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A total of 63 million consumers ! |
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The world’s 5th economic power with an annual GDP of 16 887 € per inhabitant.
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The world annual leave champion !
39 days of holiday per year and an average of 45 days for white collars (Germany : 27 days; Netherlands : 25 days; Belgium : 24 days; UK : 23 days) |
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Total number of leisure-trips in 2004 : 188 million |
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Number of leisure-trips abroad in 2004 : around 21 million (11% of the total amount) or 160 million overnights (+22% / 2003 !) |
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A strong upward trend in outbound travel : + 60 % compared to 1991 |
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Favourite destinations (per continent) :
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 68 % in Europe |
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17 % in Africa |
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6 % in Central & South America |
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4,5 % in North America |
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4 % in Asia |
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0,5 % in Oceania |
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The European highest rate regarding the number of trips per person per year : 4 in average and 8 for the high-revenue segment. |
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Departure rate for all destinations in 2004 : 75 % and for travels abroad : 24,2 % (this rate has not been so high since 1997 !). This rate is higher for the cities’ inhabitants and the high-revenue segment. |
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Average length of stay abroad : 7,6 overnights = from 6,6 overnights for travels in Europe to 9 overnights in Africa, 11,1 overnights in America and around 12 overnights in Asia or Oceania (the further travelled, the longer the stay). |
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International tourism expenditure by French : 25 billion € (+27 % / 2001) :
N° 5 after Germany, US, UK and Japan. |
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Average expenditure per travel : 1431 € (+41 % / 2001) : N° 3 of the European countries after Spain & Belgium. |
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Use of the travel trade (tour operators & travel agencies) remains high among outbound holidaymakers : 58 % for travels abroad (including French overseas departments) and up to 77 % when flight booking is necessary. Moreover, more than the half of outbound holidaymakers book “all inclusive” packages. |
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Holiday time for French people means evasion, discovery & rupture with the daily constraints. For a long time, the French tourists activities were reduced to the “3 S” : Sea, Sand and Sun; nowadays, their motivations are really diversified and correspond to “Relaxing, Entertainment and Personal development” with strong interests for sports activities, adventure tourism, cultural & discovery tourism, artistic practices, and discovery of the others in order to better know oneself ! |
