Articles tagged “france”

While the U.S. government battles over the costs and necessity of Amtrak, Europe is moving on to affordable high-speed train travel making our network look antiquated and overpriced.

The additional seats and few frills will be familiar to passengers who spend time of budget airlines, but the speed and ease of high-speed rail will feel like a luxury.

Michelin and Gault-Millault may have dodged the blame in the fallout after Loiseau's suicide, but the tragic act was more a testament to the chef's fragile condition and the pressures of the French restaurant than the guides' rating systems.

Behind every vacation paradise is a story that most visitors don't understand. In Bali it's a water shortage, in Corsica it's a conflict over the future -- with tourism as the pawn.

This conflict between French authorities and British ski tour operators is about money and not about ski safety.

Smaller European cities have a hard time getting people to visit by competing on marquee sights alone. But those that can offer an urban experience with a mix of old architecture and forward-thinking city planning can create a better experience for bith visitors and residents.

Experts are convening next week to chat about the economic benefits expected from an estimated 2.295 billion trips taking place in Europe, and there’s no location more appropriate for the summit than France.

The 24-hour strike is more an inconvenience than anything else, but coupled with a cross-channel ferry strike that ended after ten days it speaks to a possible new season of transport strikes in Europe.

SNCF is shutting down its rail-only sites to focus on its more comprehensive French Voyages brand, despite the company president’s concern that large search engines will knock out small operators.