The French government was reported to be planning to work with the tourism industry to build an online travel agent.
The initiative was part of a stimulus package the French government has launched to support the tourism sector.
Eric Lombard, the head of French State-controlled financial institution Caisse des Depots & Consignations, told BFM Business: “This sector has been very much de-intermediated by the large U.S. platforms, Airbnb, booking.com. We need to regain that link with clients.”
Lombard said that the platform would take “numerous months” to build to make it worthwhile.