Six dead in worst train crash since 1988 A Paris to Limoges commuter train has derailed at rush hour just outside the capital before ploughing into a packed station platform, leaving six dead. >> Page 7
Limousin August 2013 Issue #46
France still top tourist destination
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Two local Franco-British teams will be battling it out home and away this month in a charity event that is fast becoming an annual fixture >> Page 5
♦ A record 83 million tourists visited France last year ♦ Tourists spent a massive €35.8 million, equating to 7.5% of France's GDP ♦ Fastest growing market is from China, with visitor numbers up by 23.3%
and historic monuments. Visitors also come for the food - French gastronomy is recognised by Unesco as part of the world’s heritage - as well as the wine, the shopping, the mountain skiing and the Riviera beaches. For the record, Britain was ranked seventh in the tourism league table, with just under 30 million foreign visitors. Europeans made up the vast majority of France's tourists, some 83 per cent, and for the first time since 2006, Germany (12.2 million) has dethroned Britain (12.1 million) as the top visiting country. While the number of tourists from America, Africa and Oceania fell after
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One enterprising town is looking to beat the financial crisis by introducing a new local currency... the radish! >> Page 11
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rance has once again topped the world league table in 2012 for the most number of tourists. In fact, the 83 million visitors who stayed more than 24 hours is a record, beating the 81.4 million who came to l'Hexagone in 2011, according to the annual report on tourism by the French government's tourism arm, DGCIS. “The economic and political problems that are affecting many parts of the world continue to spare the tourism sector,” the report said, noting that the number of global tourists was up four per cent in 2012. France’s attractions extend beyond its world-famous museums
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We take a detailed look at how new satellites might affect Sky TV viewers across the region >> Page 13
In 1900, a Frenchman would eat 3 baguettes per day. Today, the figure is half a baguette, but why ? >> Page 11
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