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2013 Edition
Foreign trade
Economic impact of tourism
in France
Tourism consumption in France and its
share of GDP
Businesses in tourism-related sectors
in 2011
Top ten destinations by international
tourist arrivals
Destinations 2012 arrivals (p)
(in millions)
% change
2012/2011
* Excluding Hong Kong and Macao.
(p): provisional.
nd: not determined
Source: World Tourism Organization.
Rank
in 1980
Rank
in 2012
Top ten destinations by international
tourism receipts
Destinations Receipts in 2012 (p)
(in billions of euros)
% change
2012/2011**
* Excluding Hong Kong and Macao.
** In local currency (unless otherwise indicated) at current prices.
(p): provisional.
nd: not determined.
Source: World Tourism Organization.
Rank
in 1980
Rank
in 2012
World tourism in 2012 International tourism in France
in 2012
International visitors: arrivals, overnight
stays and receipts, by continent
Arrivals, overnight stays and receipts,
by principal country of residence
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Germany 12,226 84,213 22,574 6,478
United Kingdom 12,205 81,202 4,845 4,635
Belgium 10,436 59,367 25,906 4,928
Italy 8,025 45,217 10,643 3,539
The Netherlands 6,355 49,470 3,159 2,753
Switzerland 6,069 32,745 23,901 3,480
Spain 6,048 30,924 11,647 2,452
United States 3,029 27,076 1,332 2,157
China 1,394 10,534 271 571
Australia 1,077 9,117 60 833
Breakdown of international tourist arrivals
by duration of trip
Source: Insee, Esane.
Number of
businesses
Turnover
before tax
(in millions of euros)
Added value
net of tax
(in millions of euros)
Number of full-
time-equivalent
employees
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Total 83,013 577,663 115,357 41,680
Europe 69,262 447,361 111,269 32,312
EU (27) 61,719 402,738 86,962 27,913
Euro area (17) 47,045 302,075 80,702 22,200
The Americas 6,462 57,558 2,427 4,647
Asia, Oceania 5,213 42,323 1,214 3,042
Africa 2,076 30,421 448 1,679
1 1 United States 98.2 9.2
4 2 Spain 43.5 1.2
2 3 France 41.7 6.0
34 4 China* 38.9 3.2 ($)
nd 5 Macao 34.0 13.3
3 6 Italy 32.1 3.8
6 7 Germany 29.7 6.2
5 8 United Kingdom 28.5 5.9
19 9 Hong Kong 25.0 15.6
24 10 Australia 24.5 -0.2
Total world 837.0
1 1 France 83.0 1.8
2 2 United States 67.0 6.8
18 3 China* 57.7 0.2
3 4 Spain 57.7 2.7
4 5 Italy 46.4 0.7
52 6 Turkey 35.7 2.9
9 7 Germany 30.4 7.0
7 8 United Kingdom 29.3 -0.1
nd 9 Russia 25.7 13.2
25 10 Malaysia 25.0 1.2
Total world 1,035.2 4.0
2012 (p)
% change
2012/2011
Internal tourism consumption
(in billions of euros at current prices)

149.0

3.0
of which French visitors 98.7 0.8
Foreign visitors 50.3 7.5
Proportion of internal tourism consumption
in GDP (in %)
7.33
of which French visitors 4.86
Foreign visitors 2.47
2012 (p)
(in billions of euros)
% change
2012/2011
Receipts 41.7 6.0
Expenditure 30.4 -5.7
Balance 11.3 59.4
(p): provisional.
Source: Banque de France - Balance of payments line item: Travel.
For more information :
http://dgcis.redressement-productif.gouv.fr/etudes-et-statistiques
(p): provisional.
Source: Tourism Satellite Account, base 2005, Dgcis.
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France,
EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
4 to 7 nights 30.3 %
8 to 14 nights
15.6 %
15 to 28 nights
6.4 %
29 nights and over
2.4 %
1 night 16.8 %
2 nights
14.2%
3 nights 14.3 %
Total tourism-related
sectors 273,494 972,102 154,100 59,576
Proportion of total
economy 8.0% 7.7% 4.0% 5.6%
of which Accommodation 41,295 161,352 22,593 9,808
Traditional catering 97,729 299,923 31,308 14,827
Cafs and bars 45,079 43,611 7,375 3,327
Travel agencies
and tour operators 6,396 34,779 13,951 1,845
Trips in metropolitan France
by type of destination
Tourism in metropolitan France by type
of accommodation
Participation in tourism for personal
Departure rate
(at least one overnight stay)
Tourism-related sector employment
and accommodation
Jobs in tourism-related sectors
as of 31 December 2012
Interpretation: there are 413,955 jobs in tourism-related sectors in the Ile-de-France region, or 33.2% of tourism-
related employment in metropolitan France and 9.1% of the regions total employment.
Scope: the accommodation and catering sectors, travel agencies and tour operators, non-urban transport services
and other tourism activities.
Source: Acoss.
Sources: Insee, Dgcis, local partners, FNGF, Clvacances France, Accueil paysan, Fleurs de soleil.
3.8
1.7
3.8
2.2
1.8
4.4
1.9
33.2
1.4
2.7
3.0
1.0
2.2
1.8
0.8
4.5
1.5
3.6
3.7
0.7
9.5
10.6
Number of jobs
in tourism-related sectors
420,000
210,000
42,000
more than 7%
between 6 and 7%
between 5 and 6%
less than 5%
Share of tourism-related sector
employment in total employment
in the region
The fgures indicate each
regions share (in %) of total
employment in tourism-related
sectors in France.
Same-day visits
Departure rate
(in %)
Average number of trips
per traveller
Total trips 75.1 4.7
Short trips (1 to 3 nights) 51.8 3.5
Long trips (4 nigths or more) 65.5 2.6
Metropolitan France
(1)
71.2 4.4
Trips abroad or in overseas France
(2)
24.1 1.6
(1)
Individuals may also have made one or more trips for personal purposes abroad or to overseas France.
(2)
Individuals may also have made one or more trips for personal purposes to metropolitan France.
Trips
(in thousands)
Overnight stays
(in thousands)
Average
duration of trip
(in number of
nights)
Total trips 203,184 1,163,528 5.7
of which Metropolitan France 180,772 955,523 5.3
Abroad + overseas France 22,412 208,005 9.3
Short trips (1 to 3 nights) 105,949 195,843 1.8
of which Metropolitan France 101,083 184,838 1.8
Abroad + overseas France 4,866 11,005 2.3
Long trips (4 nights or more) 97,235 967,685 10.0
of which Metropolitan France 79,689 770,685 9.7
Abroad + overseas France 17,546 196,999 11.2
Number of same-day visits
(in thousands)
Total same-day visits 42,834
of which Metropolitan France 39,954
Abroad + overseas France 2,880
Percentage
of trips
Percentage
of overnight
stays
Average duration
of trip
(in number of
nights)
Seaside 22.3 30.8 7.3
of which Countryside 12.0 18.6 8.2
City 10.2 12.2 6.3
Mountains 10.6 13.4 6.7
of which Non-ski resorts 6.1 7.4 6.5
Ski resorts 4.5 6.0 7.0
Countryside 34.3 30.3 4.7
City 29.4 21.4 3.8
Not reported 3.4 4.0 6.1
Total for metropolitan France 100.0 100.0 5.3
Percentage
of trips
Percentage
of overnight
stays
Average
duration of trip
(in number of
nights)
Rented accommodation 29.0 33.3 6.1
of which Hotels 10.0 5.3 2.8
Camping ground 5.5 9.0 8.7
Rentals, self-catering, bed and breakfast 9.5 13.5 7.5
Non-rented accommodation 71.0 66.7 5.0
of which Vacation home 9.9 16.8 9.0
Family 48.0 40.0 4.4
Friends 11.2 7.8 3.7
Total for metropolitan France 100.0 100.0 5.3
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Rented tourist accommodation in France
as of 1 January 2013
96.5
14.8
35.5
20.1
75.7
14.0
14.5
103.9
118.5
29.8
11.5
11.4
25.1
48.3
15.8
30.1
23.1
18.9
68.7
81.3
47.2
50.8
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Overnight stays by
destination region
(in millions)
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Trips to overseas France and abroad
Average duration of trip
(in number of nights)
Trips
(in thousands)
Overnight stays
(in thousands)
Europe 16,194 122,457 7.6
of which Spain 3,720 34,771 9.3
Italy 2,520 18,589 7.4
Great Britain 1,307 8,380 6.4
Belgium + Luxembourg 1,419 4,836 3.4
Germany 1,257 6,279 5.0
The Americas 1,771 25,851 14.6
of which United States 802 11,418 14.2
Africa 2,507 28,350 11.3
of which Morocco 747 8,993 12.0
Tunisia 704 7,205 10.2
Asia, Oceania 1,203 19,225 16.0
Total trips abroad
(excl. overseas France) 21,675 195,883 9.0
Overseas France 737 12,122 16.5
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Tourism by type of booking
Metropolitan
France
Abroad +
overseas France
Total
Booked trips (in thousands) 70,987 19,939 90,926
of which Travel agencies and tour operators (in %) 7.3 41.6 15.0
Service providers (in %) 63.2 41.5 58.3
Other reservation bodies (in %) 29.5 16.9 26.7
Share of booked trips (in %) 39.3 89.0 44.8
Source: Dgcis, SDT Survey.
Trips
* Residents of metropolitan France aged 15 and over.
purposes by French* residents in 2012
Number of
establishments
(in thousands)
Beds
in thousands in %
Tourist hotels 17.0 1,238.6 21.5
Tourist residences 2.3 699.4 12.2
Camping grounds 7.8 2,713.7 47.2
Holiday villages and family homes 1.1 270.3 4.7
Youth hostels 0.3 32.2 0.6
Self-catering accommodations 161.0 724.4 12.6
Bed and breakfast 35.9 71.8 1.2
Total rented accommodation 225.4 5,750.4 100.0
International tourism in France
in 2012
International visitors: arrivals, overnight
stays and receipts, by continent
Arrivals, overnight stays and receipts,
by principal country of residence
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Germany 12,226 84,213 22,574 6,478
United Kingdom 12,205 81,202 4,845 4,635
Belgium 10,436 59,367 25,906 4,928
Italy 8,025 45,217 10,643 3,539
The Netherlands 6,355 49,470 3,159 2,753
Switzerland 6,069 32,745 23,901 3,480
Spain 6,048 30,924 11,647 2,452
United States 3,029 27,076 1,332 2,157
China 1,394 10,534 271 571
Australia 1,077 9,117 60 833
Breakdown of international tourist arrivals
by duration of trip
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Total 83,013 577,663 115,357 41,680
Europe 69,262 447,361 111,269 32,312
EU (27) 61,719 402,738 86,962 27,913
Euro area (17) 47,045 302,075 80,702 22,200
The Americas 6,462 57,558 2,427 4,647
Asia, Oceania 5,213 42,323 1,214 3,042
Africa 2,076 30,421 448 1,679
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France,
EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
4 to 7 nights 30.3 %
8 to 14 nights
15.6 %
15 to 28 nights
6.4 %
29 nights and over
2.4 %
1 night 16.8 %
2 nights
14.2%
3 nights 14.3 %
Foreign trade
Economic impact of tourism
in France
Tourism consumption in France and its
share of GDP
Businesses in tourism-related sectors
in 2011
Source: Insee, Esane.
Number of
businesses
Turnover
before tax
(in millions of euros)
Added value
net of tax
(in millions of euros)
Number of full-
time-equivalent
employees
2012 (p)
% change
2012/2011
Internal tourism consumption
(in billions of euros at current prices)

149.0

3.0
of which French visitors 98.7 0.8
Foreign visitors 50.3 7.5
Proportion of internal tourism consumption
in GDP (in %)
7.33
of which French visitors 4.86
Foreign visitors 2.47
2012 (p)
(in billions of euros)
% change
2012/2011
Receipts 41.7 6.0
Expenditure 30.4 -5.7
Balance 11.3 59.4
(p): provisional.
Source: Banque de France - Balance of payments line item: Travel.
(p): provisional.
Source: Tourism Satellite Account, base 2005, Dgcis.
Total tourism-related
sectors 273,494 972,102 154,100 59,576
Proportion of total
economy 8.0% 7.7% 4.0% 5.6%
of which Accommodation 41,295 161,352 22,593 9,808
Traditional catering 97,729 299,923 31,308 14,827
Cafs and bars 45,079 43,611 7,375 3,327
Travel agencies
and tour operators 6,396 34,779 13,951 1,845
Tourism-related sector employment
and accommodation
Jobs in tourism-related sectors
as of 31 December 2012
Interpretation: there are 413,955 jobs in tourism-related sectors in the Ile-de-France region, or 33.2% of tourism-
related employment in metropolitan France and 9.1% of the regions total employment.
Scope: the accommodation and catering sectors, travel agencies and tour operators, non-urban transport services
and other tourism activities.
Source: Acoss.
Sources: Insee, Dgcis, local partners, FNGF, Clvacances France, Accueil paysan, Fleurs de soleil.
3.8
1.7
3.8
2.2
1.8
4.4
1.9
33.2
1.4
2.7
3.0
1.0
2.2
1.8
0.8
4.5
1.5
3.6
3.7
0.7
9.5
10.6
Number of jobs
in tourism-related sectors
420,000
210,000
42,000
more than 7%
between 6 and 7%
between 5 and 6%
less than 5%
Share of tourism-related sector
employment in total employment
in the region
The fgures indicate each
regions share (in %) of total
employment in tourism-related
sectors in France.
Rented tourist accommodation in France
as of 1 January 2013
Number of
establishments
(in thousands)
Beds
in thousands in %
Tourist hotels 17.0 1,238.6 21.5
Tourist residences 2.3 699.4 12.2
Camping grounds 7.8 2,713.7 47.2
Holiday villages and family homes 1.1 270.3 4.7
Youth hostels 0.3 32.2 0.6
Self-catering accommodations 161.0 724.4 12.6
Bed and breakfast 35.9 71.8 1.2
Total rented accommodation 225.4 5,750.4 100.0
Key facts
on tourism
cc o
2013 Edition
Foreign trade
Economic impact of tourism
in France
Tourism consumption in France and its
share of GDP
Businesses in tourism-related sectors
in 2011
Top ten destinations by international
tourist arrivals
Destinations 2012 arrivals (p)
(in millions)
% change
2012/2011
* Excluding Hong Kong and Macao.
(p): provisional.
nd: not determined
Source: World Tourism Organization.
Rank
in 1980
Rank
in 2012
Top ten destinations by international
tourism receipts
Destinations Receipts in 2012 (p)
(in billions of euros)
% change
2012/2011**
* Excluding Hong Kong and Macao.
** In local currency (unless otherwise indicated) at current prices.
(p): provisional.
nd: not determined.
Source: World Tourism Organization.
Rank
in 1980
Rank
in 2012
World tourism in 2012 International tourism in France
in 2012
International visitors: arrivals, overnight
stays and receipts, by continent
Arrivals, overnight stays and receipts,
by principal country of residence
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Germany 12,226 84,213 22,574 6,478
United Kingdom 12,205 81,202 4,845 4,635
Belgium 10,436 59,367 25,906 4,928
Italy 8,025 45,217 10,643 3,539
The Netherlands 6,355 49,470 3,159 2,753
Switzerland 6,069 32,745 23,901 3,480
Spain 6,048 30,924 11,647 2,452
United States 3,029 27,076 1,332 2,157
China 1,394 10,534 271 571
Australia 1,077 9,117 60 833
Breakdown of international tourist arrivals
by duration of trip
Source: Insee, Esane.
Number of
businesses
Turnover
before tax
(in millions of euros)
Added value
net of tax
(in millions of euros)
Number of full-
time-equivalent
employees
* Tourists and same-day visitors combined.
Tourist arrivals
(in thousands)
Tourist
overnight stays
(in thousands)
Receipts*
(in millions
of euros)
Same-day visitor
arrivals
(in thousands)
Total 83,013 577,663 115,357 41,680
Europe 69,262 447,361 111,269 32,312
EU (27) 61,719 402,738 86,962 27,913
Euro area (17) 47,045 302,075 80,702 22,200
The Americas 6,462 57,558 2,427 4,647
Asia, Oceania 5,213 42,323 1,214 3,042
Africa 2,076 30,421 448 1,679
1 1 United States 98.2 9.2
4 2 Spain 43.5 1.2
2 3 France 41.7 6.0
34 4 China* 38.9 3.2 ($)
nd 5 Macao 34.0 13.3
3 6 Italy 32.1 3.8
6 7 Germany 29.7 6.2
5 8 United Kingdom 28.5 5.9
19 9 Hong Kong 25.0 15.6
24 10 Australia 24.5 -0.2
Total world 837.0
1 1 France 83.0 1.8
2 2 United States 67.0 6.8
18 3 China* 57.7 0.2
3 4 Spain 57.7 2.7
4 5 Italy 46.4 0.7
52 6 Turkey 35.7 2.9
9 7 Germany 30.4 7.0
7 8 United Kingdom 29.3 -0.1
nd 9 Russia 25.7 13.2
25 10 Malaysia 25.0 1.2
Total world 1,035.2 4.0
2012 (p)
% change
2012/2011
Internal tourism consumption
(in billions of euros at current prices)

149.0

3.0
of which French visitors 98.7 0.8
Foreign visitors 50.3 7.5
Proportion of internal tourism consumption
in GDP (in %)
7.33
of which French visitors 4.86
Foreign visitors 2.47
2012 (p)
(in billions of euros)
% change
2012/2011
Receipts 41.7 6.0
Expenditure 30.4 -5.7
Balance 11.3 59.4
(p): provisional.
Source: Banque de France - Balance of payments line item: Travel.
For more information :
http://dgcis.redressement-productif.gouv.fr/etudes-et-statistiques
(p): provisional.
Source: Tourism Satellite Account, base 2005, Dgcis.
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France,
EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
Source: Dgcis, Banque de France, EVE Survey (provisional results).
4 to 7 nights 30.3 %
8 to 14 nights
15.6 %
15 to 28 nights
6.4 %
29 nights and over
2.4 %
1 night 16.8 %
2 nights
14.2%
3 nights 14.3 %
Total tourism-related
sectors 273,494 972,102 154,100 59,576
Proportion of total
economy 8.0% 7.7% 4.0% 5.6%
of which Accommodation 41,295 161,352 22,593 9,808
Traditional catering 97,729 299,923 31,308 14,827
Cafs and bars 45,079 43,611 7,375 3,327
Travel agencies
and tour operators 6,396 34,779 13,951 1,845