Following the interministerial crisis cell convened on Monday, October 19, Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister, announced several measures to address the consequences of these acts of violence.
Serge Papin, Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises and Trade, notably stated that « at least 3,000 shops have been looted or vandalized. »
Among them, several travel agencies have been damaged. Laurent Abitbol, chairman of the Marietton group and head of Selectour’s board, announced that more than a dozen Havas Voyages and Selectour agencies had been damaged. Shop windows were mainly targeted.
The agency Aux 5 Continents of Prêt-à-Partir, located near Place Bellecour in Lyon, where the tourist office was set on fire, was also damaged. Its display window was shattered. « This is the third time this agency has been vandalized », François Piot, head of the Prêt-à-Partir network, told us. (see video below)
Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, October 13, the TUI Store Montparnasse agency also saw its storefront smashed (See the images)
Serge Papin, Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises and Trade, notably stated that « at least 3,000 shops have been looted or vandalized. »
Among them, several travel agencies have been damaged. Laurent Abitbol, chairman of the Marietton group and head of Selectour’s board, announced that more than a dozen Havas Voyages and Selectour agencies had been damaged. Shop windows were mainly targeted.
The agency Aux 5 Continents of Prêt-à-Partir, located near Place Bellecour in Lyon, where the tourist office was set on fire, was also damaged. Its display window was shattered. « This is the third time this agency has been vandalized », François Piot, head of the Prêt-à-Partir network, told us. (see video below)
Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, October 13, the TUI Store Montparnasse agency also saw its storefront smashed (See the images)
It happened in Lyon.
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The Travel Industry Firms and Networks Document the Damages
On their side, FRAM and Promovacances reported no damage, Cyrille Fradin, President of the group, told us. Same sentiment within the Salaün Holiday network: « We had a small crack on a storefront in Amiens, but otherwise the network has nothing to report. We were lucky because during the Yellow Vests protests, then the demonstrations in 2023, several of our agencies were damaged », explains Michel Salaün, president of the eponymous group.
To gauge the extent of the damages, The Travel Companies sent a communication to their members on Monday morning to survey the damage suffered by the agencies. TUI did the same with its network, made up of more than 200 agents. We learned that the TUI agency in Clermont-Ferrand suffered damage to its storefront.
The CEDIV has also launched a survey and remains in contact with its member agencies. As for Tourcom, the network has so far received no reports of damages.
In light of the scale of the damages, Sébastien Lecornu announced that prefects could impose partial and highly localized curfews to protect, notably, commercial premises. The government also announced the launch of a 100% short-time work scheme, in consultation with the Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou. A dedicated support fund should also be established, while talks have begun with insurers to speed up assessments.
To gauge the extent of the damages, The Travel Companies sent a communication to their members on Monday morning to survey the damage suffered by the agencies. TUI did the same with its network, made up of more than 200 agents. We learned that the TUI agency in Clermont-Ferrand suffered damage to its storefront.
The CEDIV has also launched a survey and remains in contact with its member agencies. As for Tourcom, the network has so far received no reports of damages.
In light of the scale of the damages, Sébastien Lecornu announced that prefects could impose partial and highly localized curfews to protect, notably, commercial premises. The government also announced the launch of a 100% short-time work scheme, in consultation with the Minister of Labour, Jean-Pierre Farandou. A dedicated support fund should also be established, while talks have begun with insurers to speed up assessments.
