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Monaco set to spend big on rail to ease its busiest commuter corridor
Monaco is investing €67.9 million in four new TER trains — with the goal of running a service every 10 minutes between Nice and Monaco at peak hours, carrying 20,000 passengers daily – up from around 12,000 today.
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Airline offers €39 fares from Nice
In what at first sight appears to be a cashflow exercise, Air France’s low-cost subsidiary, Hop!, is offering one-way tickets to a number of French destinations from Nice for the bargain price of...
Tourism department appoints new Communications Director
The Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority (DTC) is a government department with a mission to promote the Principality and all its touristic entities. This is executed in two ways, through a...
Visa exemption for Monegasques transiting in China
From November 1, Monaco has joined the list of 51 countries for which China applies a visa-free stay from 72 to 144 hours, depending on the airport, while in transit. This policy was implemented by...
Tourism and Convention Bureau tour southern Italy
The Representative Office in Italy of the Monaco Government Tourist and Convention Bureau (DTC) has just returned to Milan after a promotional week in the cities of Naples and Palermo. During the...
Air transport conference returns to Monaco
The eighth edition of APG World Connect, the annual air transport conference, will take place from November 2 to 4 at the Fairmont Hotel in Monaco. This year’s theme is “Between Mass Transport...
Direct Nice-China flight possibly in the pipeline
Local French daily Nice Matin is speculating that Nice will soon have a direct flight to China. A French delegation is currently visiting Shanghai, and President of the Regional Council, Christian...
