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France fuel shortages: the situation department by department
Significant shortages persist in Ariège, Indre-et-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme among others
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EES: Lack of equipment stalls checks for cross-Channel travellers
Biometric data collection will not start for most ferry or Eurostar passengers despite EU deadline
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Family honours daughter’s memory with book donations to French schools
Hannah Jones, who died in a road collision, has inspired art and a charity
Terror scare passes Tunisia tourism rises
Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal are still No1 picks for foreign holidays by French people but, despite the 2015 terror attacks, Tunisia has seen a 211% rise in bookings.
Domestic tourism is still strong, with Bordeaux being the top destination for French holidaymakers, and although at 83.2million there were 1.3m fewer foreign visitors France is still the leading world destination. Last year saw fewer Dutch (-18.5%), Italian (-11.4%) and Chinese (-8.7%) but there was a 15% rise in US visitors.
