Travel
Viral mix-up: American tourists headed to Nice end up in Tunis
Two young American women trying to fly from Rome to Nice ended up hundreds of kilometres away in Tunis, Tunisia, after a mix-up at the airport led them onto the wrong flight.
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Strikes ahead: Transport and energy industries join mass protests against pension reform
France will grind to a halt next week as workers across the country – now joined by those from the transport and energy sectors – strike against the government’s planned reforms to its pensions...
Fresh snow brings good and bad to French resorts
Snow has returned to local ski resorts, with 20cm falling over the weekend, but with it has come danger, and even death, after a skier in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was killed in an...
End of free bus trips and ticket machines in Monaco
Since the free bus service in the Principality ended last week, a number of ticket machines have also disappeared, leaving passengers at certain stops at a loose end.
Explained: Does my child need a titre de séjour?
Many non-EU parents who recently travelled abroad with their family were asked for their children’s documentation at the French border, but do children really need a residency permit?
Dubai ditches 30% tax on alcohol
In a move that is sure to attract international attention, Dubai has announced it is scrapping a 30% tax on alcohol, and will no longer require tourists and expats to buy permits to purchase...
Poor snowfall endangers future of French ski resorts
Rain, not snow, is falling on many of France’s mountains, turning the pistes of almost half of the country’s ski resorts to slush or worse. It’s a disaster for the industry, which had been...
