The latest in French Riviera

Court rejects appeal from wife of murdered English aristocrat

2010-02-22T16:53:48Z

<div><p>A French court has rejected an appeal by the widow of the 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, who was convicted for plotting to murder the aristocrat in 2004, making her 20-year prison sentence final.</p><p>The court rejected former nightclub hostess Jamila M'Barek's appeal on Wednesday, more than five years after the kill...

Berlusconi shops for nudes

2010-02-23T00:31:49Z

<div><p>Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took a break from the rough and tumble of Italian politics Wednesday, shopping for nudes on the French riviera.</p><p>The premier, who is recovering from an attack last month that broke his nose and two teeth, visited the village Saint-Paul-de-Vence on the Cote d'Azur,...

Nice, France

2010-02-23T11:09:58Z

Nice, the shining Eden on the French Riviera is more than just a city with a pleasant sounding name. This coastal paradise overlooking the Mediterranean more than earns its moniker. Though less than half a million people call Nice home, millions flock to the city each year to revel in the heavenly sunlight and decadent nightlife that makes Nice one of the most popular vacation...

Luxury travel business bounces back

2010-02-23T16:38:13Z

<div><p>The luxury travel market is bouncing back after a couple of difficult seasons, but today's well-heeled travellers are spurning the excess of the boom years in favour of authentic experiences.</p><p>"2009 has been a challenging year for the luxury travel industry but we are seeing a recovery in 2010," Nick Perry, chairman of the magazine Ultratravel, told a forum at the Internationa...

CAVALIERE: Nicolas and Carla Sarkozy on holiday

2009-08-22T06:20:56Z

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy enjoy the last days of summer with friends and family in Cap Negre on the French Riviera. Cavaliere, FRANCE - 21/8/2009./0908221456 Photo via Newscom...

CAP NEGRE: President and Mrs. Nicolas Sarkozy

2009-08-14T07:02:11Z

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy take a dip with French singer Louis Bertignac off the first lady's Cote d'Azur property where the presidential couple is vacationing in Cap Negre, FRANCE -...

Historical Hiking in the French Riviera

2010-02-26T08:12:46Z

The Cote d?Azur, or the French Riviera as it is referred to in English, is a magnificent stretch of coastline running between Menton, near the Italian border, and Hy?s. 115km of coastline makes up the region, and the Mediterranean climate provides 300 days of sunshine. It is a perfect place for a French walking holiday, where you can ramble beside the bright blue sea and sandy beaches.<br><br>The name Cote...

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Cannes, France

2010-02-27T05:43:00Z

<div><p>CANNES, France (Reuters Life!) - For more than 60 years this sunny town on the Mediterranean in the south of France has lured glamorous stars of cinema to its annual film festival.</p><p>But it has a history dating back to 2nd Century B.C. as a fishing village and later a trade cen...

Luxury Yacht Charter Mediterranean - Chartering Sailboats

2009-02-19T16:47:45Z

<p>Luxury Yacht Charter Mediterranean - Chartering Sailboats</p><p>By Rumble Romagnoli</p><p></p><p>For many people, the idea of Mediterranean boat charter represents the ultimate in dream holiday experiences.</p><p></p><p>However, given the fact that Mediterranean yacht rental is generally associated with extremely high-costs, most people believe that they will never be in the financial position to pursue their interest.</p...

Luxury Management Remains in Style

2010-03-03T01:00:00Z

<div><p> Rupal Patel took a break from her career as a patent lawyer in Chicago to enroll in an MBA program with a luxury specialization this fall, trading in the Windy City for the sparkling shores of the French Riviera. A student at the NICE, Nov. 15, 2008 ) -- A passenger reads departure informations at the Nice Cote d'Azur Airport, south France, Nov. 14, 2008. A four-day strike by Air France pilots' unions started Friday. The pilots' unions called the strike to protest a recently passe...

(5)FRANCE-NICE-AIR FRANCE-STRIKE

2009-04-25T11:19:38Z

081115) -- NICE, Nov. 15, 2008 ) -- Passengers wait to board plane at the Nice Cote d'Azur Airport, south France, Nov. 14, 2008. A four-day strike by Air France pilots' unions started Friday. The pilots' unions called the strike to protest a recently passed bill by ...

(1)FRANCE-NICE-AIR FRANCE-STRIKE

2009-04-25T11:19:32Z

The rough guide to smooth travel books

2010-03-02T06:37:23Z

<div><p> As thoughts turn to summer villas in Tuscany and Mallorca, the issue of the dreaded house present looms ominously. How to thank someone richer than you for bed and breakfasting the entire family (including the nanny) for two weeks is a peculiarly 21stcentury dilemma. Expensive candles or even a case of good claret just seem, well, not quite good enough. And anyway, w...

TV could be bright spot for audiovisual industry, experts say

2010-02-28T02:11:05Z

<div><p>Faced with global doom and gloom, leaders of the world's audiovisual industry are hoping television, one of the world's cheaper forms of entertainment, can keep the industry on a roll.</p><p>Gathered for the five-day MIPCOM audiovisual trade show in this French Riviera town, talk among the thousands of execs on hand is being dominated by how the credit crunch will affect th...

Naughty, but Nice

2010-02-28T11:57:18Z

<div><p> The words of Sandy Wilson's song from his incomparably camp musical, The Boyfriend, don't do justice to the archness of the place. Throw down the lexicon of louche and you can bet a sou to a euro that the page it opens on will have the South of France, the Riviera, the Côte d'Azur, or any of the other ...

MADONNA CREW 'FURIOUS' AT TOUR TRAVEL

2010-02-28T19:09:29Z

<div><p>Members of MADONNA's Sticky + Sweet tour crew are reportedly fuming after they were forced to stay in a cheap hotel while she booked in to a luxury castle.</p><p> Several of the 250-strong staff are said to be unhappy at their travel and accommodation arrangements for the mammoth jaunt, which began last month (Aug08).</p><p> It is claimed they were furious at being booked on no-frills airlines while the...

Why I put my money in ... clothes: Toyah Willcox

2010-03-04T16:03:23Z

<div><p>In the 1980s Toyah Willcox was a punk queen. Today she's a stockmarket and property magnate - and says she learned hard lessons about money from her father. He lost almost everything when she was only seven and his manufacturing shares went belly up during a slump.</p><p>She says: "It made me terribly insecure about money. I now never trust a single stock but spread my inv...