Nice will become the next city to ban cruise ships, with the city’s mayor declaring that cruise ships that exceed 190 metres and a capacity of 900 passengers will be denied access to the city’s port from 1 July 2025.

Mandarin Oriental Exclusive Homes has welcomed Château de la Croix des Gardes into its growing portfolio for 2024. The 16-bedroom estate (sleeps 32 guests) is the latest property to join the collection, bringing the number of homes in the Côte d’Azur to a total of six, solidifying the region’s reputation as a renowned destination for luxury homes.

The Rivera is now taking front stage on the post-pandemic theatre floor. This catapults Monte-Carlo’s hot new dining venue, La Môme, right into the limelight.

Ennismore has confirmed the first Mondrian hotel for France will open in March 2023. Mondrian Cannes will debut on the site of the town’s oldest luxury hotel, formerly Grand Hotel Cannes.

InterContinental Hotels Group’s luxury brand, Regent Hotels & Resorts, has secured two new additions to its stable in Cannes and in Shanghai.

Want to feel like a film star? Dream as if you are on set for Cannes International Film Festival, which this year runs 17-28 May. Support its partners. Fly Air France to Nice, take a BMW from Europcar for the 40 minutes’ drive west.

Staying in Cannes at Hôtel Majestic Barrière, a Leading Hotel of the World, gives the best insider’s view of ILTM, the definitive gathering of nearly 5,000 luxury travel suppliers and buyers that was so adequately covered in last week’s LATTE. Just after ILTM, by the way, the two most influential new-gen, New York-based buyers, said ‘best week of my career’ (Jack Ezon, EMBARK Beyond) and ‘best LTM ever, for serious business as well a fun’ (Michael Holtz, SmartFlyer).

Accor’s private home and villa hospitality arm, onefinestay, has debuted in Cannes offering 100 private villa rentals, from opulent old-style estates to serene contemporary retreats.

Of course everyone imagines themselves on the red carpet in May at the annual Cannes Festival, formerly called the International Film Festival. Any time of year, however, Cannes is a delight.  Even in mid-winter the sun just might be shining, and as long as it is not raining local residents, usually immaculately coiffed and groomed, will be walking their poodles or other miniatures along Boulevard, or Promenade, La Croisette.