Paris News
IOC confirms Paris and Los Angeles as next Olympic Games hosts
The International Olympic Committee has elected Paris as host city of the 2024 Olympic Games, with Los Angeles taking on the role for 2028. The announcement, made during an IOC meeting in Lima, Peru, was considered a mere formality after a raft of bidding cities dropped out of the process.
Gare Du Nord reopens in Paris following security alert
Gare Du Nord in Paris has reopened after a security alert saw the station briefly closed. The station, in the north of the city and home to Eurostar services, was evacuated and cordoned off by heavily armed police late on Monday.
Crowne Plaza Paris – Neuilly opens in France
InterContinental Hotels Group has welcomed the opening of Crowne Plaza Paris – Neuilly. Located in the prestigious residential neighbourhood of Neuilly, close to the American Hospital of Paris, the 281-guest room hotel is ideal for business travellers as it is close to La Défense, the city’s major business district.
London partners with Paris for ground-breaking business and tourism partnerships
London mayor Sadiq Khan and the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, today announced new business and tourism collaborations to attract international visitors to both cities and help companies based in London and Paris to expand into new international markets.
Suspect shot at Louvre, Paris
Parisian security officials have launched a major security operation after an incident at the Louvre. A French soldier on guard at the museum opened fire on a suspected attacker.
EVA Air to go daily on Paris-Taipei route
EVA Air has announced an increased service on its Paris-Taipei route which will operate daily, non-stop flights as of Monday, October 10th. Increasing from three-times-weekly, EVA Air will continue to operate its existing service with the iconic Hello Kitty Hand-in-Hand Jet, introducing a modern, standard livery Boeing 777-300ER for the additional four flights to the European City of Light.
Paris attractions close due to flood risk
Two of Paris’s most famous tourist attractions, the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay, have been closed due to flooding in the French capital.
Allegri takes up leadership role with Le Bristol Paris
Frank Marrenbach, chief executive of Oetker Collection, has announced the recent appointment of Luca Allegri to the role of managing director of Le Bristol Paris. Allegri will take over the leadership of the award-wining Parisian palace in August 2016. He will take over from Philippe Perd who has been assigned this function temporarily on top of his role of managing director of Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes.
Yotel set to open at Charles de Gaulle Airport in July
Yotel has announced the Paris location for their next hotel opening. Due to open in July, it will be the first ever in-terminal hotel at Charles de Gaulle Airport. The luxury cabins will be situated in the secure transit area in Terminal 2E, home to Air France and the SkyTeam Global Alliance. Yotel’s Paris launch will form part of the opening of the brand new airport lounge area Instant Paris.
Discovering Paris with an electrical bicycle from Hotel Pont Royal
Nestled in the heart of St-Germain-des-Près, sitting between antiquarians, typical Parisian brasseries and fancy shops, stands the Hotel Pont Royal, a fabulous literary hotel well-known for its signature bar since 1923. Praised by some very famous authors, such as Hemingway, Miller or even Sartre, the five-star hotel enjoys the perfect location for those who want to be near the most beautiful sights that the French capital has to offer.
Breaking Travel News review: Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière
Hôtel Fouquet’s Barrière, situated just off the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in central Paris, has been recognised by the prestigious World Travel Awards as Europe’s Leading City Hotel. Here Chris O’Toole reports for Breaking Travel News on how the property is using its heritage in French cinema to wow its thoroughly modern guests.
Huge cocaine haul seized at Paris airport
Police in France have arrested six men after 1.3 tonnes of cocaine was seized from suitcases on board an Air France flight. Police discovered the stash of pure cocaine stuffed in 30 suitcases on September 11th in what is thought to be the largest drug haul ever made in the Paris area.