FRANCE is making a big effort to ensure that it continues as a major holiday destination for the British. 13.4m visited the Republic last year, probably a little less than Spain, which has not published figures, that number thought to be around 1m more. For reasons that we cannot make out the French regions chose the Tower of London for a press workshop last week where representatives were on hand to articulate (usually in perfect English) about their corner of France. Good food and plenty of wine helped to brighten a dour early March day. If there was any criticism it was that the transport contractors, typically Air France, Eurostar and the ferry companies did not have desks. The photo on the ABTN website shows Eurostar floating by the Bloody Tower on a promotion last year. ABTN thought it would use this image rather than favour one corner of France.
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