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1650 Luge Run – Opening Postponed plus latest from S3V

The “Moriond Racing” Luge run in Courchevel 1650 was due to open on Thursday but this has now been postponed until further notice due to Covid cases rising. Announcement will be made on the opening in due course.

S3V have been in contact with us with regard to lift closures in Courchevel and their staff shortages due to Covid infections and contact cases – they’ve been desperately trying to hire new staff and get cover but this is proving to be difficult and causing them significantly higher operating costs. They also remind us that they have 97 out of 102 pistes open, so the ski area available is just about maximised even if a few lifts (most of which are duplicated in their target areas) are closed.

Previous News from Tourist Office etc

News from the Tourist Office in La Tania (open every day 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00)
There are no more weekly flyers issued but events will be displayed on the office window and we’ll share on latania.co.uk.

New Year’s Eve fireworks and events organised by the Tourist Office are cancelled in line with the latest restrictions.

Additional Buses for New Year’s Eve throughout the night – Timetables here

Updated Covid testing centres and information from The Mairie (finally getting their act together): https://latania.co/3sET93R

Latest Covid Travel info: https://latania.co/CovidRules

In resort Covid Info: https://latania.co/3rwTW6G

Latest relevant news from Macron and Co is that there will be no curfew on New Year’s Eve, across France table service only from 3/1 (already in place in the Savoie), limits of events to 2,000 indoor and 5,000 outdoor, home working where possible, the Pass Sanitaire will become a Vaccine Pass (just test results won’t count) and an announcement on a new isolation period for contact cases will be made at the end of the week.

No news on a review of the current travel restrictions between France and the UK (although Germany relaxing their UK ban on 4 Jan 2022).

Other borders remain open with free movement across them throughout the Schengen area.

If you can get here or already in France or another EU country – there are some bargains to be had

Special Offers: https://latania.co/specials

Self-Catering Apartments & Chalets: https://latania.co/apartments

All Accommodation: https://latania.co/accomm

Transfers: https://latania.co/LTtransfers

Finally the image below shows our “elected officials” presenting the plans for a much smaller Tourist Office in La Tania with some new Public Toilets and room for a commercial business – somewhere that sells cigarettes perhaps? The Tabac no longer sells them!