French locals not happy about King Salman of Saudi Arabia's three-week Riviera vacation

The King of Saudi planned to visit the French beach together with a thousand cast

The King of Saudi Arabia, King Salman was scheduled to arrive in France Friday for a holiday trip at the Riviera Beach. The King was expected to arrive together with 1,000 of his entourage.

MUNTINLUPA CITY, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - King Salman's visit was considered a great opportunity for the local economy, as the King's inner circle planned to stay in the family's private villa that stretches along a kilometer of the beach's coastline, located between Antibes and Marseille.

King Salman's 700 other casts were to be accommodated in top hotels on the promenade in Cannes during the visit.
However, the visit sparked anger from the public because of closure of the public beach for the security and privacy of the King and his Royal family during the three-week visit.

As part of a tradition, hundreds of other citizens from Saudi planned to follow the king on his holiday bringing the total number of potential visitors to 1,000.

Manager of the resort, Michael Chevillon, believed this would be a great boon for the local tourism industry in the area.

"Clearly this is good news," stated Chevillon. "These are people with great purchasing power which will pep up not only the luxury hotel industry but also the retail and tourism sectors of the town."

Unfortunately, the public who enjoys visiting the "La Mirandole" will be deprived from visiting the beach during King Salman's stay. The coastguards will also stop anyone from coming within 300 meters of the villa by the sea.

Other criticism over the arrival of the king's entourage is because of construction work of an elevator from the beach to the villa. The process involved pouring a huge slab of cement directly onto the sand. A petition in contrast to the "privatization" of the public beach generated more than 45,000 signatures after only 8 days.
 
"We recall that this natural zone, like all maritime public estates, is an intrinsic public property that should be available for the benefit of all, residents, tourists, French, foreigners or people passing through," an excerpt from the petition reveals. "We ask the state to guarantee the fundamental principle of the equality of all citizens before the law."

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