French senator calls for ban on child-free hotels

A French senator has criticized the growing trend of “child-free” policies in certain hotels and resorts, denouncing them as discriminatory and intolerant.

Laurence Rossignol, a Socialist senator and former families minister, argued that the government should go further than simply rewarding establishments that welcome children.

“We can’t organize society by separating children from the rest of us, in the same way that some places refuse dogs. Children are not troublesome pets,” she said.

Rossignol warned that banning children sets a dangerous precedent for a society that polices intolerance toward one another.

Since the multiple lockdowns during the global Covid-19 pandemic, the number of hotels offering child-free stays has risen sharply. Countries such as Mexico, Greece, and Thailand have long promoted this type of service, which is particularly popular among British and German tourists.

In France, however, holidays are traditionally seen as a family affair. Only about 3 to 5 percent of resorts in the country currently refuse to accept children.

(QG - Source: The Guardian - Picture : © Unsplash)