Many Paris museums closed due to strike
December 2, 2009 ·
On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, workers at the city’s premier art institutions went on strike, leaving tourists out in the cold Wednesday and some residents worried about the image that France projects. The Pompidou Center modern art museum and the Musee d’Orsay, with its famed paintings by the [...]
Paris: Museums on strike?
November 30, 2009 ·
To the barricades! A labor strike threatens to shut down popular museums in the French capital. Already, The Pompidou Center, which is the second-most-popular Paris museum after the Louvre, has been closed since November 23. Workers walked off to protest a government plan to reduce cultural spending. This plan, part of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s effort [...]
Holidays abroad popular again despite downturn
November 27, 2009 ·
Going on holiday is back on the cards again despite the recession, with a global survey showing one in five people plan to travel overseas, even if it’s largely within their region. The survey by credit card firm MasterCard asked over 10,600 people in the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific about their travel [...]
Relais & Chateaux group to have more urban hotels
November 23, 2009 ·
Relais & Chateaux, an association of unique luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, is planning to include more urban hotels. The Hotel St. Germain in Dallas, the Hotel Raphael in Rome and The Connaught in London were among 31 new properties added in November to the Relais & Chateaux collection, bringing its total membership to 475 [...]
Air France winter sale: cheap flights to Europe from $235
November 12, 2009 ·
No matter what language you speak, a vol bon marché (cheap flight) is universal. Air France is offering flights to Paris, Nice and other European cities this winter. Fares start at $235 one-way (taxes not included) for flights to Nice and $288 one-way for France flights. The sale also has a pretty large travel window. [...]
European airports see traffic picking up
November 12, 2009 ·
European airport operators said Thursday that they are seeing a “slow and gradual” recovery in air travel in October after an unprecedented fall in passenger numbers. The Airports Council International Europe said that from January through September passenger traffic fell 7.7 percent and cargo slumped by 19.8 percent — wiping out gains in the number [...]
British Airways confirms board talks on Iberia merger deal
November 12, 2009 ·
British Airways PLC and Spanish airline Iberia SA confirmed they are holding separate board meetings Thursday about a long-awaited merger, responding to feverish speculation that has sent the companies’ shares soaring. British Airways, the third largest airline in Europe, said the meetings would consider a “potential transaction” and that no deal has yet been reached. [...]
