More Strikes !

Strikes by French Air Traffic Controllers for the next few days may affect your flights from France. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8529978.stm
A National Strike in France may affect those holidaying in Paris who want to travel by train. About half the trains were running on Paris commuter lines on Tuesday morning 23rd March, while nearly two-thirds of national high-speed TGV services were operating, according to French news agency AFP.
National rail operator SNCF said services would be disrupted until early on Wednesday. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8582485.stm

And British Airways have plans to strike again on March 27-30. For more information : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8583907.stm However the ferry companies are hoping to gain some business from these strikes by bringing two new ferries onto the Portsmouth to France route ! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8583270.stm

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French Wine and Champagne Exports Decline in 2009

Exports of champagne fell by almost a third last year as overseas sales of French wines and spirits recorded their biggest ever annual decline. The country's total export of wine and sprits declined by 17% in 2009 and champange exports fell by 28%. The Federation of French Wine and Spirits Exporters blamed the global recession and US and UK consumers turning to cheaper New World brands.

So maybe us holidaymakers can expect to drink some of this surplus of good wine at cheaper prices ! Lets hope so ! Cheers ! A votre sante !
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