More More Aviation industry demands action to get planes back in the air This content was published on Apr 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 Swiss aviation sector presents a three-pronged plan to get air transport back in action as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.
More More ‘Swiss tourism could benefit from the crisis’ This content was published on Apr 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 “Travel is not a human right, it is a privilege,” says Swiss tourism expert David Ruetz.
How much is an ounce of snow worth? This content was published on Apr 7, 2021 Apr 7, 2021 I wouldn’t advise you to trade an ounce of the precious metal for a bit of snow, but do think twice before you let it melt from your grasp.
More More Switzerland’s ailing tourism sector turns to Federer for help This content was published on Mar 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2021 Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has been recruited to help promote his home country’s tourism sector.
More More Electric cars are on the way, but is Switzerland ready? This content was published on Mar 29, 2021 Mar 29, 2021 Last year saw a surge in new electric vehicle (EV) sales worldwide and Switzerland was no exception.
More More Cooped-up Swiss consume record number of eggs This content was published on Mar 25, 2021 Mar 25, 2021 The average Swiss went through 189 eggs last year, the highest amount this century. Covid-19 certainly played a role, but there were other factors.
More More Swiss candy sales not so sweet This content was published on Mar 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has left a bitter taste in the Swiss candy sector. Sales last year dropped by 12% to CHF321 million ($345 million).
More More Federal Railways posts record losses This content was published on Mar 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 The Swiss Federal Railways has reported a third fewer customers on trains and in stations in 2020 and a loss of CHF617 million.
More More Zurich airport in the red due to Covid-19 This content was published on Mar 12, 2021 Mar 12, 2021 Switzerland’s largest international airport posted a loss in 2020, hit hard by an almost 75% historic slump in traffic due to the pandemic.
More More Switzerland still popular with overseas students despite Covid This content was published on Mar 9, 2021 Mar 9, 2021 International students are still coming to Switzerland – a popular destination for overseas students - despite the coronavirus pandemic.
More More Zurich airport extends Covid-19 testing services This content was published on Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 Passengers departing from Zurich airport will have access to Covid-19 antigen tests as well as swab (PCR) tests, as of March 1.
More More Covid-19: Switzerland sees record drop in overnight hotel stays This content was published on Feb 19, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 The Swiss hotel sector registered a 40% drop in overnight stays in 2020 compared with 2019, latest statistics show.
More More Pandemic puts Geneva Airport in the red for first time This content was published on Feb 16, 2021 Feb 16, 2021 Geneva Airport recorded a loss of CHF129.5 million ($145 million) in 2020, owing to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
More More Survey: Swiss cities will continue to exert strong pulling power This content was published on Feb 14, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Over the next 20 years urban areas will continue to attract a growing number of new residents, a new survey shows.
More More Covid changes Swiss holiday and transport habits This content was published on Feb 11, 2021 Feb 11, 2021 A third of Swiss people chose not to travel on holiday last year as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world, according to automobile association...
More More Swiss spent record amount on food in 2020 This content was published on Feb 11, 2021 Feb 11, 2021 Consumers spent 11.3% more on food and beverages in brick-and-mortar shops last year than they did in 2019, for a record food retail trade turnover.
More More Brexit explainer: visiting, studying and working in Switzerland This content was published on Feb 3, 2021 Feb 3, 2021 From holidays to studying to finding a job in the Alpine nation, we look at what has changed for UK nationals.
More More SWISS cuts Geneva flights to ‘absolute minimum’ This content was published on Feb 1, 2021 Feb 1, 2021 Swiss International Air Lines is scaling back its Geneva flight operations to an "absolute minimum".
More More Geneva's international 'do good' citizens This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Jan 17, 2021 Geneva is home to a large network of local and international civil society organisations. Here are some of the people behind them.
More More Pandemic takes toll on winter sports operators This content was published on Jan 5, 2021 Jan 5, 2021 The Jungfraubahn lift company recorded a drop of more than 65% in visitors last year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More More European chub named Fish of the Year This content was published on Jan 2, 2021 Jan 2, 2021 The European chub, or squalius cephalus, has been crowned Switzerland’s Fish of the Year for 2021.
More More Are you legally up to speed for 2021? This content was published on Jan 1, 2021 Jan 1, 2021 Start the year by knowing what you can – and can’t – now do. For example, are you allowed to buy booze at a motorway service station?
More More Swiss continue search for absconded British tourists This content was published on Dec 30, 2020 Dec 30, 2020 Swiss cantons are still trying to identify tourists from the UK and South Africa who are staying in their resorts or who fled quarantine.
More More Hundreds of British tourists flee Swiss quarantine ‘under cover of night’ This content was published on Dec 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 Hundreds of “furious” tourists from the UK have absconded from obligatory quarantine in the Swiss resort of Verbier.
More More Switzerland’s black market in sweet white powder This content was published on Dec 26, 2020 Dec 26, 2020 At the turn of the 20th century, Switzerland was an international hub for the trade in an illegal substance: the artificial sweetener saccharin.
More More Cantonal overview tries to clear up Covid confusion for tourists This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Switzerland Tourism wants to help winter sports enthusiasts and other visitors with a nationwide overview of cantonal regulations.
More More Stranded Brits and South Africans begin to return home for Christmas This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 Residents of Britain or South Africa currently in Switzerland will be able to return home from Thursday, subject to conditions.
More More ‘Merry Christmas from Plague Island Britain’ This content was published on Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020 For Swiss living in the UK, Switzerland remained within reach for holiday visits home – until recently.
More More Europe’s ski market crushed by Covid-19 This content was published on Dec 21, 2020 Dec 21, 2020 Closures and cancellations have left the ski holiday sector facing significant losses.
More More The importance of ‘white gold’ to the Alpine economy This content was published on Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 The economy of the Alpine regions depends heavily on ski-lift activity and winter tourism.
More More Swiss tourism urged to become ‘more local and more digital’ in 2021 This content was published on Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Experts say there is reason to hope for the tourism industry if it focuses more on digital technologies and local offers next year.
More More Suicide assistants – who are they? This content was published on Dec 12, 2020 Dec 12, 2020 In Switzerland, helping people to commit suicide is a job. But the role is more complex than simply supplying the fatal medication to patients.
More More WEF’s Asian relocation to cost Switzerland tens of millions This content was published on Dec 9, 2020 Dec 9, 2020 Swiss hotels, restaurants and shops are counting up the cost of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) flagship event moving to Singapore next year.
More More European countries give backing for more night-train services This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany have pledged to increase cooperation on large-scale cross-border and night-train networks over the next...
More More Switzerland and Italy halt all cross-border train services This content was published on Dec 8, 2020 Dec 8, 2020 Switzerland and Italy will stop all cross-border rail service from Thursday because train personnel can't carry out Covid-19 safety checks.
More More Switzerland riles Alpine neighbours by keeping its ski resorts open This content was published on Dec 5, 2020 Dec 5, 2020 Wealthy nation refuses to follow EU and close its pistes to stop spread of coronavirus.
More More First Swiss canton to carry out mass testing This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Dec 4, 2020 Canton Graubünden, home to numerous ski resorts, has announced targeted mass testing of residents as part of its measures to shore up the ski season.
More More Swissair liquidator extracts CHF2.75 million from former bosses This content was published on Dec 4, 2020 Dec 4, 2020 Former Swissair bosses have been ordered to pay CHF2.75 million ($3 million) almost 20 years after the national airline carrier went bust. The bill...
More More Pressure increases on Swiss ski resorts This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 The hopes of Swiss ski resorts for foreign tourists over the Christmas holidays could soon be dashed.
More More Switzerland’s oldest woman dies aged 112 This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Alice Schaufelberger, who spent most of her life in Zurich, had always been in good spirits, according to the head of the nursing home where she died.
