European Headlines for Travelers
Miss a day of headlines? Check this page for a quick peek at the past week.
Wednesday, February 8
- Europe weather: snow covers continent as temperatures plunge (Daily Mail)
- Italy braced for cold snap to intensify (ANSA)
- New airfare pricing rule challenged in Congress (Seattle Times)
- A walking tour of Dickens's London (BBC)
- Venice rebels against cruise ships (Seattle Times)
Tuesday, February 7
- Europe freeze: Emergencies in Italy, Greece and Serbia (BBC)
- Greek workers strike against new austerity round; transportation disrupted (New York Times)
- French strike grounds hundreds of flights, including international ones (Seattle Times)
- Flamenco Festival returns to London (New York Times)
- A fans' guide to the Berlin Film Festival (Guardian)
Monday, February 6
- Europe's deep freeze tightens its grip and brings continent to a halt BBC | CS Monitor
- Snow forces Heathrow to cancel half of flights (Guardian)
- Two feet of snow in Rome; more on the way (ANSA)
- Air France strike starts today; airline plans to keep long-haul flights, but 20% of flights canceled Seattle Times | Reuters
- Netherlands looking forward to 125-mile ice skating race (MSNBC)
Friday, February 3
- Europe's cold snap claims more lives; snow falls from UK to Italy CNN | BBC | Guardian | ANSA
- Two American tourists kidnapped in Egypt (New York Times)
- Hungarian airline Malev collapses (BBC)
- UN court rules against Italy over WWII compensation (BBC)
- Shipwrecked Concordia is now a beckoning treasure (Seattle Times)
Thursday, February 2
- Europe's freeze claims over 100 lives (BBC)
- Europe's winter weather is relentless; flights cancelled, trains halted in Italy (ANSA)
- Snow to fall in London as bitterly cold weather grips Britain (Telegraph)
- Sweden's winter Sámi festival (BBC)
- Arab Spring street art on view in Madrid (New York Times)
Wednesday, February 1
- Big freeze extends across Europe, from UK south to Italy and east to Turkey (BBC)
- St. Vitus treasures now in brilliant display at Prague Castle (New York Times)
- An Olympic preview in London's East End (New York Times)
- Insider's guide to County Cork (BBC)
- Travel advice from seasoned road warriors (Seattle Times)