The Eiffel Tower.
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The Eiffel Tower Reactions and Recommendations The Eiffel tower was designed in 1889 as the tallest structure in the world at the time (985 feet) and described as a "... 300m flagpole" by its designer, Gustave Eiffel (http://www.paris.org). The Eiffel tower is one of the most recognized and visited structural attractions in Europe (http://www.tour-eiffel.fr), with over 200 million visitors since it's inception (http://www.tour-eiffel.fr). During the past three years the tower has been affected by many global events, some of which have had a good affect whilst others have been detrimental. It can definitely be said that global events over the past 3 years have been very tough for tourism. International incidents affecting tourism have included the events of September 11, a global economic downturn caused by the accounting frauds at Enron, Parmalat, WorldCom and others, the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, SARS and mad cow disease. Many of these are...


