What is local tourism?

Thanks to Covid, many of us have spent a weekend or a holiday very close to home. This new way of travelling is known as local tourism, and we take a closer look at the trend here.

What is local tourism?

When the world is out of reach, we finally start looking around us! And it is true: when you live somewhere, you rarely know your own city all that well.

We speak from experience: some of us live in Paris and have had the chance to discover our own city like proper tourists!

So what really defines local tourism?

- First of all, as we have just said, it is about discovering (or rediscovering) your own city and the surrounding area. The limit is 100 km, so essentially one region.

- A holiday budget that is inevitably smaller. Accommodation costs disappear or drop sharply, and the same goes for travel costs. As a result, you treat yourself a little more at restaurants, cultural attractions and so on.

What are the benefits?

The benefits of this kind of tourism are many. Above all for the region, but also for guests.

Your budget for eating out and cultural visits is bigger. You treat yourself more than usual: dinner at the Fouquet's awaits!

You also shrink your carbon footprint. Indeed, you travel less and use transport less, so the planet thanks you for it.

And finally, this time it is your region thanking you: local tourism helps breathe new life into regions left without visitors. So support the businesses near you, try that restaurant that has been on your list for months, take that walk that is a bit long but so beautiful, and give something back to the people who look after it all!

In the end, Covid will have taught us to live differently, and not necessarily for the worse.

What about you: have you done a little local tourism this year? For anyone who would like to keep going and book a great hotel in Paris, here is our selection.