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Florence
Economy

Tourism is the most important for all the industries in the Florentine economy. A lot of the revenue has increased due to the money generated from students studying abroad and international arrivals(3). In recent years, Florence has gained an increase of 5.5% of visitors to the city (2). With international tourism it has brought in over 2.5 Billion Euro to the city. Florence is now one of the most visited cities due to its welcoming of locals and its political campaign managers. Anna Paola Concia, Florence's superintendent of tourism says "Florence is a welcoming city." (4) Florence is a beautiful city with much to offer, with their tourism being one of the most influential increases for money generation it plays a big part to their economy.

Tourism is a big part of Florence's economy, but there are still many other things this city depends on. Florence's key role as a market centre is reinforced by its location and the nexus of transport lines through northern and southern Italy (3). Many of the Florentine's work in the industrial suburbs. They are engaged in making furniture, rubber goods, chemicals, and food (3). Though it is known that Florence relies heavily on tourism and money from international students, they use art reproductions, metals, leather work, glassware and ceramics, along with high fashion clothing and clothes to make a generate a lot of revenue (3). Some stores including Gucci and Ferragamo are produced in the city of Florence (5). Before Milan, Florence was the main dominator is the fashion world for Italy. When they had shows in Florence people would need to stay over in that area so that brought in some revenue. Though recently, there has been an increase in hotel stays. In 2016, There were over 20,500 hotel rooms that was in 570 facilities. The international users occupied 75% of the rooms and 18% were from the United States (9). In 2017, there was 14,968 overnight stays in Florence (10). which is almost 1,000 more than the year before.

Florence is not just a city featured for its art, history, and culture. It is also one of the most important cities for its business centers where they range in any size. (1). Florence shares a lot of daily markets and museums. Due to a lot of by passers, there is a lot of pickpockets in Florence (11). There is a lot of people coming and going due to tourism so there is over crowding at certain popular locations. But there is a problem with that also. People coming and going and not spending the time to actually see these markets and museums to really experience the culture that Florence brings. Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence says “The whole historic centre is a pedestrian centre. It is not for citizens, though, just for big groups of tourists and rich [foreign] students." (12) Florence is becoming more and more like a tourist area that doesn't get the love and experience that the city deserves anymore.

References:

1. http://www.aboutflorence.com/economy-of-Florence.html

2. http://www.theflorentine.net/news/2016/05/florence-economy-double-nations/

3. https://www.britannica.com/place/Florence#

4. http://www.theflorentine.net/art-culture/2017/09/italy-tourists/

5. http://www.firenzemadeintuscany.com/en/fashion/article/in-the-heart-of-gucci/

6. http://www.firenzebusiness.it/

7. Anna Paola Concia

8. https://theculturetrip.com/europe/italy/articles/the-best-markets-in-florence-italy/

9. file:///C:/Users/Mark/Downloads/In-Focus_-Florence,-Italy.pdf

10. https://www.statista.com/statistics/721763/number-of-tourists-overnight-stays-in-florence-municipal-area-italy/

11. http://www.yourcoffeebreak.co.uk/lifestyle/26338763698/where-in-europe-are-you-most-likely-to-be-a-victim-of-pickpocketing/

12. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/06/florence-risk-tourists-buildings

Paris

Terrorist attacks
On January 7th 2015, two French Muslim gunmen walk into headquarters of Charlie Hebdo and kill 12 people. Some of them were called out specifically and killed by these men. The men later were identified as two brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi. These two men belonged to a Yemani branch of al Qaeda. They shout "Allahu Akbar" during their attack. On January 9th 2015, two brothers, known as the Kouachi brothers, get into a high-speed chase and stop at an industrial complex at Dammartin-en-Geole, just outside of Paris. Later at 1:30 PM, a gunman known as Amedy Coulibaly, is at a kosher supermarket and threatens to kill hostages if the brothers are not set free. Later that day, the gunman are killed and fifteen hostages are free with four casualties.

On January 7th 2016, the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack, a man was shot and killed at a police station. The suspect was carrying a meat cleaver and had a dummy suicide vest on his chest. After he was killed, police searched his body and found a paper for his allegiance to his Islamic State and his vow for the attacks in Syria.

On July 14th 2016, 84 people including children were killed from a cargo truck. A 19 ton cargo truck was driven straight into the crowds during the celebration of Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. The driver, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel took a truck and centered it toward citizens of coalation nations that fight his islamic state, Tunisia. After the attack, police tried forcing him to stop the truck and get out but was shot and killed on site.

References: 1. Charlie Hebdo

2. Yemani

3. al Queda

4. Allahu Akbar

5. Dammartin-en-Geole

6. Bastille Day

7. Promenade des Anglais

8. Nice

9. https://news.sky.com/story/france-a-timeline-of-terror-10787264

10. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33288542

11. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35250344

12. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000004532938/how-the-attack-in-nice-unfolded.html

13. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/14/nice-bastille-day-france-attack-promenade-des-anglais-vehicle