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Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal: Emmanuel Macron Visits Pink City's Iconic Sites
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited Pink City's iconic sites of Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal, which tourism trade stakeholders believe will further boost the tourism industry here.
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Popular French Island Limits Tourists Due To "Overcrowding"
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day.
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France Expresses Interest In Potential Projects In Northeast, J&K
France has expressed desire to explore opportunities of collaboration in tourism and other potential sectors in the northeastern region and Jammu and Kashmir. This was conveyed by French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain when he called on Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Friday, an official statemen...
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Hot, Still, Silent: Paris Is A Ghost Town In August
At certain hours of the day, traffic slows to a trickle on Paris's grand Haussmannian boulevards. Handwritten signs in the windows of neighborhood bistros and boulangeries ask you - usually politely - to come back in September.
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Body Found In Nepal Believed To Be Missing French Tourist
A body believed to be that of a 35-year-old French tourist who went missing in Nepal last week has been found, officials said today, as police awaited autopsy results to confirm her identity.
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Nice Attack A New Strike Against French Tourism
In striking the jewel of the French Riviera on a national holiday the truck attack on Nice delivered a new blow to France's tourism sector already reeling from repeated terror attacks.
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French Hotels Estimated To Have Lost 270 Million Euros From Paris Attacks
The deadly attacks in Paris in November has cost French hoteliers an estimated 270 million euros ($293 million) in lost revenue and could continue to have an impact on hotel occupancy rates, research firm MKG Group said on Tuesday.
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French Wine Regions Champagne and Burgundy Win World Heritage Status
France's wine-making region of Champagne and a part of Burgundy have been granted "world heritage status" by the United Nations, giving a boost to the country's drive to encourage tourism and revive its flagging economy.
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France Focuses on Food Tourism with New Michelin Guide
More tourists visit France than any country in the world but the country is battling a reputation of giving them less than a warm welcome, especially in restaurants.
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The Louvre is World's Most-Visited Museum
The famous Louvre in France received 9.3 million visitors last year, retaining its title as the most-visited museum in the world, the Paris attraction announced on Tuesday.
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Replica 18th-century frigate due for maiden France voyage
A life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate that shipped General Lafayette to America to rally rebels fighting British troops in the US war of independence, will undertake its maiden voyage on Sunday, organisers said.
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Incredible India tourism website to be available in 11 foreign languages
The 11 languages include Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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Kerala Tourism unveils official Facebook pages in French, German
State tourism minister said: 'it makes a lot of difference when we reach out to [tourists] in their language.'
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Jaipur: Mayor back after week in Paris, gives lessons on French designs
Soon after her return from France on Wednesday mayor Jyoti Khandelwal lost no time in blaming her predecessor for causing her much embarrassment in the foreign land and criticised BJP's ineptness to conserve heritage in Jaipur. In France, Khandelwal was left red-faced as Unesco expressed its displeasure with the lack of efforts made by the developm...
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Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal: Emmanuel Macron Visits Pink City's Iconic Sites
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday visited Pink City's iconic sites of Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal, which tourism trade stakeholders believe will further boost the tourism industry here.
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Popular French Island Limits Tourists Due To "Overcrowding"
The small French island of Brehat, a popular north coast tourist destination, is restricting the number of visitors this summer after seeing as much as 15 times its population arrive at its rocky shores in a single day.
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France Expresses Interest In Potential Projects In Northeast, J&K
France has expressed desire to explore opportunities of collaboration in tourism and other potential sectors in the northeastern region and Jammu and Kashmir. This was conveyed by French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain when he called on Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh on Friday, an official statemen...
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Hot, Still, Silent: Paris Is A Ghost Town In August
At certain hours of the day, traffic slows to a trickle on Paris's grand Haussmannian boulevards. Handwritten signs in the windows of neighborhood bistros and boulangeries ask you - usually politely - to come back in September.
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Body Found In Nepal Believed To Be Missing French Tourist
A body believed to be that of a 35-year-old French tourist who went missing in Nepal last week has been found, officials said today, as police awaited autopsy results to confirm her identity.
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Nice Attack A New Strike Against French Tourism
In striking the jewel of the French Riviera on a national holiday the truck attack on Nice delivered a new blow to France's tourism sector already reeling from repeated terror attacks.
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French Hotels Estimated To Have Lost 270 Million Euros From Paris Attacks
The deadly attacks in Paris in November has cost French hoteliers an estimated 270 million euros ($293 million) in lost revenue and could continue to have an impact on hotel occupancy rates, research firm MKG Group said on Tuesday.
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French Wine Regions Champagne and Burgundy Win World Heritage Status
France's wine-making region of Champagne and a part of Burgundy have been granted "world heritage status" by the United Nations, giving a boost to the country's drive to encourage tourism and revive its flagging economy.
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France Focuses on Food Tourism with New Michelin Guide
More tourists visit France than any country in the world but the country is battling a reputation of giving them less than a warm welcome, especially in restaurants.
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The Louvre is World's Most-Visited Museum
The famous Louvre in France received 9.3 million visitors last year, retaining its title as the most-visited museum in the world, the Paris attraction announced on Tuesday.
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Replica 18th-century frigate due for maiden France voyage
A life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate that shipped General Lafayette to America to rally rebels fighting British troops in the US war of independence, will undertake its maiden voyage on Sunday, organisers said.
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Incredible India tourism website to be available in 11 foreign languages
The 11 languages include Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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Kerala Tourism unveils official Facebook pages in French, German
State tourism minister said: 'it makes a lot of difference when we reach out to [tourists] in their language.'
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Jaipur: Mayor back after week in Paris, gives lessons on French designs
Soon after her return from France on Wednesday mayor Jyoti Khandelwal lost no time in blaming her predecessor for causing her much embarrassment in the foreign land and criticised BJP's ineptness to conserve heritage in Jaipur. In France, Khandelwal was left red-faced as Unesco expressed its displeasure with the lack of efforts made by the developm...
