The New Year's Eve concert on the Champs lyses has been cancelled for security reasons. Paris was supposed to host its usual spectacle. A free open-air concert at the Arc de Triomphe, video projections on the monument and the midnight festivities that once drew close to a million people. Instead, the concert has been scrapped. It will be replaced on national television with a prerecorded concert filmed weeks ago with a handpicked crowd to mimic a celebration Paris no longer believes it can safely host. A capital once famed for its public life now performs it under studio conditions.
Wonder what they are afraid of?
DANFORTH
Re your #13:
In early 2025, the U.S. Travel Association projected foreign travel spending would rise to $200.8 billion this year.
However, noting a "sharp and widespread" drop in arrivals, the World Travel & Tourism Council in May projected international visitor spending would drop to $169 billion for the year.
The lost revenue is set to benefit other countries " notably Canada and Latin America " as travelers seek out other destinations or decide to stay within their own countries or regions.
In the first half of 2025, Canadian arrivals to the U.S. fell nearly 18% year on year, representing a drop of more than 1,750,000 visits, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.
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