The city of Geneva’s free transport tickets for visitors is surely one of its best tricks for selling the city: never under-estimate the power of a free ride. This isn’t the first and the last time we’ll see this mentioned, but in a large US city newspaper, it will have a happy ripple effect, as […]
Swiss film on gem of a winemaker wins int’l award
Top Swiss sweet wines, including film subject Chappaz’s, tasted at Vinea It’s easy to see why Fred Florey chose Marie-Thérèse Chappaz in Fully for the subject of his wine film, the 52-minute documentary Les saisons de Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, which has just won the Grand Prix Spécial du Grand Jury at Oenovideo in France. The film […]
Easyjet follows its apology for late flights with rosy numbers (update)
(video interview) Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Easyjet Monday 6 September published its figures for August, showing a healthy increase of 8.4 percent compared to August 2009: more than 5.2 million passengers. The upbeat numbers follow close on the heels of a series of critical media headlines in recent weeks because of the number of flights […]
Strikes slow down French rail traffic
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Rail connections between Switzerland and France are being slowed down and in some cases are operating only intermittently Monday to Wednesday, 6, 7 and 8 September, thanks to a rail strike in France. TGV trains in particular have been hit, with most of the scheduled trains suspended Monday. Details on trains […]
World Champion Pinot Noir winery in Graubuenden
Grape variety growing rapidly in international popularity; Swiss Pinot Noirs among best Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The World Champion Pinot Noir producer is a Graubuenden winery, Weingut Donatsch Malans, for its Donatsch Pinot Noir Passion. The award, announced 2 September by the Mondial du Pinot Noir international wine competition, is given to the winery that […]