Kayak launches in France

Kayak is increasing its presence in the European market by launching a standalone site for the French market. The US-owned travel search engine unveiled Kayak.fr this week, seven months after the launch of a dedicated site for UK & Ireland.

Air France Holidays Offers a Selection of Vacation Packages to Paris

Summer travel season is here, but it's not too late to get in on the action if you haven't made plans yet. Air France Holidays is offering numerous specially selected travel packages to Paris for travel in the Fall starting at just $759. "Fall is one of the best times of the year to visit Paris," says Air France Holidays Sales and Marketing Manager, Paul Schneider. "The weather is still beautiful, but visitors benefit from off-peak prices, more availability at choice hotels and tours, shorter lines, and less crowds."

Paris Air Show

Airbus cast aside worries about the future of two of its new aircraft and broke records at the 47th Paris Air Show with a haul of 728 orders, allowing it to nose past its arch-rival the US planemaker Boeing.

France and Austria popular destinations for skiing holidays

Skiing holidays have long enjoyed luxury status, being a favoured pastime of the rich and famous, such as the British royal family. Every year, Prince Charles takes William and Harry on a two-week break to Klosters in the Swiss Alps.

Paris Air Show

The Texas billionaire Robert M. Bass is not the kind of guy who flies commercial. If his latest venture takes to the skies, he will not be the kind who flies subsonic either. Bass is financing an effort to build the world's first supersonic business jet. He was at the Paris Air Show this week promoting his project, known as Aerion, to aircraft makers and potential customers.

Air France to order two additional A380s and 18 A320 Family aircraft

Air France has signed a Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) for the purchase of two additional A380s and 18 A320 Family aircraft. The two A380s come in addition to the ten it already has on order, confirming the airline’s commitment for Airbus’ all new very high capacity double deck airliner, as well as to Airbus‘ single aisle product range. With this additional order, the French carrier is pursuing its ambitious fleet modernisation and its network development programme, while eventually operating an all Airbus single-aisle fleet.

Gourmet breaks in France

And one of the most popular ways of getting this holiday experience is by going on a self catering break where you can get the space and freedom to eat out or put together great meals from local produce.

World's longest land tunnel, speeding Alpine travel

With a ceremony that went off like a classic Swiss timepiece, officials Friday inaugurated the world's longest overland tunnel, a 34.6-kilometer-long (21-mile-long) rail link under the Alps meant to ease highway traffic jams in the mountainous country.
The tunnel, which took eight years to build and cost 4.3 billion Swiss francs (US$3.5 billion; ¤2.6 billion)

Vacation Travel to France - Paris

Paris is a marvelous city, simply wonderful and beautiful in France. Paris is called the Capital of the World, and this is true only because it is being visited by all the people from all the places of the world. Actually, the crowds on the streets consist i think mostly of the tourists that can be easily recognized by the thick cameras on their necks and amazed glances constantly thrown around.

Francer Travel - Flamingos and so much more

In the weeks leading up to our first trip to Provence, we pored over guidebooks, reacquainting ourselves with images immortalized by Cezanne and popularized by the films "Jean de Florette" and "Manon of the Springs." We fully expected to see fields of lavender, Roman ruins and old men playing petanque, and to feast on hearty stews redolent of garlic, tomatoes and thyme.

France Opens Travel High-Speed Train Line

The link will be the French part of the broader European Magistrale project to improve transport connections between western and eastern Europe. The plan aims to carry passengers directly and quickly between Paris and eastern European cities such as Budapest and Bratislava.

Most popular European destinations for British travellers were in France.

The British love affair with France - bar a few interruptions such as the Hundred Years war - has been a long one. French cuisine, fashion and wine have proved attractive to British palettes for many years and the passion shows no signs of abating any time soon.

Free Scuba Diving Lessons Under the Eiffel Tower

“The Red Sea, Belize and the Cayman Islands are all scuba-diving hotspots, but what about Paris? As of Friday, would-be divers can take the plunge in the landlocked French capital, with a practice dip in a pool beneath the city’s most famous monument, the Eiffel Tower.

Discount via Air France

Summertime travel to Europe can cost a bunch unless you find just the right sale. Air France is offering one that just could fit your plans, with one-way discount airfares starting at $437.

Tour de France starts in London on July 7

This year, the race will start in London on July 7 with the prologue -- a 4.9-mile time trial that starts by Trafalgar Square passes Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.

Wine Travel Guides: launch of new wine website for the independent traveller

An ambitious new website was launched last week with more than 40 Guides to travelling through wine regions in France. Developed by wine writer Wink Lorch, www.winetravelguides.com is a completely independent site, providing wine lovers with the information to plan their own private wine tour.