Spreading French riots worry tourism industry

Reuters ^ | 07 Nov 2005 | Kerstin Gehmlich

[Tijeras_Slim]

Just open up the country for Safaris in these areas.

[austinaero]

Well,,,DUH!

Was there much tourism left after Chirac's charade in the UN?

[clee1]

Sounds like a wonderful vacation spot to me.... if I can bring my guns.

[mainepatsfan]

They're just now realizing this?!

[austinaero]

Don't despair, I hear France has a lot of fans in the middle east, they'll most likely visit

[anton]

Armored rental cars.

[anton]

Armored rental cars.

[robertpaulsen]

"Fear is growing among French restaurant owners ... that violence in poor suburbs of Paris and major cities will damage France's image and keep foreigners away from the world's top travel destination."

Hell, I thought French waiters were already doing a pretty good job of keeping American tourists away.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

France's tourism minister said the riots could become a problem for France's reputation if they lasted.

Right now, I'd say that the Islamofascist riots hurting tourism should be the least of France's worries.

[SMARTY]

"Fear is growing among French restaurant owners and shopkeepers that violence in poor suburbs of Paris and major cities will damage France's image..."

Huh?? The only people who still go there are the people who agree with France's image.... the same image that is at the bottom of France's current discord. No problem.

Now if the French EVER want to see bigger tourist dollars, they will need an extreme make over, head to toe and inside out.

[Taggart_D]

Fear is growing among French restaurant owners and shopkeepers

Who cares...they're nothing but a bunch of greedy capitalist! Those poor troubled youths need better healthcare and better unemployment benefits.

[robertpaulsen]

Hunting Safaris, that is.

[freedomlover]

The riots started when two teenagers were accidentally electrocuted while apparently fleeing police in a Paris suburb and has since spread to other French cities.

Y'know - I've always wondered if this was due to serial or parallel flow. No reason just curious.

[roylene]

I just wonder when the French are going to surrender, it took only three weeks surrender to the nazi's.

[WyCoKsRepublican]

Only one thing the can do, sound the bugle....RETREAT!

[ncountylee]

I've wondered if their feet were pointed to Mecca.

[sitkaspruce]

I wonder if the Muslim youth will start burning bikes just before the Tour d France? It will be interesting to see what this year's course looks like.

[B.O. Plenty]

It has been reported that the "riots" are "well organized". If this is true, would it not be expected that destruction of what's left of the French economy would be one of the goals of whatever lunitic islamic organization that's behind the violence?

It is likely to work...the French will surrender and pander to a bunch of 6th century tribesmen....

viv a la Frankistan.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

"It's really worrying. The tourists will stay away," said John Diaz, polishing miniature models of the Eiffel Tower in his souvenir shop next to Notre Dame Cathedral.

This just struck me. Sort of sums the whole thing up.