France Tourism News
Driver held following coach crash in northern France
Ten people have been kept in hospital in France overnight after a coach carrying children on a school trip crashed. Teacher Peter Rippington, 59, was killed in the incident near Chalons-en-Champagne early yesterday.
British man dies in Northern France bus crash
A bus carrying British schoolchildren in northern France has crashed killing one person. The accident took place near Reims, France in the early hours of Sunday 19 February.
Europcar becomes official partner of the Tour de France
Europcar, the leading car rental company in Europe, and Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), the organiser of the Tour de France, announced the signing of a three year partnership agreement today. Europcar becomes an official supplier to the Tour de France until 2013.
France Awarded Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014
France has been awarded the right to host the IRB Junior World Championship in 2013 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2014.
Unique Bordeaux & Dordogne cruise package
France Cruises, with Gateway Destinations, announced they are taking reservations for a unique and exclusive Bordeaux Wine Cruise and Exploration of Dordogne Package
What does France have to offer the festive traveller?
With the countdown to Christmas well under way and the pressures of the holiday season already mounting, it’s time to plan that getaway -Christmas Markets and festivities across the channel.
Travellers warned over French strikes
Visitors to France are being warned to expect severe disruption today, as eight of the largest unions in the country call workers out on strike. In a lingering dispute over pensions – which will see the minimum retirement age raise from 60 to 62 – rail and aviation workers are expected to join the protests.
Editor’s Blog: France decides to ban the veil
France has become the first European nation to ban the wearing of face covering veils following a decision by the Senate. But with the travel sector still recovering from the recession, operators are already questioning the impact trade. Here Breaking Travel News junior editor Chris O’Toole takes a look.
Normandy tops France bookings as passengers shun air travel
UK bookings to Normandy with France accommodation specialist, Pierre & Vacances are up by eight per cent compared with this time last year, with other regions in Northern France displaying a similar increase.
French forest fire “under control”
A forest fire in the South of France that forced the evacuation of thousands of holidaymakers is reported to be “under control”. The blaze, which police have blamed on arsonists, started on Saturday close to oil refineries near Marseille, has destroyed large areas of woodland.
Eleven killed in flash floods in French tourist hotspot
Eleven people have been killed by flash floods in a popular tourist region in south-east France. Several others were reported missing after torrential rain hit the mountains above the Cote D’Azur region on Tuesday.
France is world’s best place to live, U.S. drops to #7
Ernest Hemingway did it. So did Julia Child and patriots like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Humorist David Sedaris is doing it now, as are Johnny Depp, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, along with their six children.