Tag: Champs Elysees

• Monday, April 15th 2019 - 09:37 UTC

  Record breaking tourist year for France despite the Yellow Vest protests

  

  According to France’s national statistics institute (INSEE), the number of nights foreign tourists spent in the country’s hotels, campsites and youth hostels reached 438.2 million, marking an increase of nine million visitors against the previous year.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 02:35 UTC

  Hollande says jobs (and neutralizing family affairs), are his priorities

  

  President Francois Hollande marked Bastille Day (July 14) celebrations with a pledge to fight industrial layoffs and clean up French politics, after watching troops parade down the Champs Elysees as jets streamed the national colours overhead.