Inbound tourist arrivals in France 2020, by continent of residence

In 2020, most of international tourists traveling to France were from Europe: approximately 40 million people, while around two million tourists came from the Americas.

Accommodation of foreign tourists in France

  Among foreign tourists who stayed in France in 2017, almost 400 million chose a non-commercial accommodation – meaning they stayed in second homes or with relatives and friends, while around 183 million tourists stayed in commercial accommodations such as hotels, campsites or guest houses. In the commercial accommodation industry, tourists from abroad represented almost 78 millions of nights spend in hotels that same year.

Expenditure of tourists in France

  Total expenditure by international tourists spending they holiday in France amounted to almost 49 billion euros in 2016, an increase compared to the previous decade (37 billion euros in 2007). Alone in the Paris area, American tourists spent approximately 7.5 billion euros in 2017.