GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A selection of Swiss news highlights, from local media: Tetrapak to close factory Tetrapak is closing its factory in Romont and laying off 123 employees; the state of the economy is leading the manufacturer of packaging, notably milk and juice containers, to move some of its Swiss operations to Hungary, where costs […]
Travels
When I travel, I drink wine. In fact, I usually organize my travels around learning about it because wine isn't a beverage, it's a culture.
Martigny opens a very special hotel
Swiss quality hotel, with a mentally handicapped team MARTIGNY, SWITZERLAND / OPINION – It’s not every day I’m this charmed by a hotel, but here is one I would love to see filled year-round, and not just because the remarkable staff is mostly a group of mentally handicapped people. It’s called the Martigny Boutique Hotel […]
Geneva drivers, prepare for tougher stance
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva is cracking down on drivers who don’t follow the rules, with fines going up sharply and police promising to hand out more tickets. At the same time, a heated debate is underway over whether or not to charge parking fees for motorcycles. Your muffler doesn’t work properly? The fine could go […]
Swiss media stories: glaciers, Hublot, HUG, Lindt, Roundup
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s the season for inaugurations, with Hublot opening its new building in Nyon. Two days later the CFF invited guests to see the start of work on two new relay stations in Mies and Chambésy that are key to the 2017 programme for 15-minute train connections with Geneva. A new private venture […]
Site for Swiss VW owners to check
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – After last week’s announcement by the Swiss government that no new Volkswagen Group cars can be sold in the country, or used ones coming from outside Switzerland, current owners have a bit of help from VW to see if their car is one of the ones concerned. The special web site set […]