Riots unnerve France’s US$80 billion tourism sector: ‘it’s catastrophic’

The images of France’s riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country’s important tourism sector, with many fearing worse consequences if violence returns.
“The surge of violence in the centres of Nice, Paris, Lyon – it’s catastrophic,” said Christelle Cassagne, head of the ADN Tourisme body covering the country’s tourism institutions.
“When you book a hotel for a week, it’s not so you stay stuck in the hotel,” she said.
The scenes of clashes with police, public…