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Archives for January 2009

Geneva airport holds grand opening for “showcase” restaurant

30/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva’s Cointrin Airport has been recreating its food offer as part of a major programme of renovation and expansion. Wednesday night the Altitude restaurant, for which a new floor was added to the airport building, held its grand opening. Chief marketing officer for SSP, the international company charged with managing the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Altitude restaurant, food services, Geneva Airport, travel

Know your Swiss wines: Ticino

30/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Title: Know your Swiss wines: Ticino Location: Lutry, Grand Caveau du Singe Vert Link out: Click here Description: Tasting session with Vini Rovio Ronco, one of Ticino’s top producers (Ellen Wallace, GL editor and wine blogger, will join the group) Start Time: 15:00 Date: 31 Jan 2009 End Time: 17:30

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Ellen Wallace, Swiss wines, Ticino, Vini Rovio Ronco

Swiss drivers’ license suspensions rise – more speeding, distractions, less drink

28/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The number of drivers’ licenses suspended rose in Switzerland in 2008, up to 74,326, an increase of 2,275 compared to 2007. Suspensions ranged from one to three months in 70% of cases to indefinite suspensions for 15% of the licenses taken by the police.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: drivers licenses, suspensions, Swiss roads 2008, Switzerland, travel

Deadline looms for 2009 autoroute stickers on cars

28/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Updated 10:50  Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The last day you can get away with driving on Swiss autoroutes with a 2008 sticker is Saturday, 31 January. The new obligatory autoroute tax stickers, purple with “09” in yellow, are on sale for CHF40 at Swiss post offices. They are valid until 31 January 2010.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: 2009 vignette, road tax, Swiss autoroute sticker, Switzerland, travel

Lonely Planet loves Zurich

22/01/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Lonely Planet travel guides have included Zurich in their latest pick of 10 favourite cities around the world. The guides call Zurich the “most outrageous” of Switzerland’s cities (Geneva is the most “cosmopolitan”). Down with the stuffy old too-clean banking centre image, up with the “proudly party heavy by night” face […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Lonely Planet, party city, Zurich

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