Given the current influx of Chinese tourists in France, and in particular its composition, how does one configure the volume of customers in China in 2030? France is the international leader in the number of visitors.
In 2005, it hosted 76 million foreigners who generated 34 billion euros as revenues; tourists from outside Europe contributed most to the revenue increase.
The Tourism Ministry has also noted a slight decline in European (German, Dutch) inflows and an increase in distant customers (U.S. and Canada), with emerging Chinese clients representing more than 50,000 monthly arrivals in the French hotel industry.
That said, the main tourists came from five European countries: Great Britain / Ireland (14 959 tourists), Germany (13,204 tourists), Netherlands (11,639 tourists), Belgium (8945 tourists) and Italy (7200 tourists). The tourism sector represents about 7% of GDP and over one million jobs.
France presents several advantages: firstly, it is a country with a strong cultural tradition, heritage and museums. On the other hand, it is a country that enjoys an image as a country of luxury. The five most visited regions in France by the Ministry of Tourism were (in order of importance): Ile de France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Rhone-Alpes, Midi-Pyrenees and Aquitaine.
France presents another strong point of a great diversity of receptors and an extensive range of hotels. However, the country is facing some difficulties with the quality of the offer at the moment.
France was facing a shortage of manpower in 2006, as 400,000 applicants had not found employment according to the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Tourism and Industry. Moreover, at home, France has much work to be provided. In the near future, these failures could be fateful and challenge the leading position internationally vis-à-vis emerging tourists.
France has for many years been the leading tourist destination in the world.
The Chinese market is a major tourist issue, in fact, Chinese tourism is turning increasingly to other countries, the number of travelers quadrupled between 1994 and 2001 to 12 million passengers.
The World Tourism Organization estimates that 100 million Chinese are traveling abroad by 2020, which would make an outbound Chinese fourth in the world.
As for the Director of Asia Pacific in World Tourism Organization, it evaluates the annual growth in the number of Chinese tourists to about 38% over the last five years. Thus one can understand how important it is to anticipate demand in order to be able to satisfy the Chinese tourists and remain competitive on a European scale.
Certainly, the Chinese represent a considerable potential for France,but the destination is still the favorite of the Chinese even if there is a more consistent trend to go to other European countries. In 2005, 71% of Chinese outbound tourism were destined for Hong Kong and Macao that are special administrative regions of China, 17% went to other destinations in Asia (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, North Korea, Indonesia ) and only 5% chose Europe (France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland in particular).
By 2030, it is conceivable that the Chinese will be more likely to have the financial means to satisfy their desire to see France and not just Paris and the Eiffel Tower and it is essential that France fits in the apparent needs of this future demand in order to remain competitive in the tourism market.
Tags: Chinese Tourism in France: developmental perspectives of the market by 2030
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