WorldNZ Herald‘Stay home!’: Tourists find themselves in a France convulsed by protests
Tourists including Australians are being caught out by mass cost-of-living protests in France, with the Louvre closed and travel disruptions across Paris.
Upon arriving at a blockaded and closed Louvre after a more than 20-hour plane journey from Australia, Anne Boland had advice for tourists planning to visit...
About half a million people took to the streets across France over the weekend to protest the surging cost of living, causing widespread disruption for tourists.
The Louvre was closed, taxi drivers at Charles de Gaulle airport warned passengers of blocked routes, and the US embassy urged its nationals to exercise caution.
The Yellow Vests movement has called for more protests this coming weekend, and the French government is considering partial targeted curfews in response.
If you are heading to France soon, check travel advisories as more protests are planned for this coming weekend and partial curfews are being considered.
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