year 2019 that raise to 81% previous year. Geographically, the reduction
into global tourism revenue was strongly highlighted into lle de France region that incorporates
the capital city of Paris (€23.1 billion drop), the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region (€7.2 billion),
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur (€6.7 billion), Occitanie (€4.5 billion), Nouvelle Aquitaine (€4.1
billion) and Corsica (€800 million) (
Pandemic leaves tourism in France down by 40%, 2021).Impact of COVID-19 upon tourism businesses in France
Various establishments into French tourism industry have to close its doors for public for
extended time durations in year 2020 (Kakderi, 2021). It outcomes into essential minimisation in
employees as well as several firms were forced to cut back on staff. Moreover, the job offers
number within tourism industry in France therefore minimises in year, 2020 along with seasonal
jobs being mainly impacted through pandemic. Meanwhile, the accommodation industry into
France was faced with an almost accomplish in absence of global as well as business tourism.
The overnight stays into establishments of accommodations into France were pre- dominantly
develop national tourists within year 2020.
In addition to this, Food and drinks facilities in France were also strongly impacted
through health crisis into year 2020. Few establishments adopted as well as added takeout or
delivery option for clients. Although, not whole businesses were become competent to perform
it. Also, the share of French restaurants facilitating takeout services was into the minority with
only one third adapting these measures within year 2020. The outcomes restaurant sector revenue
losses into France were vital that amounted top roughly 20 billion Euros among January and
august 2020.Impact of COVID-19 on tourism consumption in France
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Because of the uncertain nature of COVID-19 travel regulations as well as wider
closures, caution over booking vacations in advance within France raise in year 2021.
Additionally, there were still those into France who undertaken going on holiday outside of
country’s border along with driving summer holiday destinations of French in year 2021 that are
being bordering European countries like Italy and Spain. Meanwhile, when seeking at the key
ways the French tourists decided upon summer vacation in 2021, cleanliness of accommodation
was regarded as the most vital factors.
The desires to go to restaurants during pandemic have also not wholly disappeared in
France. The survey of December 2020 on French behaviour towards restaurants revealed that
59% of respondents would not potentially continue to go to restaurant in winter even within
enclosed space. In addition to this, new services of restaurants added into wake of pandemic
were well received with above half of French being into favour of permanent execution of digital
menus as well as Smartphone payments at restaurants in year 2021 (Kavanagh and Singh, 2020).
Rebuilding tourism for the future: COVID-19 policy responses and recovery
As tourism continues to be a single industry that hardest hits through corona virus pandemic
as well as the outlook remains highly uncertain. OECD anticipates global tourism reduces
through about 80% in year 2020. Destinations which rely much upon international, events and
business tourism are specifically struggling along with various coastal, national and rural areas
faring better than cities. Moreover, the enhancing news upon vaccines has boosted hopes for
recovering but challenges are with the industry anticipated to be within survival mode until well
in year 2021. National tourism has restarted as well as is assisting to mitigate the effects upon
jobs and businesses into few destinations. However, the real recovery would not only become
possible when global tourism returns. It needs international co-operation as well as evidence-
based solutions so tourist restrictions may be safely lifted. Moreover, The businesses survival
throughout the tourism ecosystem is at risk without continued government assistance as well as
though government undertaken impressive action to cushion the blow to tourism, to reduce job
losses as well as to develop recovery in year 2021 and beyond, much requires to be performed
and into much co-ordinated manner. The main policy priorities include:
 Restoring tourist confidence
 Assisting tourism businesses to adopt and sustain
 Promoting national tourism as well as assisting safe returns of global tourism.
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 Facilitating clear information to tourists and businesses and restricting uncertainty
Post COVID-19 impacts upon tourism industry
The COVID-19 crisis has brought uncertainty to various industries which are presently
not able to compute forecasts for year 2021. One of the sectors that are much impacted through
this reality is tourism that with their vulnerable nature is tackling difficulties forecasting their
future for upcoming months of 2021 that undertakes the problems they faced during 2020.
Moreover, the tourism industry in Paris is undertaken to be most competent sectors worldwide.
This faces several challenges in respect of security, communication, digitalisation and marketing.
Similarly, their role as job creators is admirable with much of the work being performed through
micro, small, medium and large (Kunzmann, 2020). The decision that would have been
undertaken for 2021 summer season might drastic but crucial for maintaining tourism as one of
the world economy engines besides sectors like chemicals. What is essential for particular period
is that the decision considers are rational as well as depends upon the relevant information. The
following is an evaluation of vital challenges as well as opportunities which tourism in Paris
encounter into particular year as well as to which they should adopt.
The post COVID-19 environment have transformed tourism, seeking for much explained
factors like social distancing, health, services and comfort provided for enjoying its vacations.
Also, this additional demand posses a crucial challenge for tourism industry in Paris that would
invest capital in guaranteeing sanitary measure for obviating infection as well as the spreads of
pandemic (Liang, 2021).
In addition with the guarantee of security as well as peace of mind,
technology has
develop their way among the much critical challenges which tourism industry should face during
year 2021. Including new technology has developed this simple for hoteliers to adapt to new
reality as well as formed jobs within sectors. Seeking ahead to year 2021 summer period, firms
and players into tourism industry would has to formulate decision as well as changes
concentrates upon work protocol, adaptability to advance technology and also one additional
component creativity.
Creativity would be what form differences within tourism industry in year 2021. Though
wide as well as difficult the particular concept is after the COVID-19 pandemic. So, one of the
much relevant ideas which travellers considers when planning its vacations. This seeks for
breaking with monotony as well as feeling of confinement experienced at last year therefore, one
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of the huge challenges tourism would face in year 2021 includes how firm its services
materialise by different websites and platforms.The tourism industry should be undertaking its future visitors upon a trip before even getting
there; for it, they should consider benefits of challenges which digitalisation as well as creativity
introduced. Also, it should embark upon new brand building which enables them to develop their
image as well as have a closer treatment for consumers by screen before it arrives at its
destination. In this respect, sustainability, flexibility into bookings, policies of cancellation as
well as the differentiation of the kind of tourism they provides would permit the hotelier as well
as tourism industry for capturing the attention of public (Pallis and Papachristou, 2021). Though
in year 2020 was represented as a complicated year for whole industry, essentially for tourism
industry, 2021 enable them to reinvent themselves as well as develop any adversity. Respective
industry have various to stake tackling the summer period of 2021 but adopting towards health
reality and guaranteeing safety as well as disconnection would make any destination of huge
relevancy and interest of travellers.
CONCLUSION
As per the above report, it has been concluded that tourism industry plays vital role within
Paris because it boosts economy revenue, develops various jobs forms infrastructure of country
and develops a sense of cultural exchange among citizens as well as foreigners. Moreover,
corona virus pandemic is the initial and foremost, a humanitarian crisis that impacts the people’s
lives s well as triggered an international economic crisis. It has very tangible affects for tourism
industry that is critical for various individuals, areas and businesses with affect specifically felt
within countries, regions and cities in which tourism is known to be the vital part of economy.
Apart from this, The post COVID-19 environment have transformed tourism, seeking for much
explained factors like social distancing, health, services and comfort provided for enjoying its
vacations. Also, this additional demand posses a crucial challenge for tourism industry in Paris
that would invest capital in guaranteeing sanitary measure for obviating infection as well as the
spreads of pandemic.
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