Paris, France (romandie/apf) – French regional train traffic is expected to quadruple by 2030, the SNCF said Tuesday, presenting its programme of options for coping with the increase. In the past 10 years traffic increased by 60%.
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White-draped vines a Valais standout
Conthey, Valais, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – A large white band stretched across a very high and very steep vineyard in canton Valais above Conthey has been attracting attention, visible as it is from the A9 autoroute. Oenologue Xavier de Werra, whose idea it was, explained to Le Matin that old vines belonging to the […]
New biometric Swiss passport for CHF140
Bern, Switzerland (romandie/ats, Fre) – Swiss citizens, like their Schengen agreement counterparts in the European Union, will have passports with biometric data and digital prints in 2009, when the country will stop issuing simpler, non-digital passports. The new ones will cost CHF140. The lower house of Parliament Thursday voted to follow the lead of the […]
Swiss and EU citizens now required to register to visit US
Washington, DC (GenevaLunch) – Citizens of Switzerland and the European Union as well as others who do not need visas to travel to the United States, will nevertheless be required to register online with the US government, starting in 2009. US authorities Wednesday published details (link to US government site has since been deleted, 17.04.2018) noting […]
FEATURE / Geneva Kempinski Hotel gets new director
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Michael Henssler 2 June took up the position of managing director of the year-old Kempinski Grand Hotel in Geneva. As part of his first day on the job he proudly showed a small group of guests around the hotel’s remarkable new Geneva Suite. Hessler, 44 years old, comes to the hotel […]