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

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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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