The main Paris tourist office (127 av. des Champs-Elysées, 8e, tel 49-52-53-54; open daily 9am - 8pm. Branches at all mainline train stations, except Gare St-Lazare. Dial 49-52-53-56 for recorded information in English.

US (2 av. Gabriel, 8e, tel. 42-96-12-02), Canada (35 av. Montaigne, 8e tel. 44-43-32-00) and UK (35 rue du Fbg. St-Honore, 8e, tel. 42-66-91-42).

Police (tel. 17); ambulance (tel. 15 or 45-67-50-50); doctor (tel. 43-37-77-77) and dentist (tel. 43-37-51-00).

The American Hospital, (63 blvd. Victor-Hugo, Neuilly, tel. 46-41-25-25); The Hertford British Hospital (3 rue Barbes, Levallois-Perret, tel. 47-58-13-12) - both offer 24-hour service.

Pharmacie des Champs-Elysees (Galerie des Champs, 84 av. des Champs-Elysées, 8e, tel 45-62-02-41), open 24 hours; Drugstore (corner of blvd. St-Germain and rue de Rennes, 6e), open daily until 2a.m.; Pharmacie des Arts (106 blvd. Montparnasse, 14e), open daily until midnight.

Source: Flight Daily News