2008-8-15 11:08am
THE French hotel and tourism industry is taking a battering as rising prices, shoddy service and dodgy catering practices have been highlighted in a number of reports.
The Guardian writes that the national statistics office, INSEE, has published figures on the price of hotel rooms, which have risen at more than twice the rate of inflation since 2001.
Next up is a study by a tourism and hotel consultancy, Coach Omnium, who say that despite price rises for hotel rooms, service levels have not followed.
Finally following inspections by the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 2,600 cafes, restaurants and seaside bars were found to be in breach of hygiene laws.
