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Strikes Continue in France

20 Oct 2010 by Andy Aspden     
Filed under: General News     Tags: , ,

Workers and Students in France are continuing to protest against proposed changes to the French retirement age. The strikes have been ongoing for nearly a week now and have resulted in fuel shortages in parts of the country as depots get blockaded by protesters. Almost a third of French petrol stations have run out of [...]

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Sixt Sarkozy ad earns top marks from FT

18 May 2010 by David Jackson     
Filed under: Sixt News     Tags: ,

Our colleagues in Sixt France recently created quite a stir by launching an advertising campaign mocking the height of President Sarkozy. The adverts which ran in France and Germany have been ranked as three stars in todays Financial Times. The adverts highlighting our economy car range ran with the slogan “Be like Madame Bruni, Choose a [...]

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Easter Special: you won’t need to search for our low prices

16 Mar 2010 by David Jackson     
Filed under: Sixt News     Tags: , , , ,

It won’t be long before kids start hunting for Easter treats… but we all know that chocolate melts in the sun ! At Sixt, it’s only our prices that melt at Easter! Just take a look at our latest special offer in France…     – Rental period : 29/03/2010 – 11/04/2010 – Booking Period: 01/03/2010 [...]

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La Tania ‘has big English community’

4 Nov 2009 by Sixt rent a car News     
Filed under: Travel And Leisure     Tags: , ,

A travel expert has claimed that La Tania is a popular destination for Brits looking for a ski break, noting cheap accommodation as one reason for this. Britons remain the primary tourism market for La Tania, according to an expert. Arnaud Favet, charge de promotion for Office de Tourisme de La Tania, said that this [...]

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Brits ‘unlikely to give up ski breaks’

26 Oct 2009 by Sixt rent a car News     

A travel expert has suggested that Britons with a love of skiing and snowboarding are unlikely to give up winter sports trips abroad because of the economic downturn. Brits with a passion for skiing are unlikely to give up their wither sports break, an expert has suggested. Tim Holmes, show manager of the Metro Ski [...]

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