Tourist boycott smacks French
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Posted: April 16, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
How long did it take for what many see as France's diplomatic back-stabbing of the U.S. and Great Britain on Iraq to hurt the nation's tourism industry?
Not very long.
After 14 years in second place, Spain has replaced France as the United Kingdom's favorite holiday destination.
A loss of 300,000 visitors to France and a 25 percent drop in bookings in a month is the reason, reports the Scotsman.
The French president's anti-war stance and the "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" factor in the United States has also caused a decline in the number of U.S. tourists. Tension between the UK and France increased two weeks ago when protesters desecrated a cemetery in northern France, vandalizing memorials with graffiti.
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Posted: April 16, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
How long did it take for what many see as France's diplomatic back-stabbing of the U.S. and Great Britain on Iraq to hurt the nation's tourism industry?
Not very long.
After 14 years in second place, Spain has replaced France as the United Kingdom's favorite holiday destination.
A loss of 300,000 visitors to France and a 25 percent drop in bookings in a month is the reason, reports the Scotsman.
The French president's anti-war stance and the "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" factor in the United States has also caused a decline in the number of U.S. tourists. Tension between the UK and France increased two weeks ago when protesters desecrated a cemetery in northern France, vandalizing memorials with graffiti.
READ MORE