Archive for the ‘Transport’ Category

6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport

6th Cannes airshow coincides with 100th anniversary of Cannes airport

This might comes as news to some people, but Cannes actually has its own airport at Cannes Mandelieu. The strip is mostly used by charter and private jets, providing a more comfortable arrival for people that can afford it. Cannes-Mandelieu Airport, LFMD, is now the second most frequented business airport in France and among the [...]

6 new destinations from Nice airport

6 new destinations from Nice airport

Already the second busiest airport in France, the big travel news is that Nice airport will become even busier in 2012. After EasyJet’s announcement of more flights to Nice from March, Air France is now adding more destinations with six extra direct flights to Nice one month later. The destinations are Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Athens, [...]

Easyjet to open 5 new destinations to Nice

Easyjet to open 5 new destinations to Nice

New connections to Nice airport is always good news for travelers to Cannes. From March 2012, low-cost airline Easyjet will be increasing flights to and from Nice airport and Toulouse. The new Nice destinations include the French cities Toulouse, Nantes and Bordeaux as well as two extra Italian airports, Naples and Venice. This considerably increases [...]

Cannes no-go areas during the G20

Cannes no-go areas during the G20

Unless you have been doing some intergalactic travel recently, you’ll know that the G20 summit will be held in Cannes November 3 and 4 next. The nature of these events means that very strict security measures will be in place to protect the visiting heads of state and keep any demonstrations away from the town. [...]

Sharing accommodation and taxis at Cannes

Sharing accommodation and taxis at Cannes

To offset the price of travelling to Cannes, many people choose to share accommodation and transport. Rather than answering requests individually, we have set up a simple message board that allows you to post requests and offers directly on Cannes or Bust. You’ll find the message board under Forum. Sign in is via Facebook or [...]

Record attempt: New York to Cannes in less than 24 hours

Record attempt: New York to Cannes in less than 24 hours

For the 2011 Cannes Air Show exhibition, Jacques Callies and Gilles Khaïat will attempt to set a new record: New York to Cannes in less than 24 hours in a Mooney Ovation2 GX (similar to the one in the photo) without extra fuel equipment. The pair are scheduled to leave from Bridgeport New-York, Wednesday, June [...]

Cruise industry awards at Cannes and Nice

Cruise industry awards at Cannes and Nice

The winners of the 2010 Seatrade Insider Cruise Awards will be announced at the historic City of Nice Opera House, as part of the Seatrade Med Cruise Convention. These highly respected industry accolades, including the renowned Cruise Personality of the Year Award, will be presented in true French Riviera style – in the opulent surrounds [...]

Bookings start early for 2011 Cannes air show

Bookings start early for 2011 Cannes air show

One of the best money-saving tips is to book early for Cannes events. It allows you to benefit from early bird rates and you get a better choice of hotels. Booking for the Cannes Air Show in June 2011 are taking off already. All the major aircraft manufacturers enrolled between July and mid-September. “They want [...]

Sailing lessons in Cannes

Sailing lessons in Cannes

When you think Cannes, you immediately think of the Croisette and the beaches. But why not try something beyond the beaches, like learning how to sail? In Cannes, there are currently two options. The first is the Club Nautique de la Croisette, located at the Bijou Plage near Palm Beach. the Club organises lessons for [...]

Germanwings wins Cannes award with cheeky ad

Germanwings wins Cannes award with cheeky ad

German low-cost airline Germanwings won an award at the 2010 Cannes Lions advertising festival with a cheeky guerilla marketing clip that shows comments supposedly being made on the rival airline Easyjet. It’s a cheeky but brilliant idea that is very simple and very effective. Germanwings fly to many airports in Germany and Greece from Nice [...]