14,911 sites from €27 excl. VAT: median authority 23, median traffic 10 visits per month. Dofollow links, secure payment, guaranteed publication.
France is one of the most visited countries in the world, and its travel web is crowded: destination guides, hotel and rental blogs, city magazines and niche sites on hiking, wine routes or ski resorts. Backlinks from relevant travel sites help a tourism brand get noticed by search engines and by readers who are planning a trip. This page explains how to read the French travel inventory, choose sites sensibly and set a realistic budget.
Tourism is a highly competitive niche. Hotels, guesthouses, tour operators, activity providers and local tourist boards all compete for the same queries, often with seasonal peaks. A link placed in an editorial article on a travel site tells search engines that your page is a credible reference for a destination or a service, and it brings qualified visitors who are already in a planning mindset.
The inventory is large: 14,883 French sites are listed in this topic, and every one of them offers dofollow links (100%). That makes the topic easy to enter, but it also means quality varies widely, so selection matters more than volume. For a broader view of what is available in the country, see backlinks and sponsored articles in France or browse backlinks by topic and country.
The French travel market is dominated by small and mid-sized sites. The median authority score is 23, and only 10% of sites reach 30 or more. By authority band, 3,956 sites sit between 0 and 19, 540 between 20 and 29, 276 between 30 and 39, 181 between 40 and 59, and just 47 reach 60 or above. Median organic traffic is around 100 visits per month, so a modest audience is the norm, not a warning sign in itself.
Prices follow the same pattern, with the article included and excluding VAT. Offers start at 27 €, the median is 107 €, and the strongest 10% of sites begin at 688 €. A sensible approach is to mix several mid-range placements rather than spend everything on one prestigious site. To understand how a price relates to value, the guide on buying backlinks: 2026 prices and link value is a useful companion.
Start with topical fit. A guide to Provence villages fits a rural travel blog better than a general news portal. Check that the site's language is French if your audience is French-speaking, look at the real organic traffic rather than authority alone, and read a few recent articles: they should be original, well written and not stuffed with unrelated outbound links. If you are unsure how to weigh the different scores, the article on which SEO metrics actually matter explains the trade-offs.
The best formats are useful pieces that earn their link naturally: a regional itinerary, a seasonal checklist, a comparison of accommodation types or a practical guide to an activity. Keep the link in the body of the text, vary your anchors between brand name, descriptive phrases and plain URLs, and avoid repeating the same exact-match anchor. Our overview of anchor text distribution covers this in detail.
The most common error is chasing the cheapest placement on a site with no real readership, or one that publishes any topic for anyone. Networks built only to sell links leave patterns that are easy to spot; the guide on how to spot PBNs and link farms lists the warning signs. Another mistake is buying all your links at once, which looks unnatural.
Spread your placements over time, and consider the destination mix too. If you also target other markets, compare the options for travel backlinks in Spain or in Italy and keep each language version consistent. LinkBooster lets you filter by authority, traffic and price so you can build a balanced shortlist.
Prices start at 27 € including the article, excluding VAT. The median is 107 €, and the top 10% of sites by strength start at 688 €.
Yes, all the French travel sites listed here offer dofollow links (100%).
The median is 23 and only 10% of sites reach 30 or more. A relevant site with real traffic and a medium score often beats a stronger but off-topic one.