Updated On: 25 August, 2011 05:07 PM IST | | AFP
The City of Light is attracting visitors in record numbers this year, Paris officials said Wednesday, as tourism remains buoyant despite the concerns over a possible return to recession
The City of Light is attracting visitors in record numbers this year, Paris officials said Wednesday, as tourism remains buoyant despite the concerns over a possible return to recession.

The number of tourists rose 3.5 percent in the first half of the year to a record 7.6 million, according to Paris tourism office director Paul Roll.