GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Airline Swiss and Geneva airport 13 November opened three new fully automated luggage check-in counters, the first operating anywhere in the world, they say. The new service is part of a seamless travel programme the airport is working to develop with airlines operating in Geneva. Initial results, after six days in service, […]
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.
Wine pick: Domaine de Mourchon Séguret
ELLEN’S WINE WORLD / FRENCH WINES – Red wine, French, Côte du Rhône. Domaine de Mourchon “Grande Réserve” 2011, AOC Séguret These are our neighbours, just a couple hours down the Rhone river from Geneva, where the wines start to become bigger, richer, more powerful. One of the rising stars, as French wine media are […]
Zurich airport passenger tax down slightly
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The airport tax charged each commercial airline passenger will be lowered slightly in 2014, with the new rates in effect until 2017, the Swiss Federal Aviation Office said Friday, but no one is likely to be happy over the new tax. The federal office was called in when the airport and the […]
Train riders, have your say on new rail Starbucks
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The CFF/SBB rail company is soliciting comments from train passengers who use the new pilot project Starbuck’s rail cars that go into service 21 November. The two companies have agreed to run the pilot project for nine months: two restaurant cars will be converted into mobile Starbucks cafés with a take-away on […]
E-cigarette public transport ban in December
BERN, SWITZERLAND – E-cigarettes will be banned on public transport throughout Switzerland as of 15 December the association of public transport operators said 12 November. The cigarettes are not illegal, but agents working for bus, tram and train companies have trouble identifying them, the group says. Tobacco-based cigars and cigarettes are banned on public transport. […]