Tourism in France is big business, both for the French who choose to spend their holidays, and for foreigners who come to make a living. Thus, since 1990, France became the first tourist destination in the world1.
The tourist attraction of France is due to the large number and wide variety of points of interest, diversity of landscapes, the rich historical, cultural and artistic heritage, the temperate climate and the ease of access and transport infrastructure, but also by major equipment and varied country in SPEs (hotels, theme parks ...). Thus, each department is a French tourist department with several points of interest.
Tourism has positive economic impacts, but generates significant environmental impacts, in space (transport flows, energy, waste) and time (immediate and delayed impacts) that seeks to reduce the Sustainable Tourism and ecotourism.
The history of tourism in France began around 1760 in the south of France in Hyeres, common devennant a winter resort renowned among UK with its relatively mild Mediterranean climate.
