Flop 5: tourism crisis

For the weekend of August 15, we return to the worst of the tourist news this summer in a flop 5. 

5 Disneyland Paris accused of discrimination 

In early July, UNAPEI (National Union of Associations of Parents of Children Maladjusted) decided to file a complaint against Disneyland Paris. The famous theme park in Marne-la-Vallee, Seine-et-Marne is accused of discrimination facies. Indeed, some mental disabilities were denied access to attractions. They must obtain a pass "priority" that forces them to certain rules imposed on non-disabled visitors. Park management did not deny the facts. But she cited reasons related to the safety of facilities and attractions. Since then, a petition was also launched. 

4 - French, ill tourists? 

Ungenerous, rude, grumpy, arrogant, conceited or humorless. This is the wrong picture of the French prepared by a survey conducted by Travelzoo late June. The survey examined the behavior of European tourists seen by the locals. Luckily for us, the French elegance is also emerged as quality. As for flaws, the Germans are rude, the British tend to abuse the bottle and the Spaniards are portrayed as noisy revelers. 

3 - Improper July 2014 for French hospitality 

The revenue of the French hotel industry fell last month by 3.4% compared to July 2013 In detail, the average occupancy rate was 75.8%, 1.2 percentage points less compared to last year. Budget hotels and mid-range are more affected (-2.4 points) and attendance at upscale hotels stays (+1 point). Customers prefer to take advantage of promotional offers last minute. Let's add that as a Easyvoyage survey, 36% of French people do not go on vacation this summer. 

2 - The strike calls for the holidays 

The summer was marked by major strikes. On 2 August, the Air France staff who protested against the "deterioration of their working conditions and outsourcing." In late June, they were employees of the Société Nationale Maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) who demanded "guarantees on the future of the company and the renewal of its fleet." The strike has cost 18 million euros in Corsican tourism, according to Vanina Pieri, president of the Tourism Agency of Corsica (ATC). Many festivals also had to be canceled in whole or in part because of the intermittent strike, fighting against their new unemployment convention. 

1 - black summer for air travel 

462 dead in a week. This is the heavy toll experienced by the air travel. Thursday, July 17, Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down in eastern Ukraine. Wednesday, July 23, Transasia Airways aircraft crashed on the Taiwanese island of Penghu. The flight of Air Algeria has crashed in Mali Thursday, July 24. Recall that the law of series does not exist. Despite these accidents, the aircraft remains the safest means of transport