The Brief

🇫🇷 France

Western EuropeCapital ParisEURFrench
Advisory
Level 2
Exercise increased caution · State Dept ↗
as of 2025-08-11
Weather
86°F / 30°C
Clear sky · H 92° L 70°
Currency
EUR
0.86 per $1
Entry
Requirements
U.S. State Dept ↗
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in France

58 stories · last 90 days
The Latest
Cruise — River

Rhône reported unaffected while Rhine and Danube struggle

A Riverside captain reports no low-water navigation problems on the Rhône this year, and a couple switched there from the Danube. The Rhône's 14 managed locks…

Oct 21
Hotels & Resorts

Loyalty tweaks: ALL Accor France award minimum, IHG Ambassador, Hilton for Business

ALL Accor has changed the minimum points needed to book award stays in France. The France-specific threshold had been 2,000 points (about €40), against 1,000…

Oct 21
Cruise — River

Low water reroutes Rhine and Danube trips; Rhône reported clear

October low water has forced changed embarkation ports, excursions and coach legs on both the Rhine and Danube, and some guests have moved to the Rhône. A…

Oct 20
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This week
ALL Accor revises the minimum points for award stays in FranceOct 20
France protests close the Louvre; more dates are setOct 20
Mediterranean offseason demand is drawing supplier responseOct 19
Tauck adds wellness departures on the Seine; AmaWaterways heads to PeruOct 18
Tauck schedules wellness departures on the SeineOct 17
Tauck adds wellness-themed Seine departures for 2027, five more planned for 2028Oct 16
This month
Tauck adds Seine wellness departures; 2028 river bookings open this monthOct 15
Shangri-La puts one executive over London, Paris and IstanbulOct 15
Tauck adds wellness departures on the Seine for 2027, with 2028 river bookings opening this monthOct 15
Six Senses Loire Valley slips to mid-to-late 2028Oct 15
Trafalgar's godmother search puts an agent on the Dreamer's inaugural Seine sailingOct 14
Six Senses Loire Valley slips to mid-to-late 2028Oct 14
AmaWaterways adds a women's-only Rhône sailing for 2027Oct 13
Avalon advisor offer: free hotel night on 2027 Rhine and Burgundy & ProvenceOct 13
Rhine too shallow for some ships; Alsace canals and France under pressureOct 12
Avalon adds a free hotel night on 2027 Rhine and Burgundy & Provence sailingsOct 12
Shallow Rhine and threatened Alsace canal closures hit France itinerariesOct 11
Scenic and Emerald open early access to 2028 river programsOct 9
Six Senses lines up five openings for 2027Oct 9
2028 early access opens at Scenic and Emerald, with a new Passau–Belgrade routeOct 8
Six Senses lines up five 2027 openingsOct 8
Trafalgar's Great Godmother Search rewards advisors for the new Seine shipOct 6
Possible Air France crew and pilot strike October 17–21 would hit the start of French school holidaysOct 4
Trafalgar's godmother contest puts an advisor on Dreamer's April 2027 inauguralOct 4
Trafalgar's godmother contest offers advisors a free spot on the Dreamer's Seine inauguralOct 3
Developments from the last 90 days · Standing intel from REST Countries, Open-Meteo, Exchange Rate API & the U.S. State Department