Articles tagged “paris”

Tourism

Tourists can blame pickpockets for closing down Paris’ Louvre Wednesday

There's a bit of an irony when security goes on strike because of thefts, but the event does highlight an unsavory side of tourism that runs deep cities at landmarks around the world.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Video of the week: The Quiet City: Winter in Paris

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Updated: City of Paris launches a tourism startup incubator

Hopefully the startups will focus on making Paris more useful and easy for travelers and locals -- similar to what NYC does with its NYC BigApps competition -- rather than fluffy social startups that come and go in this industry.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Air, rail travel comes to a halt in Europe as winter storm brews across continent

Winter weather and cold climates routinely hurt the on-time and cancellation records at airports in Europe and Northeast U.S., but they’re almost in the clear with spring weather a few weeks away.

Robert Wall, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

Parisian mayor touts Beckham alongside Eiffel Tower as top tourist attractions

Could one man really be the equivalent of a 126 year old world wonder? Many women (and not a few men) would say yes.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Hotels

London losing out to Paris on luxury tourism due to lack of palatial hotels

London will have to get creative if it wants to win the race against Paris for the Middle-East-Russia-China rich who want to spend their money and stay in historical/palatial hotels.

Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

The Louvre launches crowdfunding campaign to purchase national treasure

Social media has a found specific niche within the art community where small museums use platforms like Kickstarter to fund exhibits while the Louvre appeals directly to patrons.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

The trendy new Paris hotel that won’t be open to Chinese tourists

Offensive as the Gillier's statement is, it's a testament to the growth and power of China's outbound tourism industry that he didn't say "ugly Americans" instead.

Henry Samuel, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

The animated rivalry of “Paris vs New York”

How could this not be popular??

The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Tourism

Paris’ Louvre opens its doors to radical changes that honor Islamic art

Short term, the Louvre's opening is excellent counter-programming to some more provocative religious artwork that appeared in Paris this week, while long term it's a testament to the depth of the landmark museum's permanent collection.

Thomas Adamson, Associated Press | 12 years ago