Travel
Air traffic controllers suspend September strike but new dates loom in October
Travellers heading through France’s airports on 18th September can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now.
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Nice Airport beats record
Despite the atrocity in Nice in the middle of last year, with the loss of 86 lives on July 14, and a subsequent knock-on effect on tourism on the Riviera, the number of passengers using Nice Airport...
Helicopter transfer from Nice airport a whole lot easy-er
EasyJet and Monacair, the company founded by Stefano Casiraghi in 1988, have linked up to provide much easier access to and from the Principality, the two companies announced January 23. The...
Change of tack on small airports
The airport that serves Saint-Tropez can continue to accept direct flights from outside the Schengen zone after a vociferous campaign. Local politicians had told the French government that removing...
German passport is number one
The annual travel ranking by Passportindex.org puts Germany at the top of the international ranking, measured in terms of how many countries allow travellers to visit without the need for a...
Rail strike for start of holiday
The radical CGT trade union has called for strikes on French railways starting on February 2, when scheduled talks are due to begin with the management of SNCF. The date chosen for the industrial...
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...
