I apologize in advance if this has been answered, but I have Rick Steves 2018 Paris and have been searching this forum and still haven't found the answers to a couple of questions.
How do I know precisely when tickets will open up for July? (I will be in Paris July 13-17). I've seen people on here who seem to know exactly what day and time it will open up because they set their alarm to get up in the middle of the night! Rick just says something general like tickets are sold around three months in advance...
Is is true that you can no longer buy a 2nd floor ticket and then upgrade to summit? Rick mentions doing that, but I thought I saw a recent post that you can't do that anymore? I'm hoping someone on here has been to the Eiffel Tower recently and might know. My plan had been to buy the second-floor ticket if the summit sells out and then upgrade...