Cut back to the worst of the tourist news of the week in a flop 5.
5- A plane shot down in Ukraine makes 298 victims
An airliner of Malaysia Airlines was shot down by a missile this Thursday, July 17, with its 298 passengers aboard. The Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), crashed in eastern Ukraine, 75 km from the Russian border. The Malaysian company said 283 passengers and 15 crew members were aboard the Boeing. The majority of the passengers were Dutch. Also aboard Australians, Malaysians, Indonesians, British, German, Belgian and a Canadian. According to Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs, several French might have traveled on the flight MH17. The responsibility of the missile takes remains to be seen, but one thing is sure, this drama is closely linked to the diplomatic crisis that occurs between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian army. Several gear the Ukrainian army were shot in recent weeks. Petro Prochenko and Vladimir Putin respectively presidents of Ukraine and Russia accused each other of this tragedy.
4- A TER hit a TGV near Pau
This is another incident that marked the black day of Thursday, July 17. TER and TGV collided at the height of Denguin between Orthez and Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). The accident left 25 wounded, including nine serious. The prognosis of a passenger remains engaged. According to preliminary, TER, which was traveling between Pau and Dax came hit the TGV Paris-Tarbes "rear". Just before impact, the TGV would have made a short stop before continuing on its course. Several passengers confirmed to AFP they had been informed prior to the accident, "signaling problem" associated with high temperatures. Alain Krakovitch, CEO of SNCF, rejects this hypothesis. Just one year after the derailment of Bretigny-sur-Orge, this latest incident could set back the company in an awkward position.
3- Airbus imagine seats resembling bicycle saddles
While the discomfort of the seats is the main complaint of travelers, Airbus Industries has patented a new type of seat that would decrease (yet) flight comfort. In the patent filing made last June, the European manufacturer says that increasing the number of seats in a cabin could maximize financial returns of low cost carriers, and therefore lower the price of the ticket. The new seats would show as follows: records and tiny arms, a kind of bicycle saddle, the lack of tablet and a reduced gap between passengers. We'll let you discover these new seats in the LA Times.
2- SNCM Strike : 18 million € loss for the Corsican tourism
Vanina Pieri, president of the Tourism Agency of Corsica (ATC), announced Thursday, July 17 the loss of at least EUR 18 million for the tourism sector due to the strike of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM). Based on the annual turnover of € 1.8 billion, this is actually only 1% drop in activity. Ms. Pieri said he would wait until the end of the year to examine the impact of this strike on GDP and employment. She thinks including "some businesses small in size (which) bear the brunt. "The President, however, said that the strike of 16 days was offset by the development of air transport. In recent years, air traffic is on the increase (8% in 2013). She reassures tourism professionals recalling that the tourist season really begins in mid-July and a share of any foreign visitors travel from Italy.
1- The 'staycation', the new trend of holiday home
Lack of funds, 1 of 4 French taking leave during the summer vacation ... but stay at home. Easyvoyage revealed that of the 36% of French who do not leave this summer, 70% will still leave. For almost half of them, the phenomenon of "staycation" is mainly due to lack of funds. These "holiday home" while taking the opportunity to rest (74%), carry out works (56%) and a cultural or sports trips (over 20%). A phenomenon in perspective since the French are almost three times more likely to go on holiday, the rest of the year.
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