Gastronomy

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to include the Champagne Slopes, Houses and Cellars on its world heritage list

Les Bains Douches seeks to reign supreme once more as a temple of beauty and art, an urban paradise of feast and fashion, and the beating heart of Parisian nightlife.

Hôtel Royal at the Evian Resort has been totally refurbished and will re-open July 2015.

Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux & Spa is delighted to announce their partnership with world renowned chef, restaurateur and television personality Gordon Ramsay, who will oversee the hotel’s gastronomic restaurant Le Pressoir d’Argent.

Paris’ Pigalle district welcomed perhaps its most opulent hotel to date this winter, as the Belle Époque, Maison Souquet, opened its doors. The hotel, composed of 14 rooms and six junior suites, is lavishly decorated with aristocratic flare and situated in a former 20th Century private mansion, Maisons Closes.

American Friends of Cité des Civilisations du Vin (AFCCV) has announced that on Thursday, April 30, 2015, it will host an elegant reception and fundraising event in the United Nation’s Delegates Dining Room in New York City.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has officially selected the candidacy of “Hillsides, Houses and Wine Cellars of Champagne” to represent France in the “cultural landscapes” title, during its 39th annual session in Bonn, Germany. This follows eight years of intense preparation for the candidature.

Gone is the seedier Pigalle where visitors to the Paris quarter would have inevitably stumbled upon sex shops and risqué theatres. Today, the popular area of the ninth arrondissement is ushering in a new potpourri of concept bars, eateries, and boutique lodging options. But the arrival of refinement does not constitute a loss of character for the neighborhood. To that end, this March will see Grand Pigalle Hotel open its doors, creating an upgraded lodging option for well-heeled travelers to Paris’ South Pigalle, or what locals affectionately refer to as SoPi.

ATOUT FRANCE, France’s tourism development agency will once again have a large presence at the Cruise Shipping Miami tradeshow this year, taking place March 17-19 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. With over 900 exhibitors from 127 participating countries, and some 11,000 attendees annually, Cruise Shipping Miami is one of the world’s largest and most significant tradeshows of its kind