(Paris) Access to the Eiffel Tower will cost 20% more, up to 35.30 euros, from June 17, a decision justified by the health crisis and the lead discovered during the painting project to be validated here Saturday by Parisian elected officials.
According to the document consulted by AFP, prices for access to the summit by elevator will increase from 29.40 ($43.60) to 35.30 euros ($52.36) for adults, from 14.70 to 17.70 euros for 12-24 year olds and 7.40 to 8.90 euros for children aged 4 to 11, disabled people and their accompanying person.
Access by staircase to 2e floor will increase from 11.80 to 14.20 euros for an adult, from 5.90 to 7.10 euros for a young person and from 3 to 3.60 euros for a child.
Access will remain free for children under 4 years old and holders of active solidarity income (RSA).
These sharp increases were announced as early as the strike led last February by employees dissatisfied with the management of the site, which led to its closure for six days.
They are first justified by the impact of the health crisis linked to COVID-19. “Over the period 2020 to 2022, Sete (monument operating company) thus incurred an operating loss of around 113 million euros,” writes the town hall.
Added to these losses of revenue were additional costs for renovation work, mainly linked to the current painting campaign, complicated by the discovery of traces of lead. A slate costed by the town hall at 136 million euros.
After a drop in the number of visitors to 1.5 million in 2020, the symbol of Paris and France returned in 2023 to an attendance comparable to 2019, close to 6 million visitors.