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SEE: Michelin new exceptional French hotels ranking - is one near you?

The new guide uses keys instead of stars, and the French list is the first ever

French hotels charge less if guests take shorter showers

The ‘water saving’ option enables guests to limit their water usage and save resources

France maintains its position as world's leading tourist destination

The country was the “only destination in the world to have returned to pre-Covid-19 figures,” said the Elysée

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Must I pay French tourist tax if I stay in a region away from my home?

Local authorities have to vote to levy the tax

Can I use Airbnb as proof of residence for official French procedures?

Many formalities in France call for a ‘justificatif de domicile’

€750,000 ring lost from Paris Ritz room found in hotel vacuum cleaner

Police and hotel staff were involved in investigating the loss

Can I let out my home on AirBnb during Paris Olympics?

The idea is popular amongst homeowners in the capital… but may involve lots of paperwork and hassle

Michelin Guide to include exceptional French hotels

The hotel guide will use keys instead of stars to show excellence, as a way to ‘establish a truly trusted benchmark for the hotel industry’

French former prison transformed into a hotel

Tourists can spend the night in a former prison cell in this newly-inaugurated hotel in the south of France

Ski hotels in French Alps are ‘just like home, but better!’

We spoke to an interiors architect about two upmarket Alpine ski resort renovations and what customers really want after a day on the slopes

French theme park scoops three international awards

The Futuroscope theme park in France was recognised for the green credentials of its new space-themed hotel, picking up more awards than any other park

See inside: French couple renovates war bunker into accommodation

The Finistère residents found the World War Two hideout by chance on land they bought and have converted it into a space for overnight stays or parties

Why hotel prices in France are going to keep rising

One quarter of hotel managers surveyed recently said they have already put their prices up, with a further 45% saying they plan to

French summer tourist season looks promising after ‘excellent’ winter

One large hotel group has said summer reservations are up 37% on this time in 2019

Covid-19: Travelling through France to UK

Reader question: We need to travel through France from Spain to the channel tunnel. Are B&B hotels open and are we allowed to leave the motorway for overnight stops?

We bought a hotel in France: From ‘go home’ graffiti to Michelin star

A British couple saved an abbey from financial ruin and turned it into a luxury hotel. They say it was road full of pitfalls but worth it

Hotel group boss to pay €4m to liquidators after Maranatha scandal

Maranatha was once the fourth largest hotel group in France with 60 three- and four-star hotels, but was liquidated in 2017. Owners blamed the fall in tourists after the terror attacks in Paris

Magnificent monument restored in style: Paris' Hôtel de la Marine

We look at the huge undertaking and impressive results at the newly renovated Hôtel de la Marine, the spectacular (12,000m2) architectural complex which lies between the Champs-Elysées and the Tuileries

Who is eligible for €1,000 payment for unemployed people in France?

The money will be given to some jobseekers to provide encouragement, and give funding to complete training courses with companies that are hiring

Shun reservation sites and book directly with us, urge French hotels

Independent hotels are campaigning for international booking sites such as Booking.com and Hotelbeds.com to introduce fairer commission rates to help them recover from the Covid-19 downturn

France health pass: The rules for tourists and hotels, gîtes and B&Bs

The health pass is now required at many hotels, gîtes, bed and breakfasts and campsites. We explain the rules

Paris hotels struggle as tourists opt for mountain and seaside breaks

Numbers of international travellers from the US and Asia also remain low leading many city hotels to close in August

3-stage plan to reopen restaurants in France but no date set

Stage 2 of the plan would cover terraces and inside areas of cafes and restaurants. Industry representatives are hoping for mid-May for this

France fines Google €1.1m over 'misleading' hotel ratings

Government watchdog said internet giant's practice of using its own criteria rather than official classification was ‘particularly damaging’ for both consumers and hoteliers

French hotels offer curfew ‘night out’

Some hotels are offering nights out past 21:00 including dinner and a room, for the same price as the fine for breaking curfew

The joy of discovering France by driving: one reader's story

One Connexion reader shares her story of a 'relaxing stop off in the Vineyards of the Languedoc'. If you've made any discoveries, share them with us too...

Hotel rooms a Covid-19 isolation option in France

Behind the scenes at Gîtes de France's new B&B project

Carole and David Movrel run Gîtes de France’ s best city break chambre d’hôtes , in Mont-de-Marsan, Landes. We spoke to Carole about how the project came to fruition.

Luxury Paris hotels to stay closed this summer

Most top Paris hotels - classed as "palaces" - are set to stay closed until September 2020, it has emerged, due to lack of bookings following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Discover daycations: luxury hotel day-break getaways

Explore the new ‘Made in France’ daycation trend of booking into a top-class hotel for the day.

How to create an award-winning French B&B

Geneviève Longa's Pornic villa was voted France's Most Beautiful Bed and Breakfast 2019. She reveals the inspiration and philosophy behind her passion project.

Will deconfinement affect summer holidays in France?

More details have emerged on how summer holidays will be affected within France this year, after the Prime Minister first announced that they would be possible, but admitted that “many uncertainties” still exist.

Rural France prepares for summer tourism post-Covid-19

Rural areas of France are preparing to welcome tourists over the summer, as their relatively low population density and open spaces make them ideal destinations as the country remains cautious over Covid-19.

French group recycles five tonnes of unused hotel soap

Unused hotel soaps that would otherwise be thrown away each year in France are now being recycled by French association Unisoap, in partnership with top hotels, to help disadvantaged communities.

Michelin Guide partners with review giant TripAdvisor

Restaurants featured in the Michelin Guide will now have their ratings and accolades displayed on the hospitality review platform TripAdvisor, and will be bookable through reservation arm, TheFork (LaFourchette).

Tourism in France recovers from gilets jaunes drop

Tourism in France has strongly recovered from a difficult start to the year, which saw a drop in visitors at the peak of the gilets jaunes protests, new figures have shown today.

New shops for Champs-Elysées

Department store Galéries Lafayette will open a new ‘shop window’ on the Champs-Elysées in early 2019 as more shops move in to lure visitors from nearby Rue du Faubourg St Honoré.

French wedding postponed in Nice due to rowdy party

The mayor of Nice has postponed the marriage of a couple whose wedding party was deemed to have broken the rules of public “good behaviour” in the city.

Hotels turns to migrant workers to fill jobs

Despite a lucrative summer season, thousands of vacancies in the hospitality industry threaten the sector’s stability, ahead of autumn

Paris ‘eco-friendly’ public urinal causing controversy

A new public “eco-friendly” urinal in Paris is causing controversy after residents have complained about its placement next to a 17th century hotel, in the historic area of Ȋle Saint-Louis.

France still ‘tourism world champion’ as sector soars

France is on track to stay “champion of the world in tourism”, the government has said, as it confirms that the tourism industry grew in the first half of 2018 and had a record 2017, after two tough years.

New Hilton hotel in Metz has old-style house at top

Due to open in 2020

New campaign to boost rural hotels and restaurants

A new national campaign has been launched to boost the rural hotel and restaurant industry, and bring new auberge-style “multi-service inns” to country towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

Paris Ritz auction items to go on public display

Over 10,000 precious items set to be auctioned from the Paris Ritz hotel will go on public display this April 12-16, with prices ranging from €80 for a candlestick to €10,000 for two marble gaslights from the old hotel entrance corridor.

French guesthouses discriminate: study

Certain customer features are favoured during bookings

France claims new tourism record

Visitor boom greatest in Île-de-France - but it is being felt across entire country figures reveal

French restaurant pastry chef named 'world’s best'

A French chef has been named “best restaurant patissier in the world”, in the prestigious Grandes Tables competition, held in New York.

French tourism “crisis” gets American & Chinese boost

The number of tourists visiting France has jumped by 10% in the past three months, with Americans, Chinese, and Japanese helping to boost the co-called “in crisis” sector.

Bed bugs common in most cities

Hoteliers, guesthouse owners and holiday rentals face rising problem

France opens its first insect hotel

A giant ‘insect hotel’ has been set up on the side of a new office for environmental groups in Dijon.