Memorandum for Strengthening Cooperation by Inviting Tourists Kansai Wide Area Union and France Oct 17 4:59
A representative from the Kansai Regional Association, which aims to expand acceptance of foreign tourists, visited France and signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector with the Ile-de-France province, centered on Paris.
The “Kansai Wide Area Association”, which is made up of 4 prefectures in 2 prefectures and 4 cities, mainly in Kansai, has been promoting promotional activities in France to convey the attractions of each area in order to accept foreign tourists in Osaka and Kyoto in a wider area. going.
On the 16th, about 20 members such as Governor Takatoshi Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture, who serves as a member of the tourism department of the Kansai Regional Union, visited the Ile de France government office in Paris, We exchanged opinions.
Among them, Governor Nishiwaki explained that the number of French people who visited Japan last year reached the highest number of 300,000, and called for cooperation such as exchanging tourist information and tourist information of each other's country. It was.
On the other hand, since 80% of tourists who visit Paris are returning visitors, the French side emphasized the local features such as historical sights and gourmets, and introduced the efforts to attract the surrounding area of Paris. .
After this, both sides exchanged a memorandum to strengthen cooperation in the tourism field.
Governor Nishiwaki said, “There is a lot to learn because it has a history of accepting many foreign tourists.