Whether a budget-friendly room or five-star resort, hotels and accommodations are among the biggest expenses of any trip, and no one wants to pay more than they have to. Just as timing impacts getting ...

When I arrive at Rouen's smart Hotel de Dieppe for a rendezvous with Josette Cheval, a member of the Order of Canardiers, she tells me how it all started. "The chalky cliffs make the climate ...