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How many Britons have second homes in Nouvelle-Aquitaine - and why do they choose it?
UK nationals are the largest foreign community of second-home owners in the region
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Travellers risk extra costs under new Eurotunnel ticket rule
Some fare options are less flexible and less forgiving of lateness
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May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister
Two major train unions are threatening to strike and are ‘not willing to negotiate’, he says
Crit-Air plan in Ile-de-France

Anti-pollution Crit’Air stickers will be obligatory for drivers in much of Ile-de-France next year, with heavy polluting vehicles banned from the roads on certain peak days.
Six coloured vignettes show pollution ratings and high-rated vehicles will be banned inside the A86 ring road to create a low-emissions zone.
Paris mairie will also ban diesel vehicles inside the capital in Olympic year 2024, and this may extend to Ile-de-France.