Overview

• High commissioner Sarah El Haïry called exclusion of minors ‘violence against children’ during a roundtable with industry players including Airbnb
• Socialist senator Laurence Rossignol is set to introduce a private member’s bill outlawing bans on children in hotels, campsites and restaurants
• Legal experts maintain that existing discrimination laws already prohibit age-based exclusions in public hospitality venues
• Travel industry estimates indicate adult-only services account for about three percent of France’s hospitality market
• Critics say the policy aims to counter rising intolerance towards children amid France’s falling birthrate and examples in Belgium where one in ten restaurants bar minors