French Riviera (10)
18.10.2011
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16.10.2011
Numbers well up on 2010 notably among Russians and Chinese
After years of enduring the fallout from the 2008 global financial meltdown, things are finally returning to normal for the tourism industry on the French Riviera. The latest figures reveal visitor numbers are well up on last year, despite unseasonably changeable weather.Read more … Riviera tourism back on track
27.06.2011
Business: Rules have been tightened up on polluting and private vehicles
Continuing our series of articles on tax changes, the system has been reinforced for cars used for business purposes. Company vehicles are classified in two categories, commercial and private.Read more … Tax changes on company cars
30.05.2011
Business: As announced, several tax advantages have been cut
The changes affect income tax for 2011: - 10% cut in tax reductions for expenses relating to some investments or services, but not those for employing a home worker or cost of child care.Read more … Tax reduction cuts for 2011
17.05.2011
Business: Habitat opens another fabulous branch in the well-known artistic city of Antibes
As the French Riviera celebrates the start of the summer season and stars flock to the Cannes Film Festival, Habitat opened its spacious new two-storey store packed with all the luminous colours of the Cote d’Azur in Terriers Nord shopping centre behind Decathlon.Read more … All the style of the French Riviera at the new Antibes Habitat store
22.02.2011
Business: The Riviera Times meets the man in charge of tourism on the Côte
Across the Alpes-Maritimes English and German speaking tourists alone spend 1.5 billion euros each year. A real manna for a region that attracts 10 million visitors annually, from Menton in the east to Théole-sur-Mer in the west, Alain Gumiel tells The Riviera Times. Read more … Lord of the Manna
17.02.2011
Business: President of Nice Chamber of Commerce introduces his team
Having totally swept the board at the December elections to elect the board of the Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Industry and Commerce, new president Bernard Kleynhoff presented his team.Read more … In with the new at CCI
16.02.2011
Business: Filling in forms in a foreign language can be complicated
Although self-assessment tax forms in France are not due to be submitted until the 31st of March, filling them in can be a minefield especially when doing it in another language.Read more … A helping hand with tax returns
26.11.2010
Excitement ahead as new route begins operation
Qatar Airways’ Chief Executive Officer Mr. Akbar Al-Baker was in attendance at the Aéroport Nice Côte d’Azur on Wednesday to celebrate the inaugural flight of the brand-new Nice – Doha route. Read more … Qatar Airways Nice-Doha Route Takes Off
18.11.2010
Business: The EIRL status offers better protection
A new status for the self-employed has been born and it will be possible to choose it from the 1st of January 2011.
EIRL (Entrepreneur individuel à responsabilité limitée) has been created to protect all self-employed people, as there will be a separation between the professional and private assets. The existing status (en nom propre) is very simple but if you have financial problems as a self-employed person, your private assets are also under threat. With the EIRL, the self-employed can separate their professional assets from their private assets.Read more … New for self-employed
