TRAVEL NEWS
Friday, November 16, 2007
French strike bites despite moves to talk
A strike by French transport workers entered a second day on Thursday, causing widespread disruption despite moves by the government and unions to launch negotiations over contested pension reform.
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news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Chinese tourists flock to Paris under travel pact
France is reaping a fat reward by tapping into the potentially massive Chinese tourism market under a special access provision extended to the European Union...
canada.com
canada.com
Labels: China, European Union, France
Thursday, November 01, 2007
French transport workers announce new strike
French transport and energy workers, energized by the biggest strikes in more than a decade, announced new walkout plans Wednesday to push their protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's cost-cutting reforms.
iht.com
iht.com
Sunday, October 28, 2007
France's handful of luxury hotel "palaces" face an uncertain future after the government announced plans to align itself with international practice and create a "five star" category of top notch lodgings.
stuff.co.nz
stuff.co.nz
Thursday, October 25, 2007
France to test free museums
France, home to some of the world's great art, is trying a six-month experiment. If museums are free, culture officials wonder, will they attract the kind of people who would usually rather watch television?
iht.com
iht.com
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
French strike expected to affect travel elsewhere in Europe
A strike by public sector workers, which is expected to shut down significant portions of the French transportation system Thursday, will create ripple effects for travelers elsewhere in Europe.
iht.com
iht.com
Labels: Europe, France, strike
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Paris travel frenzy for World Cup final
Eurostar has laid on extra trains between London and Paris in the days leading to the England v South Africa game on Saturday and estimates that 25,000 people will use the rail service to travel to Paris between Thursday lunchtime and Saturday afternoon.
travel.timesonline.co.uk
travel.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, France, London, paris, world cup
Friday, June 08, 2007
Concorde spare parts to be auctioned
Spare parts made for the obsolete supersonic jet Concorde are to be auctioned in France in late September to generate funds for an airplane park.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Concorde, France, spare parts
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
French attempt rail speed record
A new world speed record for a train on rails will be attempted by a French high-speed train aiming to reach 560kph.
bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk
Labels: France, high-speed train, world record
Thursday, February 08, 2007
France keeps crown as top tourist destination
France has again been named as the world's top tourist destination despite increasing competition from other countries.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: competition, France, tourism
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
'Cigarette police' deployed in France to enforce smoking ban
'Cigarette police' will be engaged to enforce France's strict new smoking laws that ban smoking in enclosed public spaces.
independent.co.uk
independent.co.uk
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Highspeed train links France and Germany
A high-speed rail line between Paris and Germany will soon be completed, with trains running at up to 200mph cutting commuting times between the two countries.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: France, germany, high-speed train
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Is Euro rail just a click away?
Tickets for the French high-speed, low cost "iDTGV" are finally available to UK web users.
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
travel.timesonline.co.uk (page not found)
Labels: France, high-speed railway
