European Headlines for Travelers
Miss a day of headlines? Check this page for a quick peek at the past week.
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)
Tuesday, January 31
- Dozens dead in European cold snap (BBC)
- Italy feels effect of cold weather as well; snow expected in Rome (ANSA)
- Berlin festival focuses on contemporary arts (New York Times)
- Enjoy London's Olympic spirit without a ticket (Seattle Times)
- In Potsdam, Germany, a time to celebrate (New York Times)
Monday, January 30
- Europeans hit by deadly cold snap (BBC)
- Spanair collapses, stranding 20,000 people (BBC)
- Belgium hit by general strike as EU leaders meet (BBC)
- Going through Customs: how to make reentering the US a lot more pleasant (Washington Post)
- The six-week rule for finding the cheapest flights (BudgetTravel)