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Four departments put on orange heatwave alert
Hot weather warnings look set to increase over the coming days
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Tourism and leisure sectors in France commit to water saving measures
25 industry players will receive government funding to reduce consumption
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French pharmacists threaten summer of ‘guerilla’ strike action
Protests, closures, and blockades of medicine depots are all on the agenda as anger in the sector rises
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.