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We would like to share with you the latest news on Cannes The French Riviera over the past 14 months. Though the town has been on a full lockdown though COVID19 there has been lots happening behind closed doors.                                                    The latest news on the reopening and restrictions lifting in France                                                              19th May                               The reopening of terraces of cafes bars and restaurants with a maximum of 6 per table.                               Curfew will be at 9pm (current 7pm)                               9th June                               The reopening entirely of all restaurants bars cafes inside (50% capacity) and outside with a maximum of 6 per table.                               With hotels reopening from mid June for residential stays                               International visitors will be allowed back into France                               Curfew will be at 11pm                               30th June                               Capacity limits lifted in restaurants and end of 11pm curfew                               Standing concerts and festivals will be able to resume, with a limit set by the region, A health pass will be required for any concert bringing together more than 1,000 spectators.                                                              This is all positive news! The vaccination roll out is (finally) going well in France and our Covid cases are decreasing!                               Update for travel from UK to France                               According to the British government, France is classified in Amber.                               Which means you will need a pre departure test as well as 10 days quarantine when you will return to UK                               So even if it is not illegal to travel to France, we are very much looking forward to the next colour change on June 7 before knowing if you will have the “Green light”!                                                              First the key facts of Cannes as a destination you need to know.                                                  Go everywhere on foot                                            2nd city in France after Paris for business tourism                                                  550 event venues                                                      46,000 m² of exhibition space                                                  8,000 bedrooms available                                        140 meeting rooms                                                                                                          300 days of sunshine a year                                                  25 minutes from Nice Airport, the 2nd largest airport in France: 105 destinations by direct flights, 57 airlines.                                                             Flying time from UK                                                 2 hours 10 minutes                                                  Flying time from USA                                               East Coast 9 hours 30, West Coast 13 hours 45                                                  Time difference to UK                                             GMT/ +1 hour                                                  Time difference to USA                                           GMT/ -6 hours East Coast, GMT -9 hours West Coast
 
