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	France Travel: Tourism Directory & Vacation Guide for France
		With its certain je ne sais quoi, France's cultured air combines with its legends of kings and queens, castles and fairies to lure the sophisticated and the romantic.
		Its cities are characterized by stylish sidewalk cafes and medieval architecture, and its palpable history is detailed by narrow, cobblestone streets leading to countless monuments, memorials and museums.
		France's revolutionary capital city of Paris' Gothic Cathédral de Notre Dame saw knights kneel at its altar before leaving to fight the Crusades, and the landmark Eiffel Tower is lit spectacularly at night.
	www.france.worldweb.com (233 words)

	Tourism in France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		France attracted over 75 million tourists in 2004 (surpassing its population), making it the most popular tourist destination in the world.
		France is one of the classics among tourist countries.
		France's tourist industry, however, is not limited to the towns and cities, Paris and the Alpine ski resorts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tourism_in_France (252 words)

	France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Metropolitan France possesses a wide variety of landscapes, from coastal plains in the north and west to mountain ranges in the south-east (the Alps) and the south-west (the Pyrenees).
		France is also a member of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the Indian Ocean Commission (COI), an associate member of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and a leading member of the International Francophone Organisation (OIF) of fifty-one fully or partly French-speaking countries.
		In 2003, France's natural population growth (excluding immigration) was responsible for almost all the natural growth in European population: the population of the European Union increased by 216,000 inhabitants (without immigration), of which 211,000 was the increase in France's population alone, and 5,000 was the increase in all the other countries of the EU combined.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/France (6127 words)

	Travel to France - France Tourism
		France is divided into 22 administrative regions, which themselves can be grouped into 7 main "cultural regions", which share common points.
		The Ile de France is the region surrounding the capital, Paris.
		France is a member of the European Union and the Schengen Agreement.
	www.atraveldirectory.com /F/France.html (1641 words)

	France - Information, Maps, Facts, What to do, Links, and much more. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France is a democracy organised as a unitary semi-presidential republic.
		France is a founding member of the European Union, and its largest member state with respect to land area.
		Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Sea, and from the Rhine River to the Atlantic Ocean; it is bordered by the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra, and Spain.
	www.johnstonshomestyle.pe.ca /france.html (2376 words)

	Cold War Holidays: American Tourism in France, by Christopher Endy. Introduction. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tourism's reliance on transportation technology and its close ties to the ballooning service economy further underline its status as a quintessential feature of the twentieth century's globalizing world.[9] All this is not to say that the Cold War did not matter.
		In France, the main promoters of American tourism were luxury hotel, resort, and restaurant managers and owners and, especially beginning in the 1960s, the French government.
		France's powerful economic planners, for their part, favored the development of heavy industry and energy over a service economy and challenged claims by hoteliers and other boosters that hosting foreigners offered the best path for the nation.
	uncpress.unc.edu /chapters/endy_cold.html (4294 words)

	AllTravel France travel and tourism
		The largest country in Western Europe and home to 58.3 million people, France stretches from the rolling plains of the north to the jagged ridges of the Pyrenees, and from the wild Brittany coastline to the clear, blue lakes and snowy heights of the Alps.
		France was the founder of modern Republican government in the 18
		Let France assault your senses – walk the windswept beaches of Normandy and picture the D-Day landings, take in the style and glamour of Paris, admire the icy heights of Mont Blanc, and immerse yourself in the smell of lavender and the spectacular light and colour of Provence.
	alltravelfrance.com /France/Destination_Guides (336 words)

	Nizas France Vacation and Tourism Center
		Nizas is in the middle of one of the most beautiful regions in France.
		To the north is the Herault National Park with forests, mountains and lakes, to the south, the Mediterranean with miles of clean beaches and some of the oldest ports in the world such as Agde and Sête or new exciting resorts such as La Grande Motte and Cap d’Agde all within 45 minutes drive.
		France boasts a different cheese for every day of the year.
	www.nizas.com /tourism.html (834 words)

	Tourism in France
		Your trip to France is certain to be one of the most memorable and treasured vacations you've ever undertaken, but — like any trip to a foreign land — it always helps to be well prepared for the adventure.
		According to the French government, payments in Francs ceased altogether at midnight on February 17, 2002.
		Be aware that France observes the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, with respect to both live flora and fauna as well as any products or articles manufactured from them.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/DF_tourism.shtml (1851 words)

	H-France Reviews
		Tourism advocates in the United States also justified travel to France as defending a shared western civilization.
		By the time the Marshall Plan ended in 1952, American tourism in France was booming, but tourists and their hosts were not necessarily fulfilling the ideal of friendliness and mutual understanding that was supposed to consolidate the Atlantic Alliance against a Soviet Communist alternative.
		A chapter on French President Charles De Gaulle in relation to tourism maintains that the image of French rudeness to foreign tourists was basically a myth, hyped in both American and French media on the basis of a few isolated incidents.
	www.h-france.net /vol5reviews/walton4.html (1421 words)

	Tourism (from France) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Tourism ranks as one of France's leading industries.
		Formerly titled (“Defense of France”), it was founded as an underground paper during the German occupation of France in World War II, and after the war it emerged as a journal of mass appeal.
		France is a highly complex and diverse land.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-201124 (680 words)

	ABC News: Riots Not Yet Hurting Tourism in France (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Still, the nation's tourism minister, in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, said he felt that the international media was exaggerating the violence.
		The issue is crucial for France because tourism is a vital sector of the economy, contributing nearly 7 percent of gross domestic product and sustaining, either directly or indirectly, 2 million jobs, Bertrand said.
		France welcomed 75 million tourists in 2004, a boost for a country struggling with nearly 10 percent unemployment and sluggish growth.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1289503&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (411 words)

	Gay Friendly France - Gay Tourism in France - Gay pride in France (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France is the country of the Enlightenment, the land of "liberty, fraternity, and equality." The first nation on earth to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual preference, France has recognized gay rights since 1792!
		France is a beacon for the European Union, which demands that all member countries abolish laws discriminating against homosexuals.
		France encourages individuals to pursue their passions and celebrate their identity-the very definition of freedom.
	uk.franceguide.com /thematiques/accueil.asp?idth=27&z1=BCTNThSp (406 words)

	France tourism
		France is not an ancient country nor a new one.
		In the 1700th France was the most populous single unified state, and had the greatest military and economic resources.
		The second world war was won by american, english and some french trops on the western front and as a resut of that France is one of the few atomic power countries.
	www.webear.com /franengl.htm (1578 words)

	Useful information of France \| Tourism in France (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France is a diverse, multicultural land and, by many reasons, one of the most attractive countries of Europe.
		Each region of France distills a particular style.
		To cross France means, therefore, to cross many, diverse, beautiful and well care countries.
	www.sprachcaffe-frankreich.com /ingles/reco.html (80 words)

	American tourism in France down 30% (great report just on CNN) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It would have been one thing for France to simply disagree with our actions, but France actively lobbied other countries who were sympathetic to the cause of the US to abandon us, either with incentives or with threats.
		WASHINGTON -- After France once again lashed out at US foreign policy by condemning the recent air strikes on Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell issued a public apology to the families of the tens of thousands of soldiers that gave their lives, and to all Americans, for rescuing France during WWI and WWII.
		France which was "deeply offended" by the statement has requested the return of the Statue of Liberty, the Louisiana Purchase, and anything with the name Lafayette on it.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/968763/posts (2894 words)

	France Tourism \| Information, articles, resources and France Tourism reference guide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		France is one of the "classics among countries".
		Tourism France Tons of research has gone into reading the knowledge that we are giving to you...
		Tourism France tourism-france.065.us page tourism-france.065.us has a nice edgy, slight Tourism France feel to it, with a killer air france flight, more lodging in sedona material.
	www.journaldemillau.com /france/francetourism (1330 words)

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		Fresh oranges and bananas symbolized `greed', a point which may have been lost on tourists from a land of plenty, while at Lanvin `envy' was represented by a headless mannequin in formal brocade and weighed down with jewellery.
		Cartier even laid in `gold swizzle sticks at 11,000 francs and a semi-automated version at 21,000', appliances which horrified the French.
		And puritanism was outraged by the waste of grande cuisine at a time when France as a whole was supposed to be `on welfare handouts'.
	www.franceattraction.com /travel-and-tourism.html (950 words)

	Useful information of France \| Tourism in France \| Loire
		One of the hearts of France, world-wide known by its châteaux and bathed by the Loire river.
		In Orléans, the city of Joan of Arc, and Chartres, to the north of the region, are two of the most imposing cathedrals of France.
		At the Atlantic coast ends the Loire river, passing before by the city of Nantes, long ago a powerful city by the marine commerce.
	www.sprachcaffe-frankreich.com /ingles/reco_loir.html (169 words)

	U.S. Tourism To France Perks Up - CBS News
		In its latest report, Paris' tourism office said 21 percent more Germans, 18 percent more Japanese and 13 percent more Americans checked into the city's hotels in the first five months of 2004 compared to a year ago.
		According to tourism officials, the number of American tourists in France slumped 31 percent from 3.5 million in 2001 to 2.4 million last year.
		Berlin's tourism office said the number of Japanese hotel guests soared 115 percent in May and there were 45 percent more Americans.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/08/18/world/main636870.shtml (824 words)

	Francekeys.com ® - Ile-de-France Region - Tourism, Leisure, and Travel in France
		Through this area travelled Charlemagne, Saint-Louis, Joan of Arc, Louis the XIV and all the kings of France, not forgetting Napoleon, all leaving their marks on the region.
		One is drawn to the magnificent cathedrals, beautifully preserved medieval abbeys and splendid châteaux architecture unsurpassed anywhere in France.
		On the way from Fontainebleau, just on the edge of the forest, lies Barbizon, made famous as an artists' colony in the 19th century by Honoré Daumier, Constant, Musset, and the writer George Sand.
	www.francekeys.com /english/regions/ile_de_france.shtml (311 words)

	France's new tourism campaign ridiculous - Opinion
		The message conveyed by France is clear: forgive and forget, and let the cash begin to flow.
		The fact is that those Americans who chose to cancel trips to France or to boycott French goods based that decision on well-founded political frustrations with France.
		The ad hosted by Allen should be seen for what it is, an attempt by the FTB to make up for lost tourism dollars and not any real change in France's general attitude of anti-Americanism.
	www.thebatt.com /media/paper657/news/2003/06/23/Opinion/Frances.New.Tourism.Campaign.Ridiculous-513948.shtml (694 words)

	Travel and Tourism in France
		This represents an increase of over 1% on 2003 due to France's continued popularity with European visitors and its relative recovery after the SARS outbreak and the terrorist attacks in September 2001.
		Tourist attractions in France should remain strong in 2004, given the diversity of attractions, ranging from theme/amusement parks, such as Disneyland Paris, to world-class museums, such as Le Musée du Louvre and Le Musée d'Orsay.
		France's performance during the forecast period will depend upon an improvement in the world economy, improved relations with the US and an increase in the number of arrivals from the 10 new member states that joined the EU in May 2004.
	www.euromonitor.com /Travel_and_Tourism_in_France (1651 words)

	Tourism in France
		Even if you feel that you are still at a very beginner level in French, it never hurts to take a vacation there; a lot of the French speak English and can bail you out if you absolutely cannot find the right words.
		This guide to France allows you to enter the website from your home country, so you are guaranteed to be reading everything in your native language.
		The one thing that I wish this website had but doesn't is their hotel guide, which is the best aspect of their published guide, available in most bookstores or online.
	www.resnet.wm.edu /~mcthom/tourism.html (454 words)

	Paris France Tourism - Information On France - France Tourism - France Tour - France Travel Package
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	Tourism in France
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	www.tourism-france.fr /index.php (561 words)

	IOL: Summer tourism restores France's faded tan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Paris - French tourism operators have reported a better than expected summer season for the world's favourite tourist destination, industry groups said on Friday.
		But while tourists flocked to France's sun-soaked southern resorts this year, the northern regions of Brittany, Normandy as well as the Alps had a poorer season than in 2004.
		Although the number of German visitors to France continued to fall, there was a surge in visitors from North America and Asia, particularly to the national capital and the country's south-east.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=14&click_id=420&art_id=qw1125058323756T614 (482 words)

	France Tourism - France Vacation Reviews - France Vacations - TripAdvisor
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