The Louvre Museum welcomed 8.1 million visitors in 2017

PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum says it welcomed 8.1 million visitors in 2017, up 10 percent on the year before, a sign of tourism revival in Paris.
Tourism in the French capital took a hit in 2016 after a series of attacks by Islamic extremists the previous year.
Foreign visitors represent 70 percent of the museum attendance, a statement from the Louvre Museum said Monday.
They mainly come from the United States (1.2 million visitors, up by 25 percent) and from China (700,000 visitors, up