That was the most in any first half of the year since current records began in 2008, confirming a strong recovery from a lull that followed Islamist attacks in the French capital in November 2015 that killed 130 people.Frederic Valletoux, president of the Paris region tourist board, said a strong July and August, and good bookings for September meant the region could see 32-34 million tourist arrivals this year compared with 30 million in 2016 and 32 million in 2015.

It was too early to say if Thursday’s attacks in the Catalan capital and the coastal resort of Cambrils would weigh on that forecast.”(This) could be a record year but let’s not get carried away,” he told a news conference. “Now will Barcelona have an impact on other destinations like Paris? It’s hard to say. It’s Eur…