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You are here: Home » Travel » Archive » February 2008
February 2007
Travel Archive: February 7-27, 2008
French ski lift strike hits UK holidaymakers
UKTelegraph. Feb. 27, 2008
Thousands of Britons had their Alpine holidays disrupted yesterday as
French ski lift operators went on indefinite strike. Worst hit was the
popular resort of Courchevel, in the Savoie region, where some 20,000
were left stranded. About 675 employees of the S3V company, which is
responsible for most of the lifts in the vast Trois Vallées ski area,
including 85 at Courchevel, were taking industrial action over pay and
conditions.
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Paris’s top hotel room is a work of art
UKTimes. Feb. 20, 2008
The most sought-after hotel room in Paris is the Hotel Everland, a
10-tonne art installation by Swiss artist-designers Sabrina Lang and
Daniel Baumann, that has been perched on the roof of the Palais de
Tokyo in the 16th arrondissement since November 2007. It has great
views, plastic retro furniture, but no other amenities or room service.
Every day, 40,000 people try to book a night there, which costs 333-444
euros a night.
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Eiffel Tower 'most disappointing' tourist spot
UKTelegraph. Feb. 18, 2008
The Eiffel Tower is "frustratingly overcrowded and overpriced"
according to a Virgin Travel Insurance report which has named the top
ten most disappointing tourist spots. Amost a quarter of the 1,000 plus
British tourists questioned dubbed the Eiffel Tower a flop. The Mona
Lisa in the Louvre came a close second.
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Airbus predicts air travel boom
BBC. Feb. 9, 2008
European plane maker Airbus expects global passenger traffic to grow at
an average of 4.9% a year, almost trebling over the next two decades.
It forecasts that 24,300 passenger and freight aircraft worth $2.8
trillion will be ordered between now and 2026. Average industry
deliveries will be 1,215 aircraft a year, up from 1,130 in Airbus' last
global market forecast.
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Air France loses wine award
TMCnet. Feb. 9, 2008
American Airlines aced out Air France and Air New Zealand for the best
business class wine list in Business Traveller magazine's annual Cellar
in the Sky Awards. Qantas won for its first-class list. Cellars in the
Sky is an annual award organized by Wine & Spirit Magazine and the
International Wine Challenge. This year, 35 airlines from across the
globe entered a selection of their finest wines for two days of blind
taste testing.
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French design a flying hotel
UPI. Feb. 8, 2008
French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has found a partner to make his
dream of a 700-foot flying hotel a reality. The "Manned Cloud" is a
large airship that would house 40 guests and 15 employees, plus a
restaurant, library, bar, fitness center and a sun deck. It would carry
guests over beauty spots while avoiding ecological impact.
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France unveils super-fast train
BBC. Feb. 7, 2008
President Sarkozy (who as a boy wanted to be a train conductor)
unveiled Alstom’s new high-speed French train, the AGV (Automotrice
Grande Vitesse="high-speed railcar”), which can travel at up to 360km/h
(224mph), powered by motors placed under each carriage. The absence of
locomotives at either end allows it to carry more passengers. The AGV
can carry between 300 and 700 people seated, due to the absence of
locomotives at either end. It weighs less than its rivals so consumes
30% less energy than a TGV.
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