Museum “You will have to pay 22 euros from January 15th next year”
Director: “More Parisians will visit”
Subway fares are also rising… Hotel accommodation cost 314%↑
The Louvre Museum, France’s representative tourist destination that houses over 33,000 works of art, including the Mona Lisa, is planning to increase admission fees by about 30%.
According to the US Times and Art News on the 11th (local time), the entrance fee to the Louvre Museum will increase from 17 euros (about 25,000 won) to 22 euros (about 32,000 won) from January 15th next year. This is the first price increase since 2017.
On the 8th, the Louvre Museum said in a statement, “The increase in admission fees will help cope with higher energy costs and cover the cost of free admission for visitors under 18, teachers, journalists, etc.”
The museum has limited the number of daily visitors to 30,000 since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laurence Descartes, director of the Louvre, believed that this price increase would make it easier for Parisians who are reluctant to visit museums due to the large number of tourists. Admission to the Louvre Museum is free because more than half of France’s visitors are children, European Union (EU) residents under the age of 26, teachers, and journalists.
The museum did not comment on its connection to the Olympics. However, with more than 10 million sports fans expected to visit Paris for the Olympics, which begin on July 26 next year, prices are rising throughout Paris.
Paris transportation authorities plan to temporarily increase subway fares in Paris and the Île-de-France region, the metropolitan area, from July 20 to September 8 next year, nearly doubling from 2.10 euros (about 3,000 won) to 4 euros (about 5,700 won). It was announced that it was planned.
Ile-de-France Governor Valery Pecres said, “We plan to significantly increase transportation during the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” and added, “Residents also support the cost increase.” “Local residents who buy tickets in advance of the Olympics or who usually use monthly or annual passes will not see much of an impact on prices,” he added.
Hotel accommodation costs are also expected to soar. The Paris Tourism Board said in a report that hotel prices from this year to next July have risen 314% on average compared to July of this year. He also noted that hotels of all classes are being affected by these price surges.
Source: Donga
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