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Step onboard Explora II as it docks in Monaco: luxury cruising finds a new benchmark
More boutique resort than cruise liner, the ship’s opulence, sheer scale and culinary ambition have set an exciting new tone for the future of ultra-luxury travel by sea.
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Important new rules for Monaco’s travelling minors
In view of the introduction in France, from January 15, 2017, of new rules concerning minors travelling without parents, Monaco is following the same procedures. All minors residing in Monaco who are...
Extended season for Normandy connection
HOP!, Air France’s low-cost subsidiary, is extending the duration of its summer schedule for flights to and from Caen, a move that could be of particular interest to travellers from the Normandy...
SNCF plays its Happy Card
The French train operator SNCF has launched the “Happy Card”, designed for regular users of the TGV service. Costing €79 per month, the discount is for regular users of the service aged between...
Terror fears hit museums
Museums and other tourist magnets in France lost an average of 15 percent of their visitors during 2016 compared to the previous year, with the blame being attributed to the fear of terror attacks....
Airlines escape sanctions
France’s Council of State has overturned an appeal by the Airport Nuisance Control Authority (ACNUSA), brought to challenge the overturning of fines it had imposed on three airlines, Darta,...
BA tries to ward off new strike
British Airways cabin crew who cancelled a strike due to take place over the Christmas holiday weekend have now voted to walk out for 48 hours, starting on January 10. In a war of words, Unite union...
