https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Around 150 skiers in the French Alps were rescued after being trapped for several hours when their ski lift broke down on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171225/150-trapped-in-french-alps-ski-lifts Mon, 25 Dec 2017 11:03:37 +0100 150-trapped-in-french-alps-ski-lifts From now on Chinese tourists visiting Paris won't have to carry as much cash around the French capital with two of the city's most famous department stores now allowing customers to pay for items using an online app. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171108/popular-chinese-app-wechat-pay-arrives-in-paris-department-stores Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:01:37 +0100 popular-chinese-app-wechat-pay-arrives-in-paris-department-stores An attack on a group of Chinese tourists in a Paris suburb has led to fresh fears over the safety of holidaymakers in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171106/chinese-tourists-tear-gassed-and-robbed-outside-paris Mon, 06 Nov 2017 11:49:43 +0100 chinese-tourists-tear-gassed-and-robbed-outside-paris France's tourism industry rebounded in late 2016 after two tough years marked by a series of jihadists attacks, national statistics agency Insee said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170208/finally-tourists-are-flocking-back-to-france Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:41:16 +0100 finally-tourists-are-flocking-back-to-france The head of Paris tourism sounded the alarm on Tuesday, saying that a €750 million loss to the industry compared to the same period last year constituted "an industrial catastrophe". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160823/paris-tourism-has-lost-750-million-since-the-attacks-strikes-floods Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:30:30 +0200 paris-tourism-has-lost-750-million-since-the-attacks-strikes-floods A radicalised convert to Islam, suspected of planning to attack American and Russian tourists in France, was charged late Friday and placed in detention, a judicial source said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160618/islam-convert-planned-to-attack-tourists Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:31:21 +0200 islam-convert-planned-to-attack-tourists Several tourists learned the hard way this weekend that there's a reason for the 'no parking' signs along Brittany's coast. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160509/in-pictures-supertide-on-the-french-coast-engulfs-cars-saint-malo Mon, 09 May 2016 11:15:44 +0200 in-pictures-supertide-on-the-french-coast-engulfs-cars-saint-malo A Chinese tourist guide was robbed of €25,000 ($28,300) in cash and his new Rolex watch after he had prevented two of his group from being robbed themselves outside a hotel near Paris, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150913/chinese-tourist-guide-robbed-of-25000-euros-in-france Sun, 13 Sep 2015 16:05:59 +0200 chinese-tourist-guide-robbed-of-25000-euros-in-france Police in Paris have enlisted the help of students studying Chinese, Japanese and Korean to warn Asian tourists about the ever-present scams and street crime. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150821/students-assist-police-with-asian-visitors Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:21:58 +0200 students-assist-police-with-asian-visitors Foreign tourists visiting the south of France have been warned to be alert after reports that a gang of robbers, dubbed "motorway pirates" were pretending to be French police as a ruse to rob unsuspecting visitors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150710/france-fake-cops-turn-robbers-to-hit-tourists Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:29:33 +0200 france-fake-cops-turn-robbers-to-hit-tourists In a bid to battle expensive data roaming charges, France has teamed up with a local start-up to push a new product that allows tourists to connect to unlimited, high speed WiFi at a fraction of the cost. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150602/frances-tourists-offered-cheap-wifi-option Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:45:12 +0200 frances-tourists-offered-cheap-wifi-option A Chinese businessman whose suitcase was stolen at a Paris train station has written to the French prime minister to call for better security in the capital, while 50,000 Chinese people have signed a petition to help get the message across. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150421/france-chinese-petition-crime-rate-theft-paris Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:58:34 +0200 france-chinese-petition-crime-rate-theft-paris Three French tourists will be deported from Cambodia after they pleaded guilty to taking nude pictures of each other inside the country's famed Angkor temple complex, a prosecutor said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150131/frenchmen-deported-after-nude-pics-at-angkor-temple Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:24:00 +0100 frenchmen-deported-after-nude-pics-at-angkor-temple Here's the 10 tourist traps you should avoid on your next trip in France. They're the places that are so expensive, so cheesy or so crowded it feels like all of the country's 84 million annual tourists are there at the same time. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140904/dont-go-10-worst-tourist-traps-in-france Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:04:00 +0200 dont-go-10-worst-tourist-traps-in-france Chinese tourists have once again proved rich pickings for thieves in Paris when one visitor tothe Chateau de Versailles lost a staggering €10,500 when thieves rifled through his pockets. Chinese tourists have been warned not to carry wads of cash. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140814/versailles-pickpockets-steal-10500-from-chinese-tourist Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:57:00 +0200 versailles-pickpockets-steal-10500-from-chinese-tourist France continues to top the global rankings when it comes to tourist numbers. With Paris leading the way as the most visited city in the world a new study has confirmed France's place as the world’s top tourist destination. But which countries came second and third? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140811/france-crowned-worlds-most-visited-country Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:09:00 +0200 france-crowned-worlds-most-visited-country Parisians get a bad name for their supposed unfriendly treatment of tourists, but what if us visitors are partly to blame for the that famed surly welcome from the locals? Here are 12 things tourists do that can wind up the French, according to our readers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140627/twelve-things-tourists-do-that-annoy-parisians Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:31:00 +0200 twelve-things-tourists-do-that-annoy-parisians Almost a year ago it seemed like stories of Parisians being rude to tourists would soon be a thing of the past, when city tourist chiefs published a guide on how to better welcome visitors. The Local took to the streets to see if tourists had noticed a difference. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140424/are-parisians-really-that-rude-to-tourists Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:29:00 +0200 are-parisians-really-that-rude-to-tourists Two more foreign female travelers reported this week they were raped in India, prompting France and Britain to officially warn their travelers to be careful. How can visitors keep themselves safe? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140117/france-tourists-warned-about-rape-threat-in-india Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:26:00 +0100 france-tourists-warned-about-rape-threat-in-india Paris has long been a favourite with Chinese visitors – so much so that they even created a replica in their own backyard. But it appears the Chinese might not be as besotted with the French capital as we all thought. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130731/are-the-chinese-falling-out-of-love-with-paris Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:55:00 +0200 are-the-chinese-falling-out-of-love-with-paris