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Switzerland ranked ‘greenest’ holiday hotspot

This content was published on Sep 4, 2019 The WEF ‘Travel and Tourism Competitiveness ReportExternal link’, conducted every two years, ranks 140 countries on their relative strengths in global tourism and travel. In 2018, it found Switzerland’s attention to environmental standards in the sector to be top of class. The study makes specific mention of Switzerland’s waste water treatment system and the country’s…

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Ceneri base tunnel will be inaugurated in September 2020

This content was published on Aug 29, 2019 The transalpine tunnel in southern Switzerland will be inaugurated by the Swiss president on September 4, 2020.

Man on high wire above clouds, with mountaintops in background as well as gondola

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Mass tourism: How we can live with it

This content was published on Aug 16, 2019 I’ve been realizing that the position I took on mass tourism a few weeks ago deserves a second look.

Three climbers on summit hold Japanese flag

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How Japanese climbers pioneered the Eiger’s most direct route

This content was published on Aug 15, 2019 When a Japanese team completed a new direct route on the north face of the Eiger exactly 50 years ago, they needed a lot of equipment.

Rescuers stand in riverbed, some probing water with sticks

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Safety still a question 20 years after Interlaken canyoning accident

This content was published on Jul 27, 2019 A canyoning tragedy 20 years ago in which 21 people died still provokes debate about safety standards for risk sports.

Asian man holds his camera in two hands to take a picture of another man posing in front of Chapel Bridge.

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Mass tourism: Why we are all losers

This content was published on Jul 27, 2019 Twenty years on, I haven’t forgotten the words of a survivor of a guided outing in the Swiss Alps that went horribly wrong.

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German-speaking Italians provide a lesson for Europe

This content was published on Jul 18, 2019 Once over the Ofen Pass, the descent to Italy is rapid. I’ve been on this road before, nearly 20 years ago, to write one of my first travel reports.

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Swiss fuel-related CO2 emissions remained stable in 2018

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Despite an increase in the use of biofuels and electric vehicles, fuel-related carbon dioxide emissions remained unchanged in 2018 in the country.

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Mystical moments in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jul 13, 2019 Many of the photos of Rolf Maeder conjure up a magical or even slightly intimidating atmosphere of the Swiss mountains and landscapes.

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Swiss car importers fined over higher CO2 emissions

This content was published on Jul 4, 2019 For the third year running, newly registered cars in Switzerland have failed to meet national CO2 emissions targets.

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