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| Sandeep Marwah of NFTC in Paris |
Paris: “It is amazing how European
countries whole heartedly work for the growth of tourism especially Paris. It
is emerging as one of the most supportive industry in the World for the growth
of any country,” said Sandeep Marwah Managing Director of NFTC-National
Federation of Tourism And Transport Cooperatives of India Limited talking to
press at Hotel Park Hyatt Vendome Place at Paris.
Greater Paris received 36.5 million
visitors in 2016, measured by hotel stays. The largest numbers of foreign
tourists in 2015, measured by airport arrivals, came from the United States
(1.8 million), the UK (1.08 million), Germany (725,000), Italy (622,000), and
Spain (609,000)
The city's top tourist attraction was
the Notre Dame Cathedral, which welcomed 12million visitors in 2016 The Louvre museum
had 7.3 million visitors in 2016, making it the second most visited art museum
in the world.
As of 2013 the City of Paris had 1,570
hotels with 70,034 rooms, of which 55 were rated five-star, mostly belonging to
international chains and mostly located close to the centre and the
Champs-Élysées. Paris has long been famous for its grand hotels.
