
A girl photographs the Eiffel Tower from the bridge in Paris. File photoFrench tourism will not be able to make up for the financial losses from the absence of Russians, according to France 2. According to the industry, they are more likely to arrange luxurious weddings in palaces and yacht trips. «They are willing to pay hundreds of thousands of euros to be able to get married in a historic castle from a postcard. However, for now, all this is in the past,» Eliza Galle, a communications manager from Paris, complained. According to the channel, representatives of the tourism industry fear that the absence of travelers from Russia will lead to financial losses that will be difficult to compensate. Along with the Americans Chinese, Russians are considered particularly active consumers in France — the French tourism industry, which suffered from the coronavirus, pinned hopes on them, the material says. After the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow. Restrictive measures primarily affected the banking sector and high-tech products. Many brands have announced their withdrawal from Russia. The Kremlin called the new sanctions an economic war, but emphasized that they were ready for such a development of events. The Hill

