Overview

• International tourist receipts climbed 8% to €21.4 billion in the first four months of 2025, led by visitors from Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
• International air arrivals are projected to rise 4.7% over summer 2025 compared with last year.
• Vacation rental bookings for June through August have surged 16% year-on-year, according to FTO-LightHouse.
• Domestic tourism fueled by the Olympic legacy has 30% of French residents expressing increased plans to visit Paris this summer.
• Tourism minister Nathalie Delattre plans to unveil measures in late July aimed at boosting visitor spending and cutting the sector’s carbon footprint.