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  María José February 10, 2022 at 1:15pm

  Wine lovers will be distressed by this recent piece in The Guardian about how climate change is affecting winemakers - and the industry in Burgundy is one of the case studies cited: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/09/climate-crisis-...

  

  Frosts, heatwaves and wildfires: the climate crisis is hitting the wine industry hard

  As the climate crisis intensifies, the wine industry is increasingly vulnerable and growers across the world are scrambling to find solutions
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  Darryl Musick October 1, 2014 at 6:16pm

  What can a wheelchair user do and experience in Paris? At The World on Wheels, we debut our new feature, Accessible Attractions, with the Accessible Attractions: Paris to let you know.
  

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  Leyla Giray Alyanak October 31, 2013 at 11:07pm

  Elyse, I don't know how to respond directly to your post but just to say I've had good luck with the Regional tourism boards - they tend to have marketing staff as well as comms staff - I don't know about Bordeaux but I have to say several regions have been very responsive. Good luck!
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  Leyla Giray Alyanak October 31, 2013 at 11:02pm

  Introducing Le Pisadou, a chestnut-based cake from the Ardeche, so yummy you cannot have just one slice. I have it on good authority: mine... Read more about it on my blog at Women on the Road
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  Elyse Jessica Glickman July 30, 2013 at 5:26pm

  Tried them again...they were very rude. The assistant to the main person was very nice, and then after I put in all the efforts, I got a mosquito swat of a rejection saying they are too busy.  I think there are certain tourism boards that only work with outlets they feel are top tier.  They pawned me off to a couple of PR firms, so I will try my luck with them.

  Tourism boards who only help writers at a certain tier should post a disclaimer on their web site saying they only work with top market newspapers and newsstand books.
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  Ed Wetschler July 25, 2013 at 8:00pm

  Sounds pretty awful, Elyse -- the time you put in, the disappointment, the embarrassment. Still, I'd contact them again, if only because you have nothing to lose. With your antennae up this time, you'll know if you're going to get assistance or not. 
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  Elyse Jessica Glickman July 25, 2013 at 7:22pm

  Ed,

  They were not very nice to me a few years ago.  They invited me on a FAM, had me get letters of assignment and two hours later when I provided them, the THREE trips were filled up, so I wasted my time and looked foolish and then had to explain to my editors that i was not really invited.
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  Ed Wetschler July 25, 2013 at 7:15pm

  Elyse, have you approached the folks at the French Tourism office here in NYC?
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  Elyse Jessica Glickman July 25, 2013 at 6:44pm

  Bonjour, tout le monde!

  Je voudrais savoir s'il y a des membres qui travaillent avec un hotel ou faissent les relations publiques avec un agence avec plusieurs clients qui sont hotels et restaurants?

  Here's the scoop en Anglais.

  I will be traveling to Bordeaux from the 3-8 of September for Intermezzo and a couple of my beverage industry trades.  I would like to look into extending my stay a few days beyond the press trip in Paris as I think I can get some interesting material.  While I may be hosted by the Mandarin Oriental a couple of days after Bordeaux (9/8 and 9/9, I would like to find out if there are other hotels who can extend complimentary rooms on assignment (I can provide the letters of assignment).  If it turns out to be a short stay, and hotels can't offer comped rooms, I am still interested in reviewing a couple of hotel or independent restaurants with very inventive sommeliers and interesting wine from the Bordeaux region, so it will tie in with the main features I am doing that focus on Bordeaux's wine and influences on other regions of France.

  Let me know your thoughts.  If I secure extra days in Paris, I will inform the people booking flights to France from L.A.

  All the best,

  Elyse
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  Darryl Musick March 25, 2013 at 5:28pm

  We're celebrating Atlantic destinations and crossings at The World on Wheels starting with an old London trip infused with newly discovered pictures. Come along as we take the Eurostar for a day out to Paris: http://tinyurl.com/cwmzbwo
  

  The World on Wheels

  An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…