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Why France Remains a Leader in Luxury Travel

France’s position in luxury travel is built on long-established heritage, carefully developed infrastructure, and globally recognised cultural industries. Across the country, historic cities, vineyard landscapes, alpine resorts, and coastal destinations operate within systems that preserve quality while supporting international visitors at scale.

inkl · Mar 5

The ripples of war: inside the 6 March Guardian Weekly

The global consequences of Trump’s big gamble. Plus Can the Louvre recover its joie de vivre?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4

An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?

After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1

Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme

The Louvre’s No. 2 has described a more than 10 million euros ticket fraud scheme as something that was likely inevitable

The Independent UK · Feb 18

€10 million ticketing scam at Louvre museum: nine people under investigation

Nine people have been indicted as part of the investigation into a major ticketing scam at the Louvre, estimated to have cost the world's most visited museum more than €10 million, the Paris public prosecutor's office has said.

Euronews · Feb 14

Louvre leak: 19th-century ceiling painted damaged by burst water pipe

The burst water pipe is the latest in a string of setbacks for Louvre managers that have affected the museum's daily operations since the theft of France's historic Crown Jewels last October.

Euronews · Feb 13

French police arrest nine people over suspected €10m Louvre ticket fraud

Prosecutors’ office says two museum workers, several tour guides and suspected mastermind among those detained

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

Nine detained over suspected Louvre ticket scam worth over €10m

Paris prosecutors say nine people, including two staff, are being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long €10 million ticket fraud scheme at the Louvre, the world's most visited museum.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 13

‘A crime against our heritage’: French fury over moving the Bayeux Tapestry

Art experts and local officials in France are horrified that the 1,000-year-old tapestry is being moved across the Channel

The Independent UK · Feb 7

Louvre says crown crushed during heist can be restored

The crown of Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III, which had 1,354 diamonds, is largely intact and will be carefully repaired

The Independent UK · Feb 7