Analyzing the language of Tourism

Marine BALANCE

Julia PIERRE

Tourism WS 2010/2011

I. Presentation of the country

a. Geographical location

First, France has an ideal location in the middle of Europe. Another advantage of France is its islands. France Metropolitan has islands like Corsica but also overseas territories such as Reunion Island, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Climate: France has a moderate climate in winter and a temperate climate in summer. This allows for winter sports in winter and summer resorts in summer. However, France also benefits from sunshine all the year through the overseas territories.

Terrain: It is bordered by ocean and sea. The alpine zone is composed mainly of the Pyrenees, the Alps, Vosges, the Rhône valley, Massif Central and Jura.

b. Key figures

FRANCE
France attracted about 82 million foreign tourists in 2007 (it was a historic record surpassing its population), a 3.8% increase compared to 2006, making it the most popular tourist destination in the world in front of the United States and Spain and since 1980. But tourism in USA and Spain generates more revenue.
The main foreign international tourists are European and German tourists are first. Moreover, only 20% of French people go abroad for holiday.
Tourism is very important for the economy of the country because it represents 6% of the country's income, creates about 2 million of employment and contributes significantly to the balance of payments.

PARIS

Paris is the capital of France and the largest city in France. The Paris urban agglomeration is Europe's biggest city economy and the sixth largest in the world.

Paris produces more than a quarter of the gross domestic product (GDP) of France.

The city is the most popular tourist destination in the world with 45 million tourists (half of the total of tourists in France) annually and 27 million of whom are foreign visitors. Paris contains numerous iconic landmarks, particularly