Visitors to Switzerland spent CHF16.6 billion ($18.5 billion) last year, which marks a significant jump from 2021 but is still slightly below pre-pandemic levels.
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But spending by day-trippers and transit tourists increased at an even faster rate (60%) than people spending some time in the country (27%), the FSO said.
People residing in Switzerland also had more wanderlust last year, and they spent a great deal more in other countries than the pandemic year of 2021.
This included cross-border shoppers who spent CHF5.1 billion – an increase of nearly a quarter.
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