Geneva, Switzerland (20 Minutes Fre) – There is good news for the 100,000 people expected to pass through Geneva’s Cointrin Airport during each of the three holiday weekends coming up: border guards are opening up four instead of the usual two passport controls.
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Third rail line pleas rebuffed by Parliament
Bern, Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – Politicians from the Lake Geneva region failed to succeed once again in getting Parliament to back construction of a third rail line between Lausanne and Geneva.
Swiss improves online check-in service
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss has extended its online check-in service so that passengers can now visit their check-in page several times to make changes such as moving to another seat or checking in a group of up to nine people.
Basel, Bern, Zurich: cheerful traveler guide takes you further
We have just added information to the Cheerful traveler guides, on traveling to and around in Basel, Bern and Zurich. They’re designed for people who live in the Lake Geneva region and travel to other Swiss cities for business or pleasure, but visitors to Switzerland will also find them helpful. We’re in the process of […]
Schengen arrives, customs remains the same
St Prex, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland officially becomes part of the Schengen Area today. To celebrate, and as a reminder that customs officers are still at the borders, GenevaLunch has revised its popular guide, How to make it happily through Swiss customs. (Ed. note: Details on Swiss customs and Schengen 2008, from the federal government). […]