Travel
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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Monaco's Metropole voted among top 10 hotels
The Metropole Hotel has been awarded a spot in the top 10 hotels in France and Monaco by Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards for the fifth year in a row.
Shuttle bus to replace public lift from Monday
As part of the modernisation of public elevators and escalators in Monaco, the lift between Jardin Exotique and Hector Otto will be closed for two months starting next week.
“Simpler” rules for travel to UK from Monday
The UK government has introduced new international travel rules aimed at streamlining what has been an incredibly confusing system.
Italy mandates health pass for all workers
The Italian government has made it obligatory for all workers to carry a health pass, showing proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery from infection.
Blue Air ends decade-long monopoly
Nice Côte d’Azur airport has celebrated the inaugural flight of new low-cost airline Blue Air, offering a Nice to London-Heathrow direct link from €30 one way.
Nice Airport to close Terminal 1 again
After reopening temporarily this summer, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport is again closing Terminal 1 to air traffic this year.
