France is the most visited in 2013 Country in the World

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France remains attractive. 2013 repeated its appeal to foreign tourists in the country. Visit 84.7 million, again by. Hex head of the most visited in the world, ahead of countries, the USA and Spain

Forces to which Europeans are more of the foreign tourists come French, most study released Monday on issues of competitiveness DGCIS Bercy and the Bank of France by the office. Starting with the neighbors across the Rhine, visiting the country of 13 million (6.5%), followed by the UK (12.6 million, 3.4%).

And when the Belgian, Luxembourg, Italy and Spain were less than in 2012, Ireland, Portugal and Greece "to confirm his return: the influx of tourists from the three countries (...) higher than the level before the crisis. "

Chinese more attracted to France

France also supports the attractiveness of Poland (+18%) and the countries of Northern Europe (13.5% in Finland, Denmark and Sweden), according to the study. The first non-European customers of the French in North America. The position is strengthened in the past year, the 5.8% increase in tourist arrivals, following a decline of 7.8% in 2012.

Among Asian tourists, the Chinese are attracted more to France. They should be made to 1.7 million, or 23.4%. "The attractiveness of France proved for many years: Chinese Tourists from 2009 to 2013 doubled," says the study. In contrast, Japanese consumers by 6.7% on the yen's weakness against the euro.

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