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Travel
Heliport at St Tropez Closed
The jet-set on the Cote d’Azur have been forced to travel amongst more ordinary mortals as the authorities decide to close a heliport at St. Tropez.
03 Sep 2007
Pedal Power Comes to Paris
The City Council in Paris have launched a city bike scheme, set to be one of the largest of its type in Europe.
15 Aug 2007
Zen Classes in the Airport Lounge
You can now take the stress and boredom out of waiting at Paris airports by participating in free leisure classes in the departure lounge.
01 Aug 2007
Euro Disney Reports Higher Visitor Numbers
Euro Disney has reported a record number of visitors for their half year ending 31 March 07.
15 Jun 2007
Ryanair Forecasts Lower Prices for 2007
Despite announcing record profits for 2006 last week, Ryanair believes prices will need to fall for the remainder of this year in order to maintain passenger numbers.
15 Jun 2007
Low Cost Flights to France See Strong Growth
French airports have reported strong traffic figures for 2006, with low cost passenger numbers growing by 20%.
01 Jun 2007
Brits the Holiday Habitués of Europe
Brits are the holiday habitués of Europe, according to a recent study of holiday choices by IPOS, the French pollster.
01 Jun 2007
French Hotel Stars That Do not Shine
They say that all that glitters is not gold, and the same may be said for the French system of grading hotels.
15 May 2007
Easyjet and Ryanair battle French Labour laws
Low-cost airlines Easyjet and Ryanair have been involved in running battles with the French authorities over the application of French labour laws to their flight crews, with a case now pending in the European Court.
01 Feb 2007
Air France to Launch Low-Cost Airline
Air France is to launch a low-cost French airline, which is scheduled to commence operations in June 2007.
01 Dec 2006
