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.
More More ‘Shop early’: Swiss officials issue Xmas Covid advice This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 People should plan their Christmas shopping and get-togethers carefully so as not to undo the progress made in stemming the Covid-19 pandemic.
More More Merkel calls for closure of ski resorts across EU This content was published on Nov 26, 2020 Nov 26, 2020 The German chancellor wants to prevent Covid-19 spreading but faces opposition from Austria. In Switzerland, many large ski areas are already opening.
More More Life as an expat in Swiss cities: the good news and the bad news This content was published on Nov 26, 2020 Nov 26, 2020 From tip-top transport in Basel to housing headaches in Geneva, foreign residents share what they love and loathe about Swiss cities.
More More Income in Switzerland: how much is saved, how much is spent? This content was published on Nov 24, 2020 Nov 24, 2020 Around one-third of gross income goes towards paying taxes, social security contributions, and obligatory health insurance.
More More Tourist industry braces for a difficult winter This content was published on Nov 23, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 Bookings for the winter tourism season in Switzerland are down by almost 30% compared with last year, the Swiss tourism board said on Monday.
More More SWISS: Goodbye free snacks, hello face recognition This content was published on Nov 17, 2020 Nov 17, 2020 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will stop serving free snacks and drinks on short- and medium-haul flights in economy class.
More More Gastro guide names top Swiss chefs This content was published on Nov 16, 2020 Nov 16, 2020 GaultMillau Switzerland has named its “chefs of the year” for 2021: one in Zurich, and another in Lucerne.
More More Swiss advance plans to take goods transport underground This content was published on Nov 11, 2020 Nov 11, 2020 Building a 500-km tunnel network to transport goods under Central Switzerland is the ambitious aim of the “Cargo Sous Terrain” project.
More More Demand for plant-based products shoots up in Switzerland This content was published on Oct 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2020 Plant-based burgers, schnitzels, yoghurt and other vegetarian or vegan substitute products are flying off Swiss supermarket shelves.
More More Electric planes: a quiet revolution in the Swiss skies This content was published on Oct 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 We take a ride on the Pipistrel Velis Electro - the world's first certified electric aircraft.
More More Covid-19: Swiss tourism sector to suffer until 2023-2024 This content was published on Oct 23, 2020 Oct 23, 2020 Switzerland’s hard-hit tourism sector is set to continue to suffer due to the new coronavirus for another three or four years.
