Direct from World

All the check Ryanair will close by 1 October 2009.

With 38 days off on average in 2009 (RTT * included), the French are the world champions of holidays, those who leave the most !

In the newspaper Libération, 13 May, a report signed "Abel Segretin" sends shivers down your spine. Entitled "The Sichuan earthquake macabre souvenir", he explained that the city of Beichuan, wiped off the map by the earthquake of 12 May 2008 with the death of nearly two-thirds of its population, is the destination of thousands of Chinese.

An expedition is a party in the direction of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, in search of the wreckage of the white bird, the plane of Nungesser and Coli mysteriously disappeared while attempting to rally the United States from of France.

Yet another reason to visit the beautiful Venice: a new contemporary art center operated by the french businessman François Pinault - the council granted a concession of 33 years-will open. A beautiful building in the triangle to the "Punta della Dogana, almost opposite the Piazza San Marco.

In 2008, 2.2 million tourists, Chinese and foreign, have visited the Himalayan region, far from the record of four million in 2007, according to the official "new China".

Involved in sustainable development since 1997, Costa Cruises collects green labels and collaborations to preserve the environment (WWF Italy, Joint Research Center of the European Commission, Venice Blue Flag, CIAL, etc ...).

Tahiti: This destination is particularly dream travelers from around the world (nearly 2 million visiting each year) suffered a sharp decline in tourist numbers.

The National Olympic Committee sports french chose the city of Annecy to bring the nomination of France for the Olympic Games in 2018. The three other candidates were Grenoble, Nice and Pelvoux.

Spring may mean, for the most affluent, with white sand beaches at the end of the world, tropical lagoon, African safari or ... skiing. But it can also rhyme with urban stroll in beautiful European cities and visits to exhibitions. The Routard produced a selection of the finest exhibitions across Europe, with a visit to Philadelphia and Quebec.