Cannes strengthens its high-end security to protect luxury tourism
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On the Croisette in Cannes, luxury retailers are strengthening security with increased surveillance and plainclothes agents to protect their high-end customers, according to the president of the local hoteliers' union.
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Why It Matters
Cannes is a global destination for business tourism and professional events, with a clientele demanding security.
On the emblematic Cannes boulevard de la Croisette (Alpes-Maritimes), luxury boutiques line up facing the seafront and the palm trees that line it. In front of almost each of them, men dressed in dark observe, hands crossed behind their backs, taking note. Screwed to every corner of the window or overlooking the sidewalk, municipal police surveillance cameras provide an extra pair of eyes. Based in the leading destination for business tourism and professional events, Cannes retailers and luxury industry professionals are trying to meet the daily challenge of “high-end” security, in the image of their customers, and “better than elsewhere”. “We are all very aware that we represent a destination of excellence throughout the world, we feel indebted,” confirms Christine Welter, president of the hoteliers’ union of Cannes and the Cannes area.
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Open Questions
- What is the budget allocated to this reinforced security?
- What are the recent delinquency statistics on the Croisette?
- Will this initiative be extended to other areas of the city?
