The Secretary of State for Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne made the distinction Thursday morning between outdoor theme parks and amusement parks.
The former will therefore be able to reopen their outdoor activities from May 19, while the latter will have to wait until June 9.
Theme parks can reopen on May 19, but only for their outdoor activities such as zoos, while attractions, such as fairgrounds, will have to wait until June 9, announced Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, secretary of the park. 'State in charge of Tourism, on RMC Thursday morning.
The "theme parks will be able to reopen on May 19," said Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, specifying that this decision concerned "outdoor activities, zoos, with some aquarium-type spaces, etc."
But "the attractions themselves, in the legal sense of the term, will be on June 9," as will the funfairs, he added.
"We don't understand"
Concretely, parks without attractions, such as animal parks, will reopen with reduced gauges, while parks composed mainly of attractions could choose to wait until June 9, since they will not be able to reopen the attractions themselves. before that date, we told the ministry.
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"We do not understand and we do not see what is the distinction between theme park and amusement park", reacted to AFP the Compagnie des Alpes, owner in particular of the Parc Astérix, which it has not yet set the date for reopening.
"We're trying to clear things up."
Get vaccinated at your vacation spot
The Secretary of State also indicated that he was working "with the Ministry of Health" for the vaccination of French people at their vacation spot, by allocating doses "according to the number of visits to the departments".
"It is important that the French who may have received their first dose in their department of residence can receive their second dose at their place of vacation," he said.
Aid for tourism
Aid to the tourism sector will continue, also assured Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, judging that "the recovery will be gradual, with turnover which will gradually rise".
"We are calibrating the devices for the recovery for the months of June, July, August" with the various sectors.
"It is not a matter of one stroke of a single stop all this and that these companies go bankrupt. The state will continue to be there," he added.
Aid to the tourism sector has so far represented "28 billion euros in support measures which have helped these professionals to pass the course: it has been partial activity, loans guaranteed by the State, solidarity fund, "said Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.