Tag: France
French police issued 39,000 citations for violating COVID-19 lockdown
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2020 16:06France's Ministry of Interior announced today on that French law enforcement officers had carried out 867,695 inspections across the country to ensure that people using transport or participating in other ... Read More
French railways chief urges workers to suspend strike for holiday season
Chief Assignment Editor- December 14, 2019 16:15The head of the French national railway company, Jean-Pierre Farandou, appealed to transportation industry workers to end the strike during the Christmas holidays. Farandu reminded the strike participants that the ... Read More
French town residents prohibited from dying on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Chief Assignment Editor- December 10, 2019 02:10La Gresle is a rural French town with roughly 850 residents on the outskirts of Lyon, and like many countryside communities across France, it experiences an acute shortage of doctors, ... Read More
Strike paralyzes transportation across France, shuts down tourist attractions
Chief Assignment Editor- December 5, 2019 16:05Massive worker walkouts and thousands of protesters marching, in what has been billed as the largest protest of its kind since 1995, have paralyzed transportation across France, with 90 percent ... Read More
Massive strike will disrupt train, bus, and airline services in France
Chief Assignment Editor- December 4, 2019 18:44Residents and visitors in France are preparing for a major strikes by transportation workers that will disrupt train, bus, and airline services nationwide. The massive strikes will take place on ... Read More
Tourists should avoid Paris as ‘Yellow Vests’ mayhem flares up again
Chief Assignment Editor- November 16, 2019 16:04French police fired tear gas and doused violent protesters with water in Paris on Saturday during the clashes and rioting in downtown Paris ahead of the first anniversary of nationwide ... Read More
Airbus plans to boost aircraft production in China
Chief Assignment Editor- November 7, 2019 01:35Airbus and China are strengthening their long-standing partnership as both sides commit to a further deepening and broadening of cooperation in the aviation industry. A Memorandum of Understanding on the ... Read More
Ryanair announces new flight between Toulouse, France and Tel Aviv, Israel
Chief Assignment Editor- October 25, 2019 16:43Ryanair, an Irish budget airline headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland, with its primary operational bases at Dublin and London Stansted airports, has announced that it will launch a new flight ... Read More
Notre Dame: 350,000 people give €104 million to rebuild medieval cathedral
Chief Assignment Editor- October 16, 2019 00:20France's Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, announced today that a total of €104 million have been raised from 350,000 donors to rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris - a medieval cathedral in ... Read More
VP Plaza España becomes official Davis Cup sponsor
Chief Assignment Editor- June 15, 2019 19:19–VP Plaza España Design, a five-star luxury hotel located on Plaza de España on Gran Via, announces its official partnership with the Davis Cup Madrid Finals taking place from November ... Read More
Les Escapades Seychelles 2019, another Successful Edition for the Destination
editor- June 13, 2019 21:38Held from June 4, 2019 to June 6, 2019, the 16th Edition of the annual Roadshow - Escapades Seychelles received a notable success in the hexagon, as the beauties of ... Read More
Le Méridien Hotels: European summer promotion
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 20:47Le Méridien is an upscale, international hotel brand with a European perspective, formerly headquartered in France and in the United Kingdom. The brand was acquired by US-based Starwood Hotels & ... Read More
Fairmont Hotels: Honeybees and responsible tourism
Dmytro Makarov- June 13, 2019 19:28Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, to develop responsible tourism and sound environmental practices, has announced the next evolution of its Bee Sustainable programming with the launch of a new interactive digital ... Read More
Europe falls behind USA in cost of living
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 17:15ECA International’s latest Cost of Living report today reveals that Europe now accounts for less than a fifth of the world’s most expensive cities, with 11 European cities dropping out ... Read More
Japan Airlines takes delivery of first Airbus A350 XWB
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 15:09Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB at Airbus Headquarters in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first aircraft produced by Airbus for JAL. The milestone ... Read More
Terror at Saudi Arabian Airport: An Iran Connection?
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 13, 2019 10:35Yesterday's terror attack on Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia is seen as an escalation adding now to the significant escalation in western activities against Iran after todays earlier attack ... Read More
More tourists visiting Ireland but spending less
editor- June 13, 2019 00:52Between January and March in 2018 and the same period this year, tourism numbers in Ireland increased from 1.921 million to 2.027 million. Overseas visitors increased by 6 percent in ... Read More
Embraer takes to the Paris Air Show the multi-mission Airlift KC-390
Chief Assignment Editor- June 13, 2019 00:02Embraer will take to the 53rd edition of Paris Air Show International, in France, the first KC-390 multi-mission airlift configured to operate with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The aircraft, ... Read More
Uber is bringing flying taxis to Melbourne next year
Chief Assignment Editor- June 12, 2019 17:30Uber announced plans to launch trials of its flying cars next year in Melbourne, Australia. The city is the third flagged by Uber for the new taxi service, while it ... Read More
Ascot is Europe’s leading serviced apartment brand at world travel awards 2019
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019 09:00The Ascott has won Europe’s Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2019 for its Citadines properties for the fourth year running, along with six other awards at this year’s World Travel Awards. ... Read More
Meetings and hospitality dealing with profound changes, from mergers to demographics
editor- June 11, 2019 01:31“Over 5,000 associations are headquartered in the Greater DC area. They are a significant segment of the meetings industry, making major contributions to the American economy and to its political, ... Read More
10 most accessible cities in Europe named
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2019 16:15While many of us would love to travel the world, it’s not always easy for those with limited mobility and rely on assistance from others. Accessible travel is a hotly ... Read More
Tourists from Maldives love to travel to India
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 9, 2019 19:02Maldives, India and Sri Lanka are neighbors. The Maldives relies on tourism as an export, but Maldives citizens also love to travel. When they do India has become the fastest ... Read More
Qatar Airways celebrates opening of FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- June 8, 2019 17:05Qatar Airways, the Official Partner and Official Airline of FIFA, was delighted and honoured to have played a full part in the much-anticipated celebrations at last night’s kick-off of the ... Read More
World’s largest luxury cruise company spewing air pollution to the extreme
editor- June 7, 2019 01:18The world’s largest luxury cruise operator, Carnival Corporation, emitted more pollution in the form of nearly 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOX) around European coasts than did all 260 million ... Read More
Top 50 hotels: Nominees are unveiled
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 20:40Travel network Virtuoso has revealed the 50 hotels and hospitality greats nominated for its coveted Best of the Best awards. The nominees are part of the industry-leading Virtuoso Hotels & ... Read More
Top travel destinations: US trends for summer 2019
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 20:25eDreams, Europe's online travel agent, has analyzed flight bookings for travel between June 1st and the 30th September 2019 to reveal this summer's top US travel trends. With half of the year already ... Read More
Benchmark names new Director of Culinary Operations, The Woodlands, TX
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 20:05Benchmark has named Olivier C. Gaupin director of culinary operations, a newly created position to further enhance Benchmark’s food and beverage positioning and expanding recognition. Patrick Berwald, vice president food ... Read More
Top holiday destinations for North American travelers
Dmytro Makarov- June 6, 2019 19:33With the summer holidays coming , Agoda reveals Tokyo, London and Las Vegas continue to hold the top destination spots in 2019. Japan dominates Asia Pacific travelers' summer plans scooping ... Read More
UNWTO: Exports from international tourism hit $1.7 trillion
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 15:31Exports generated by international tourism reached USD 1.7 trillion in 2018, a 4% increase in real terms over the previous year, a new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ... Read More
UNWTO: Sustainability a key part of tourism policies, but more still to be done
Chief Assignment Editor- June 5, 2019 16:20Countries around the world are integrating sustainability in their tourism policies but the evidence on the results of their implementation remains limited, research carried out for the first “Baseline Report ... Read More
National Rosé Day: Celebrate with Chicago Rosé
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 20:36Latitude Beverage, the innovative company behind national wine brands such as 90+ Cellars and Lila Wines, is bringing the party to Chicago this summer with Celebrate Chicago Rosé, a limited ... Read More
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts: Innovative programming in celebration of Global Wellness Day
Dmytro Makarov- June 4, 2019 18:41Rosewood Hotels & Resorts® today debuts the innovative Global Wellness Day programming, which includes a variety of engaging, family-oriented health and wellness activities across the brand's properties worldwide. In celebration ... Read More
American travelers reduce budgets, still spend more than Europeans
Chief Assignment Editor- June 4, 2019 17:34The results of GGA 19th annual Holiday Barometer were released today. This year’s barometer found that the number of Americans who indicated that they would be taking vacation this summer ... Read More
Autograph Collection to introduce 16 new hotels and resorts
Dmytro Makarov- June 3, 2019 19:21Autograph Collection Hotels, Marriott International's dynamic portfolio of more than 170 independent hotels and resorts around the world, today announced plans to welcome 17 one-of-a-kind properties to its global portfolio ... Read More
Carsten Spohr New IATA Board Chairman
Dmytro Makarov- June 2, 2019 06:42The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Lufthansa Group Chief Executive Officer, Carsten Spohr, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a ... Read More