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The Opening Gala of the Paris Opera's 2025/26 Dance Season
Dance as movement and a metaphor for freedom, dance as a language and an expression of beauty: while the few dance lessons that Gabrielle Chanel took with Isadora Duncan and then Caryathis confirmed her predisposition for precise movements, her...

Inside Paris Fury's extravagant wedding plans for daughter Venezuela, 16, after engagement 'shock'
Venezuela Fury was left stunned after her boyfriend dropped to one knee during her 16th birthday party and popped the question. But if the 16-year-old was surprised by the gesture, then mum Paris was even more astonished by Noah Price's...

SA sends investigators to Paris to probe Nathi Mthethwa’s death
South Africa will dispatch a team of senior investigators to France to probe the sudden death of the country’s ambassador to Paris, Nathi Mthethwa. The move comes as questions continue to swirl around the circumstances leading to the diplomat’s...

Tourism supports Greek gastronomy products in the Belgian market
The steadily increasing tourist flow from Belgium, combined with the existence of a significant Greek diaspora element and the presence of a large number of Greek restaurants throughout Belgium, assist and can further provide particular dynamics...

Paige Spiranac stuns fans with jaw-dropping vacation pics from Europe
Paige Spiranac has once again captivated fans-this time not with her golf swing, but with her picture-perfect European vacation. The 31-year-old golf influencer, who boasts over four million Instagram followers, shared a series of breathtaking...
Global Sumud Flotilla: travellers bearing light into dark
For the past month the world’s attention has been fixed on a luminous naval convoy known as the ‘Global Sumud Flotilla’. The flotilla’s first voyage set off from Barcelona, Spain, on 31 August. From 13 to 15 September additional vessels joined the...

How a beach bum became a war reporter – and found love through a psychic
AT BOARDING SCHOOL in the UK in the mid-1970s, a fellow pupil asked me, after I had told him I was born in Beijing, whether that meant I was Chinese. “Oh yes,” I said, “that means I possess a Chinese soul.” OK, in my defence, I was nine. My father...

President discusses opportunities for collaboration with French Senators
Oct 04, 2025 News President Irfaan Ali welcomed French Senator Cédric Perrin, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces to Guyana on Friday. (OP) (Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali on Friday met with French...

The world’s 5 best countries for food on holidays named - not France, Spain or Greece
Holidays are usually about treating yourself, an extra glass of wine, dessert after every meal, but indulgence can leave you feeling sluggish once you’re back home. Poor gut health can cause bloating, constipation, and low energy, making it worth...

French port of Calais reveals start dates for EES border checks
As countries prepare for the introduction of the EU's new EES border control system, the French port of Calais has unveiled the process for people travelling between France and the UK. The start date for the EU's repeatedly postponed EES biometric...

An Alpine hiking holiday with private chef and guide included
In today’s high-octane, always-on world, one of the greatest treats of going on holiday isn’t just being able to spend endless days with family and friends, or doing something different — it’s the chance to take a break from your blasted phone....

French journalist Antoni Lallican dies in FPV drone strike during assignment in Donetsk Oblast
46A French photojournalist, Antoni Lallican, was killed on 3 October in Donetsk Oblast when a Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck the vehicle he was travelling in during a reporting trip. Ukrainian photographer and Kyiv Independent...

France's prime minister ditches parliamentary override in push for budget deal
France's Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu on Friday vowed to forgo an infamous article of the constitution that would have allowed him to steamroller a budget bill through parliament without a vote – but left him vulnerable to a vote of no...

UK travellers face new rule from October 12 when visiting 29 countries
The Schengen area permits over 450m individuals to move freely between member countries(Image: Teamjackson via Getty Images) Next month, the European Union's (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) will kick off. This fresh digital border system will...

Will real-time translation change how we travel?
Apple's new live translation feature is a boon for travellers, but over-reliance on AI translation could make us rethink how, and why, we learn languages. For nearly five decades, a comedy sci-fi novel has made readers wish they had a fish in...

Two late tries not enough to save RAF from Le Crunch loss to French Air Force
The RAF men's senior rugby union team have begun their season with a testing defeat to the French Air Force in the Le Crunch match at the Stade André Moga in Bordeaux. Corporal James Roberts and Flight Lieutenant Jacob Seddon both managed to score...

As PFD sales wrap up, there are still interesting travel deals and developments in Alaska
A couple take a selfie on Aeropagous Hill with the ancient Agora temple of Ifestos in the background, in Athens, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Last week, travelers were checking their travel wish lists to see if there were...

Chasing the story: Reporting the Tour de France
Organised chaos and hot stress. That’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the Tour de France. Then I worry if I will have enough shirts to last over four weeks on the road covering first the three-week men’s race and then the...

Choice Hotels plans 50 new Quality Suites across France
Choice Hotels International announced plans to add 50 new Quality Suites hotels across France, bringing the company’s total franchised portfolio in the country from 57 to 107 properties and adding more than 4,800 rooms. The new hotels will join...

France’s leading B2B and B2B2C travel player DIGITRIPS announces ambitious European expansion
France-based B2B travel distribution solutions provider DIGITRIPS Group has today confirmed an ambitious European expansion plan with the appointment of Vicki Wickens as Vice President of International Growth – bringing valuable expertise from...