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UK family faces £20,000 plus bill after son taken ill on Paris trip

Travel insurer is refusing to pay out for the costs of bringing the teenager home

Christmas strikes, Paris-Madrid trains: 10 France travel updates

We also look at holiday traffic, a ferry company anniversary celebration and a decree allowing Father Christmas to fly over a French commune

UK retirees in France report problems getting travel health insurance

Some pensioners with a UK Ehic card and S1 form tell us they found it ‘impossible’ to find holiday health cover

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41 countries now require Covid insurance for travellers from France

As borders continue to reopen, we look at which countries require Covid coverage and offer advice on how to choose and use the best policies for you

Can I transport my car overseas by train?

Your question, answered: do options exist to transport car long distance?

France-UK quarantine: how would my insurance be affected?

If I booked and came to France for a holiday and then the UK imposes a quarantine rule on France or advises against travelling to the country, will my travel insurance still be valid?

How to find French travel insurance for a six-month stay?

This type of 'long-stay' travel insurance does exist and a number of insurers in France and the UK offer it

France-England travel: Day 2 PCR test to be dropped for the vaccinated

The traffic light system will also be scrapped and fully vaccinated travellers coming from non-red list countries will be able to avoid taking pre-departure tests from October 4

Repatriation insurance needed for Britons visiting France

UK nationals should now hold travel insurance for death and repatriation when visiting France as well as travelling with their Ehic

People in France travelling far more this lockdown than last

Transport data shows that the use of roads, public transport, trains, and scooters now is considerably higher than during the first lockdown

Covid-19: France travel refund ruling not urgent, says court

An attempt to fast-track a ruling on the legality of a decree allowing travel companies to issue vouchers for holidays cancelled due to coronavirus has been rejected by France’s top administrative court.

‘War zone’ insurers to cover UK-France travel

UK company Holiday Extras has teamed up with a specialist insurance company to offer travel insurance to people travelling to countries not on the FCOs ‘safe list’, which includes France.

Which countries are quarantining travellers from France?

Countries around the world are revising their quarantine and travel rules for travellers arriving from France as coronavirus cases rise in the country.

Brittany Ferries: ‘We may not survive UK-France quarantine’

The head of Channel crossing company Brittany Ferries has said that the UK quarantine imposed on arrivals from France is a “sledgehammer blow” to its operations, and that “without help, we will not survive this alone”.

Coronavirus: P&O cross-Channel ferry services updates

What P&O ferry services are running between Dover and Calais, and how are refunds are being processed?

What changes in France in December

Gas prices rise again, local railway timetables are set to change, help to buy electric bikes, and some tax deadlines you may need to know

Paris bans electric scooter pavement parking

Electric scooters are no longer permitted to be parked or left on pavements in Paris, and must now use parking spaces in the same way as motorbikes.

Air France to cut some domestic routes and 400+ jobs

Airline Air France is to remove certain routes - particularly domestic lines - and cut more than 400 ground staff jobs in a bid to save money, it has confirmed.

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UK family faces £20,000 plus bill after son taken ill on Paris trip

Christmas strikes, Paris-Madrid trains: 10 France travel updates

UK retirees in France report problems getting travel health insurance

41 countries now require Covid insurance for travellers from France

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