Ed. note: for anyone stranded by the three-hour closing of Geneva’s airport Saturday 19 January due to bad weather, the airport now has an official announcement for download, for insurance or other purposes. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the world’s largest airline, Air China, with 400 aircraft in its fleet, is adding a new direct […]
Archives for January 2013
Swiss trains: yes, do watch your luggage
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It seems no matter how often the police say it or the CFF rail company cautions travelers, foreigns are anxious to hold onto the image of clean, tidy, crime-free Switzerland, a place that exists mainly in the imagination. The latest dire warning to travelers comes from a writer in the UK’s Daily […]
Italians, Spaniards and French visited Swiss in November
BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss tourism figures showed some unusual developments in November 2013, with Italy showing the strongest growth, with overnight stays up 14 percent, France up 8.2 percent and Spain up 14 percent. Italy led the way with the largest overall increase in visitors, but European visits to Switzerland as a whole rose 2.9 […]
Swiss 2012 wine production down 10% in 1 year but quality high
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 2012 wine harvest in Switzerland was the subject of an odd mix of projections during the year, ranging from terrible to very good. The explanation is simple: a year of weather extremes touched different regions in different ways and, as the year progressed, the positive or negative outlook often turned around. […]
Working women outstrip men as serious car accident risks
Men are becoming more sensible drivers more rapidly Women 18-24, en route to work, are most at risk GENEVA / BERN, SWITZERLAND – Working women who drive are at their worst on the road between 07:00 and 08:00, particularly women ages 18 to 24, show figures pubished 9 January by the Suva, Swiss obligatory accident […]