TRAVEL NEWS
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monumental change for Paris skyline
The elegant, tapering signature of the Eiffel Tower is to be reshaped, altering the skyline of Paris, in time for the structure's 120th anniversary next year.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: eiffel tower, paris
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Paris and Berlin ban cafe smoking
Smoking has been banned in bars in the capitals of France and Germany but the laws will not be enforced immediately.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: berlin, paris, smoking
Thursday, November 15, 2007
First St Pancras Eurostar service arrives in Paris
The journey time between central London and Paris was cut to two hours 15 minutes today as Eurostar services from St Pancras began.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Friday, November 09, 2007
Paris Metro and bus workers to strike next week
Paris Metro and bus workers announced on Thursday that they would join strikes next week protesting President Nicolas Sarkozy's proposed pension reforms.
iht.com
iht.com
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
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Eurostar sets new record for Paris-London dash
A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London today, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
'Arrogant' Paris on tourist charm offensive
Paris has launched a charm offensive aimed at foreign visitors after a survey showed that while the French capital was the most visited city in the world it was also one of the rudest.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: paris
