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Rachel Kaplan's French Links Tours, based in Paris, specializes in exclusive, luxury private tours and corporate events in France and other parts of Europe. We work with over 40 multilingual licensed guides in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Germany, as well as premier chauffeur and transportation companies in each market. Choose a luxury, private guided tour from French Links Tours, British Links Tours and European Jewish Tours, or let Rachel design a custom private guided tour or tours for you. We offer half-day, full-day, and multiple-day private luxury tours. If you are planning a special corporate event, do look at: Events & Company If you are interested in shopping, Rachel has created ParisChicShopping.com, the only web-based universe that offers customized, luxury shopping tours for groups and individuals and a Red Carpet Concierge service that gives you unique access to boutiques, spas and designer showrooms. Rachel’s limited edition shopping guidebook and ebook, and her bimonthly newsletter are the ultimate source of shopping finds, tastemakers, and secrets of French art de vivre.   We are open for business year-round, including on major international holidays. Our offices in Paris are open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 7 pm (GMT+1). If you need to contact us outside these hours, please call +33 6 64 35 87 63 or if calling from France 06 64 35 87 63. With our company you can organize private luxury walking tours, day trips outside Paris, as well as lengthy travel programs to different regions of France including Normandy, Champagne, the Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera. In addition, we also organize unique private, luxury visits in London, Venice, Florence, Rome, Barcelona and Madrid, as well as on the outskirts of these major European capitals. Rachel Kaplan has an in-depth understanding and expertise on life in France and other parts of Europe which is reflected in her six books, which include Little-Known Museums In and Around Paris, London, Berlin and Rome, as well as Best Buys to French Chic, The Insider's Savvy Shopping Guide to Paris. Because Rachel has been living and working in Paris for over 13 years, she is aware of the latest trends in art, culture, shopping, hotels and restaurants. You can count on her to deliver authentic French and European culture and savoir-faire in timely and well-organized luxury tours. Click here to find an example of itinerary we have prepared for one of our recent clients. French Links Tours has hosted a former U.S. President, a former Senator and U.S. Governor, as well as noted Hollywood celebrities and international royalty. In addition, we have organized events for Merrill Lynch, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, RSM International, Eurogroup, Parker Aerospace, Acorn Stairlifts and Sidaplax, to name just a few. The benefits of choosing French Links Tours We are the only private tour company in Paris to charge for all our tours in US currency, a distinct advantage in light of euro/dollar fluctuations. See Our Fees and Cancellation policy. Our new travel consulting service offers detailed and customized itinerary planning in Paris, other parts of France and Western Europe, including Great Britain and Italy. This includes suggested accommodations, bookings, train ticketing and car rental assistance, restaurant recommendations, private transportation with English or Spanish-speaking local drivers, as well as tips on current events, museum exhibitions and hot new boutiques. The starting price for this tax-free service is $500. We offer detailed travel itineraries to all guests - that includes day-by-day programs, travel times, current art exhibitions and other travel tips. All customers who book two French Links Tours can request our concierge service which includes restaurant bookings, purchase of museum tickets or museum passes, and transportation arrangements in Paris. All guests who book two full-day tours or more qualify for our complimentary welcome kit that includes a shopping guide written by Rachel Kaplan, shopping discount coupons and many other treats. Deluxe Concierge Service: All customers who require French Links Tours to purchase train tickets, rent vehicles, and organize complex itineraries over several destinations, can count on us to make these arrangements in record time. French Links Tours can also arrange for helicopter and private plane rides, the rental of exclusive sports cars, private chefs and much more. Please note there is a minimum $250 fee for making these arrangements in France, and a $500 to $750 fee for making them for several destinations. We work only with trained, experienced guides, who are either university-educated native English speakers or French national guides who speak flawless English. Both have the people skills to make Americans and other English-speakers feel at home in France. Our multilingual guides also have fluency in Spanish, Italian, Russian, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Polish and Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese. While French Links Tours specializes in private tours with guides and chauffeur-driven limousines and minivans, we now offer a less expensive service featuring licensed driver/guides who can take guests all over Paris, as well as to Normandy, the Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera. These guides have the right to speak in both museums and monuments, and are specialists in the art, culture and shopping of France. You can also request the same service in Great Britain, Italy, and other parts of Western Europe. We pride ourselves on our rapid response to queries, our organizational skills, and our ability to handle special or unusual requests – even at the last minute. For any questions that may arise, you can contact Rachel Kaplan directly. We offer the convenience of paying with a credit card on a secure server – using MasterCard, Visa or American Express. We also accept checks in U.S. currency, which is a big plus for many of our customers. We make restaurant reservations and hotel recommendations. We assist our travel agent customers by giving them personal, unbiased information that will enable them to make their clients' vacations memorable and special. We are open for business year-round, including on major international holidays. With French Links Tours, you are in charge. Our job is to make all your dreams come true. French Links Tours is operated under license by Events and Company, a Paris-based company. To reserve a tour or request tour information email French Links Tours at kaplan@club-internet.fr or fill in our online Tour Request Form. Contact of our US Sales Representative Associate : Jackie Brown-Opiat, Certified International Event Planner 13 Marsh Rd, Tiburon, CA, USA Phone : 415-435-3058 Cell : 415-342-7440 between 9am-5pm PST French Links Tours and Services Art & Museum Tours Food & Wine Tours Castles & Garden Tours History & Architecture Tours Paris Shopping Tours Art & Antiques Buying Tours French Regional Experiences Personal Concierge Services Corporate Events & Tours For Travel Agents Family & Disabled Traveler Tours Tour Request Form Tour Fees and Cancellation Policy Special Concierge Services French Links Tours prides itself on paying attention to all the little details that make a visit to France special. That is why we provide a variety of services ranging from restaurant reservations to purchasing museum passes to organizing a private gourmet dinner cooked by an acclaimed French chef. We also offer attractive discounts at some of the top gourmet restaurants in and outside of Paris. See the full description of our Special Concierge Services. British Links Tours Rachel Kaplan's British Links Tours is also your direct link to London and its outskirts. Choose a private personalized tour from any of Rachel's British Links tours or let her design a tour especially for you. See the Menu of Deluxe Tours of London. European Jewish Tours Rachel Kaplan offers European Jewish Tours, whose primary focus is cultural and historical tours of the Jewish communities in Paris, Provence, London, Berlin and Rome. Through European Jewish Tours, guests will visit the oldest synagogues in Western Europe, discover Jewish painters and sculptors from the School of Paris, learn about the fascinating history of European Jewry in its most glorious and tragic moments, and enjoy it all with the finest in accommodations, dining and service. European Jewish Tours caters to both individuals and families, businesses and groups. Contact Rachel Kaplan at kaplan@club-internet.fr to reserve a tour or request information, or use the Tour Request Form. French Links Tours looks forward to seeing you in Paris and France very soon.

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Contact details at our offices in Paris, France:

Phone/Fax: 01 45 77 01 63
Mobile Phone: 06 64 35 87 63
Email Addresses: kaplan@club-internet.fr or rachel.kaplan@orange.fr

For all queries when calling from outside of France contact:

Rachel Kaplan at: +331 45 77 01 63
Mobile phone at: +336 64 35 87 63

The best way to reach Rachel Kaplan outside office hours is by email:
kaplan@club-internet.fr or rachel.kaplan@orange.fr

Contact of our US Sales Representative Associate :
Jackie Brown-Opiat
13 Marsh Rd, Tiburon, CA, USA
Phone : 415-435-3058
Cell : 415-342-7440 between 9am-5pm PST

We answer all queries in English and in French.

French Links Tours is run by EVENTS & COMPANY, SARL
38 rue de Bassano
75008 Paris France

French Links Tours: www.frenchlinks.com

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