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Air France operates five business class lounges across Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport’s numerous terminal and satellite buildings, and its new...

Valentine's Day in Montreal doesn't have to be a cliché fest of chocolates and roses. You could take your date hunting for secondhand gems, dance to a live band, or even create a colourful masterpiece with glass (or icing) and a bit of teamwork.

Or at least have a good laugh together.

The Just For Laughs festival is officially on with an impressive lineup of stand-up comics and loads of must-see shows at the main festival, OFF-JFL and the franco sets of Zoofest. Of particular note is Montreal's very own Kickback comedy show, whose July 19 edition will make history as the first-ever local anglophone show to hit the Zoofest/OFF-JFL main stage.

Not everything was an artistic or audience success at the 75th Aix-en-Provence Festival in France. But everything was worth discussing.

The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.

'There is mystery in this story!' exclaims Stéphane Guégan at the entrance to the splendid Manet-Degas exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay, of which News

Accor is offering a series of dining experiences and parties at its hotels and resorts for the festive season in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. - VnExpress International

Gallic winds, fearless percussionists and Finnish songs. Classical CDs reviews by Graham Rickson, Sebastian Scotney, Bernard Hughes

With surprising concerts performed at the highest level, the Ouverture Spirituelle is part of the Salzburg Festival but outshines it.