Liam Bates, who occasionally contributes travel articles to GenevaLunch, is currently leading a group that includes Lake Geneva area people on an overland trip to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. It is indeed possible to go to Tibet, he writes Saturday in a new ChinaGold blog post, but not overland, despite having negotiated permits for this. […]
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Rain floods Ticino, millions in damages
Updated, 13:20 Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland (TSR, Fre and Ticinonline, It and Corriere del Ticino, It) – Forget the sunny south, at least for the past weekend, where heavy rains starting Friday night flooded much of Lugano and Bellinzona. The rains are continuing Monday morning, causing concern that homes may need to be evacuated. TSR reports […]
New study shows glacier resorts unprepared for meltdown
Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – An unpublished study of 130 resort towns by the Swiss land development foundation, SL-FP, on the impact of melting glaciers on tourism near them, shows that most of the 130 communities studied are unprepared for their demise, according to 24 Heures. The newspaper takes a close look at the impact […]
Bed and breakfast tourism takes off in Switzerland
Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – For nearly 20 years a small number of people worked to get the bed and breakfast tourism industry off the ground, without enormous success. Now, according to TSR, which carries a 2:07 minute video that visits several B&Bs, looks at why this is now growing at 20% a year, thanks to […]
Blecherette plucks a bit of Cointrin business air traffic
Lausanne, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – With Cointrin airport in Geneva growing in importance and traffic, its little sister airport at La Blecherette in Lausanne is developing a new profile, with nearly 10% of its flights now business traffic. The airport is traditionally a training ground and home to small pleasure planes, but a facelift […]