
French Promise is the leading reference for luxury, experiential bespoke travel in France. Having been travel guides, luxury hotel barge captain, hot air balloon pilot, and even a chef... Philip Haslett combines his hands-on travel experience with a highly vetted network of local guides and luxury partners to offer you the very best of France.
French Promise Director, Philip Haslett, has been named a top luxury France travel advisor again for 2025 by Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Wendy Perrin's Wow List. His luxury, travel tips are regularly featured in the publications above, as well as: The New York Times, Town & Country, The Knot, The Hollywood Reporter and Bloomberg Magazines.
French Promise provides bespoke itineraries and unparalleled, luxury DMC France travel services to the most discerning clients around the globe. Philip has worked hard to develop his own unique network throughout France to open doors that remain firmly shut for many, attracting the top referral clientele of the world’s most exclusive travel providers and repeat, VIP private clients. Philip also owns his own luxury transportation company, so whether it’s a helicopter, private jet or yacht, or a classic, Rolls Royce you desire, we will deliver you to your destination with ease, style and peace of mind.
Now that we are firmly in the heart of winter, clients are enjoying the Alps—which have kicked off the season with an incredible dump of snow— the Christmas markets in Alsace continue to enchant as always and Paris remains, of course, an eternal favourite.
But we thought it would be fun to come up with a few additional ideas for clients who may be visiting Paris and would like to get out of the city for a couple of days, or who are simply looking for inspiring things to do while staying in the capital.
I know that lists are all the rage in the press, so here is our first list of fun winter travel ideas in France!
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