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French guesthouses discriminate: study
Certain customer features are favoured during bookings
Bookings to French guest houses are more likely to be accepted if the customer is male, 40 years old, and has a traditional French name, a study has shown.
The report by the French National Centre for Scientific Research suggests that owners were more likely to accept bookings from 42-year-old males, with a French-sounding name, and who have a more ‘respectable’ home address.