The French are starting to reap what they've sown, according to The Scotsman. Paybacks are hell, and just getting started.
Jacques Chirac's opposition to the war in Iraq and the desecration of Allied graves by anti-British vandals have ended France's reign as the UK's favourite holiday destination. A loss of 300,000 visitors and a 25 per cent drop in bookings in a month mean Spain is now officially Britain's top tourist venue after 14 years in second place. The French president's anti-war stance and the "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" factor in the United States has also caused a decline in the number of US tourists. Tension between the UK and France increased two weeks ago when protesters desecrated a cemetery in northern France, daubing memorials with graffiti.
A spokeswoman for the French tourist office in London admitted UK bookings were "sluggish" and that there had been a downturn in US visitors. But some British companies are describing the "downturn" as a drastic decline.
Posted by Alan at April 15, 2003 10:55 PM