How to Escape the Olympics in Paris This Summer

Paris may be on your travel bucket list, but it's bound to be packed with tourists as the 2024 Summer Olympics unfold in the City of Lights in July.

Apple Maps is making it easier to get outside this summer with updates to help travelers navigate national parks and create custom walking and hiking routes.

A version of this article originally appeared in Glamour.

The year was 1900, and a young debutante was about to enter the Paris high society. Fresh out of finishing school, she was already making heads spin with her steely Beaux-Arts ensemble and vaulted glass crown.

Anyone who’s visited Paris in late July and August knows the word “fermé.” It adorns the darkened windows of chic indie boutiques and cozy bistros whose owners, along with other locals, have fled the city on their annual vacations.

A new tourist fee in Bali. Higher hotel taxes in Amsterdam and Paris. Stricter rules on public drinking in Milan and Majorca. Ahead of the summer travel season, leaders in many tourist spots have adopted measures to tame the tourist crowds — or at least earn more revenue from them.

The fortified medieval town of Provins, just 92 km (57 mi) south-east of Paris, has barely changed since the 17th century. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a million tourists visit every year to admire the town which was, in the 10th century, the third most important in the kingdom of France after Paris and Rouen.

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It's going to be a busy travel summer.

ForwardKeys and ETOA predict a robust summer 2024 for European travel, with a shift in preferences toward urban and nature destinations, highlighting London’s popularity due to the Paris Olympics.

Lufthansa introduces direct flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi, enhancing its Finnish route network and offering access to Lapland’s winter attractions.

The Paris Olympics are almost here, and Uber is ready to celebrate with a pair of new experiences allowing riders to toast their way through France and ride along the Seine on a free boat tour.