France unveils 18-billion euro plan for hard-hit tourism sector

tions and hotels.

"This very French pleasure, which is at the heart of our identity, to meet up, eat well and have a chat, has been compromised by the lockdown first, and then the conditions of lifting that lockdown," Philippe said. In other sectors the government is now looking at winding this support down as France emerges from a nationwide lockdown.

That would, however, rule out an immediate return of the dining scene in Paris, a virus hotspot "red zone". "We must set a goal, and widen our horizons," Philippe said. "The French will be able to holiday in France in July and August," he said.

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