Airlines fighting to capture market share GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you want to leave Geneva in the next few weeks for a cheap getaway, you’ll find it easy, with every airline hustling for your business. Darwin announced Monday morning that tickets from Geneva to Florence, Lugano, Rome and Valencia will be 20 percent off until […]
Here’s to a fine weekend!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Swiss sparkling wines, particularly traditional method (the way champagne is made), are improving dramatically. More about that soon, but in the meantime, here is to a happy weekend, with plenty to do (check out our sister site, Events.GenevaLunch.com). Cheers! Temperatures range from 8-14C in most of the country […]
Best little Swiss wine app, now android
The Vinea Swiss wine app was released a year ago for iPhones/iPads and now it’s available for android via Google Play. It’s been updated and improved, as are most apps after a few months on the market, but this already very useful app – and it’s free – now includes the winners of the 2013 Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, which is Switzerland’s national wine competition.
The awards ceremony was earlier this week in Bern. GenevaLunch feature on the award-winning wines. More …
Lausanne’s popular M2 to double by 2020
More frequent trains in 2014 to reduce rush hour crush LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The M2 is being called a victim of its own success by politicians and local media, reaching saturation point this year after just five years in operation. Starting in 2014 the system will run trains more frequently to handle the load, every […]
Swiss consuming less milk
BERN, SWITZERLAND – The land famous for its cows and cheese is letting down the team: milk consumption is falling. Per person consumption fell by 22 percent from 200 to 2012, says the Federal Agriculture Office, from 86.1 to 67.1 kg during the period. The Swiss are also drinking more lower fat milk, sales of […]