Should adults-only hotels and restaurants be allowed? France considers banning them
France is considering making ‘no kids’ hospitality venues illegal as a top official warns that such places are dividing French society
The French government is mulling measures to clamp down on adults-only hotels and restaurants, with a top official warning that hospitality venues excluding children in a so-called “no kids” strategy were dividing society.
While Paris is considered one of the most child-friendly cities in the world, more venues in France have been shunning children in an effort to shield customers from kids’ unpredictable behaviour and noise.
The government this week held a round table meeting with key industry players to discuss a trend that France’s high commissioner for childhood, Sarah El Hairy, has said should end.
Socialist senator Laurence Rossignol has introduced a bill that would make it illegal to ban children from venues in France.
“Children are not a nuisance,” said Rossignol, adding that the bill is aimed at promoting “a society that is open to children”.
“We cannot accept that some people decide they no longer want to tolerate a particular section of the population, in this case, children,” she said.