Paris, 28 Feb. France obtained 57.911 million euros thanks to international tourism in 2022, or 2.1% more in absolute value than in 2019, the last year before the covid crisis, and which is explained by a rise in prices .
The French Tourism Development Agency, Atout France, explains in its current note published overnight from Monday to Tuesday that by country of origin, the tourists who contributed the most to these revenues were Belgians (7,354 million euros, 23.5% more than in 2019), the Germans (6,488 million, 9.6% more) and the British (6,204 million, 4% more).
Next come the Swiss (6,180 million euros, +16.2%), the Americans (5,553 million, +34.9%) and the Spaniards who, with 4,666 million of expenditure, remain practically at the same level as in 2019 (+0.4%).
However, they remain ahead of the Italians (3,540 million euros, +8.4%) and the Dutch (2,395 million, +24.2%).
The clienteles that remain mostly absent are Asians, with a drop in Chinese spending of 72.6% compared to 2019, with 972 million euros, and 62.4% for Japanese, with 351 million.
France is the second European country in terms of international tourism revenue behind Spain, although last year its relative level of recovery compared to the last year before the coronavirus was higher.
According to comparative year-on-year data compiled by Autout France, through the end of November these revenues had increased by 1.5% compared to 2019 in France to 53,500 million euros, while in Spain they still marked a fall of 3.6% with 64,800 million euros. millions.
Something similar happened in Italy, where the money left behind by foreign tourists was 5.1% lower than in 2019, at 39.8 billion euros; and in Germany, with 22.4% less and 26,700 million.
Regarding French customers in France, the number of overnight stays in tourist establishments between January and November 2022 was 768 million, or 4.8% less than in the same period of 2022.
The occupancy rate of these establishments, French and foreign alike, stood at 64.7% over the whole of last year, i.e. 4.4 points less than in 2019.
On the other hand, revenue per available room increased by 7% to €69.2 excluding tax. Indeed, the average price increased by 14%, thanks to the return of international customers and business trips, which mainly benefited upscale hotels. EFE
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