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Post Office to axe more jobs, say unions

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 Swiss Post, which last year announced around 3,000 job cuts, said it would try to limit further redundancies. The Swiss Post Office also announced that the company’s collective labour contracts would have to be rewritten if it was to remain competitive in a liberalised market. Trade unions – which are due to negotiate new contracts…

A train ride through history

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 Many died in the monumental struggle to take locomotives across the Alps. A glimpse into the public archives of the Swiss Federal Railways shows how many lives were lost in building the railways, and how pivotal trains have been for Switzerland’s political and economic survival. The Federal Railways Heritage Foundation, based in Bern city centre,…

Nescafé continues to roast coffee rivals

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 Today some 3,900 cups of Nescafé are drunk every second, with the trend ever upwards. The soluble coffee from the house of Nestlé has spread its aroma to many parts of the globe since it was introduced on the market in 1938. But commercialisation of the product at the outset was not an “instant” hit.…

St Moritz celebrates electrifying pioneer

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 The installation of the primitive arc lamps to illuminate the dining room is one of several pioneering achievements associated with the hotel and its founder. Christmas lights frame the Greek columns at the entrance to the Kulm Hotel, which sits on the crest of the hill rising up from the resort. To the west are…

Hiking in the Alps undergoes metamorphosis

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 The idea took wing when the people of Lungern in canton Obwalden discovered that about 100 butterfly varieties make their home in the mountain meadows above the town. It is best to set out on the trail on the morning of a promising summer’s day when the alpine meadows on the eastward facing slope are…

Chilling out in an igloo

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 swissinfo checked into the “igloo village” above the southeastern town of Scuol to find out why taking a room at an icy inn has become one of the coolest trends in the Alps. Scuol’s igloo village has to be Switzerland’s largest accommodation made entirely of snow and ice. On the night of our visit, the…

Sledging and skating into the unknown

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 However, anyone wishing to get off the beaten track will find a region waiting to be discovered. And the best way to do so is by sledge or on ice skates. Since the Albula Pass road is closed in winter, only tourists who choose to travel by train from Zurich to St Moritz catch a…

A holiday in Samnaun is anything but taxing

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 It is one of a handful of villages in a remote valley bordering Austria which benefit from a unique status that has made them the envy of other high-altitude destinations. The resort is linked with the neighbouring Austrian resort of Ischgl, and together they boast the largest ski area in the eastern Alps – the…

Cows for hire – farmer milks global interest

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 He put his cows up for hire on the Internet and was overwhelmed by requests from as far away as Japan, South Africa and the United States. Farmer Paul Wyler has been leasing cows to local restaurants for the past 20 years, but decided this year to advertise the scheme on the Internet. “Never in…

Milking it on an alpine farm

This content was published on Jan 21, 2004 The writer was among a group of greenhorns who learned how to milk cows and make cheese at a school in the Bernese Oberland, before taking the farm reins into her own hands. The Berlin scriptwriter, Tamara Staudt, worked on a Swiss alpine farm for the first time in 2002, and the call of the…

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