Category: France

Luxury travel auctions from Charity Buzz

By on Oct 16, 2009 in Accommodation, Colorado, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Hawaii, North America, Regions, Resorts, Special Offers & Packages, Travel Miscellany, USA, Western Europe   - Read 521 times

Charity Buzz, an online auction site  with luxury and celebrity experiences has a large number of travel package  auctions for every type of traveller with  destinations all over the world. Not only will winners get an experience  of a lifetime, but they will also help a good cause like Gabrielle’s  Angel Foundation for Cancer Research [...]

Interview with Jeni Matthews of Red Balloon Travel and Consulting

Interview with Jeni Matthews of Red Balloon Travel and Consulting

By on Jul 08, 2009 in Accommodation, Bed & Breakfasts, Celebrities, Denmark, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Hawaii, Interviews, North America, Peru, Regions, Restaurants, South America, Travel Miscellany, USA, Western Europe   - Read 315 times

Jeni Matthews created Red Balloon Travel and Consulting with the goal in mind to provide spectacularly unique French holidays.     After graduating from Northwestern University in Communications and International Studies, she headed straight to France, and has been living in the little known Rhone-Alpes region ever since.   She uses her first-hand knowledge and [...]

Evian Royal Palace earns itself a 5th star

Evian Royal Palace earns itself a 5th star

By on Jul 01, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Regions, Western Europe   - Read 126 times

The Evian Royal Palace hotel – which I reviewed on this blog back in 2006 – is enjoying its centenary celebrations and now has more cause to celebrate because it has gained a 5th star. Book a stay at the hotel for any dates in July 2009 and you can enjoy a 100 € per [...]

Environmental guidelines from Luxury Properties Europe

By on Jun 04, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Greece, Italy, Real Estate, Switzerland, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 226 times

To commemorate  World Environmental Day, on 5th June 2009, Luxury Properties Europe – a specialist in both sales and long and short-term rentals – is launching environmental guidelines to stimulate their worldwide clientele’s awareness. In each and every  one of their  properties located in France, Italy, Switzerland or Greece, there is an Environmental Guide with [...]

New Alain Ducasse cookery school with a difference

New Alain Ducasse cookery school with a difference

By on May 29, 2009 in Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 84 times

Alain Ducasse has opened a new cookery school this month… where   you are the chef.   The Ecole de Cuisine in Paris is about learning, sharing and  getting to know the universe of tastes of Alain Ducasse.  Everything is  mixed in a unique atmosphere in a school created by Pierre-Yves Rochon. Cooking, pastry-making and [...]

New luxury villa in St Tropez for Sanctuary Retreats

New luxury villa in St Tropez for Sanctuary Retreats

By on Apr 23, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, Events, France, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 178 times

Luxury operator Sanctuary Retreats has added a luxury villa in St Tropez to its portfolio in time for the Cannes Film Festival, which this year takes place between 13th and 24th May 2009. Sanctuary Retreats has further announced that it still has availability at three of its properties in and around Cannes during the festival. [...]

Enjoy unlimited golf in French luxury

Enjoy unlimited golf in French luxury

By on Feb 27, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 127 times

Chateau des Vigiers Golf & Country Club has a reputation for excellence and the French resort has never been so accessible with the launch of an exciting new offer for 2009. Golfers are being given the opportunity to enjoy a four-night stay in the luxury resort, which is situated in the Dordogne region in the [...]

Keep fit at Jiva Hill, France

Keep fit at Jiva Hill, France

By on Feb 26, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 113 times

Basking stylishly within the grounds of a beautiful old farm, the ultra contemporary Jiva Hill Park Hotel, near Crozet, France enjoys 35 hectares of its own natural parkland with stunning vistas of both the Jura Mountains and Mont Blanc range. The hotel has taken full advantage of this space, equipping itself with a wide variety [...]

Interview with Catherine Leech of 101 Holidays

Interview with Catherine Leech of 101 Holidays

By on Feb 05, 2009 in Accommodation, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Celebrities, Europe, France, Hotels, Interviews, Malta, Middle East, New York, North America, Oceania, Regions, Resorts, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Websites, Western Europe   - Read 404 times

Catherine Leech has worked in luxury travel for more than 25 years. She started in PR before becoming European Director of the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, then Managing Director of luxury tour operator, Caribtours. After the tsunami of 2004 she moved to Sri Lanka where she worked for two years, mostly as a volunteer, [...]

A new brand is born: Franklyn Hotels and Resorts

A new brand is born: Franklyn Hotels and Resorts

By on Jan 30, 2009 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Monaco, Netherlands, Regions, Resorts, Spain, Special Offers & Packages, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 115 times

A new hotel brand – Franklyn Hotels and Resorts – has been launched. Formerly Stein Hotels and Resorts, Franklyn will build upon Stein’s fundamental strengths, but  will  seek a wider geographic platform with a portfolio  that focuses  on iconic, emblematic properties situated in areas of great natural or urban interest. So far they have city [...]

The only two-star Michelin restaurant in Berlin

The only two-star Michelin restaurant in Berlin

By on Dec 03, 2008 in Europe, Food and Drink, France, Germany, Going Out, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 196 times

The Regent Berlin’s Fischer’s Fritz Restaurant has been awarded two Michelin stars for the second year running.  Led by  Chef de Cuisine Christian Lohse, one of Germany’s most prestigious chefs,  Fischer’s Fritz is a haute seafood restaurant featuring French culinary influences and fresh, locally sourced produce. And Lohse is no strange to  top-rated Michelin restaurants [...]

Centre Pompidou, Paris… as you’ve never seen it before

By on Nov 19, 2008 in Attractions, Europe, France, Going Out, Travel Miscellany, Videos, Western Europe   - Read 76 times

A visionary look at the futuristic Centre Pompidou in Paris courtesy of a fieldtrip conducted by the Manchester School of Architecture.

Dine on the Bateaux-Mouches

Dine on the Bateaux-Mouches

By on Nov 04, 2008 in Attractions, Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Food and Drink, France, Going Out, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 81 times

Perhaps the best way to see the city of light is to drift past the Seine’s gems (including the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame and the Louvre), while enjoying French classic dishes and stellar seasonal wines. Sound like fun?   Then take a look at the Bateaux-Mouches  offering dinner cruises starting  from $130.

Luxury travel links of the week

Luxury travel links of the week

By on Oct 26, 2008 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, Bhutan, Europe, France, Hotels, Mexico, Myanmar, North America, Regions, Resorts, Singapore, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 167 times

A weekly pick of luxury travel links for your perusal… Take a flight of fancy with Eastern Safaris The rustic-chic yoga resort of Amansala The finest chateau hotel in France?   Check out Bagnols! Find more… in Singapore

Hire a private Louvre guide

Hire a private Louvre guide

By on Oct 10, 2008 in Attractions, Europe, France, Going Out, Regions, Western Europe   - Read 63 times

As anyone who’s been to Paris’ La Louvre will testify, you could easily spend a whole day there.   So why not call on the services of a guide to help you through the maze?   Paris Muse offers such a service, with tours led by native English-speaking art historians.   You can choose from [...]

Win three nights in Provence

By on Sep 14, 2008 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Western Europe   - Read 51 times

Win a three-night stay in romantic Provence courtesy of boutique hotel experts Mr & Mrs Smith. Jardins Secrets is an intimate luxury retreat in historic Nîmes, offering breakfast on the terrace, morning dips in the emerald pool, lazy afternoons under olive trees and evening dinner washed down with Languedoc-Roussillon wine. Click here for more.

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