Category: Switzerland travel news
Switzerland travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Latest travel and tourism news on Switzerland. Latest news on safety, hotels, resorts, attractions, tours and transportation in Switzerland. Zurich Travel information. Switzerland is a mountainous Central European country, home to numerous lakes, villages and the high peaks of the Alps. Its cities contain medieval quarters, with landmarks like capital Bern’s Zytglogge clock tower and Lucerne’s wooden chapel bridge. The country is also known for its ski resorts and hiking trails. Banking and finance are key industries, and Swiss watches and chocolate are world renowned.
Seychelles Wonders brought to Switzerland yet again!
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 18, 2021Beginning on a grand note, Seychelles Islands shows off its wonders in Switzerland, as the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) launches ... Read More
Switzerland announces entry ban, retroactive quarantine for travelers from UK and South Africa
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020Following the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa, the Federal ... Read More
Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering food and beverages in Economy Class in 2021
Harry S. Johnson- November 17, 2020In the near future, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering g their customers a new range of services ... Read More
Davos goes Bürgenstock: World Economic Forum Style
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- October 14, 2020It came as a big surprise to everyone in Davos - The World Economic Forum (WEF). Yes, the WEF 2021 ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: Over €3.2 billion in airline ticket refunds paid
Harry S. Johnson- October 9, 2020In the current year, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over 3.2 billion euros to a ... Read More
Lufthansa: Over €3 billion paid in ticket refunds
Harry S. Johnson- October 2, 2020In the current year, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over three billion euros to a ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: €2.8 billion in airline ticket refunds already paid
Harry S. Johnson- September 18, 2020In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.8 billion euros to a ... Read More
Lufthansa: €2.7 billion in ticket refunds already paid
Harry S. Johnson- September 11, 2020In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.7 billion euros to a ... Read More
Lufthansa processes €2.6 billion in refund claims from first half of the year
Harry S. Johnson- September 4, 2020In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.6 billion euros to a ... Read More
World’s largest Lindt Chocolate Shop and Museum opens in Zurich September 13
Harry S. Johnson- September 3, 2020The Lindt Home of Chocolate, a 65,000-square-foot museum complete with interactive exhibitions, the world's largest Lindt chocolate shop, a 'Chocolateria' ... Read More
ICCA partners up with Geneva International Association Forum
Harry S. Johnson- September 2, 2020The Geneva International Association Forum (GIAF) was launched by the ASSOCIATIONWORLD Foundation in collaboration with the Geneva Convention Bureau and ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines: Over €2.5 billion in ticket costs reimbursed so far
Harry S. Johnson- August 28, 2020In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over 2.5 billion euros to a ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines tighten face mask rules
Harry S. Johnson- August 24, 2020The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are restricting the exceptions from the obligation to wear a mask on board their ... Read More
A bucket list chocolate destination opens in Zurich
Chief Assignment Editor- August 12, 2020The highly anticipated Lindt Home of Chocolate, a 65,000-square-foot museum complete with the world's largest Lindt chocolate shop, will open ... Read More
Switzerland declares all non-Schengen countries ‘high COVID-19 risk’ states
Harry S. Johnson- August 6, 2020Swiss government officials announced today that Switzerland's list of states with a risk from high rates of COVID-19 new cases ... Read More
Mainland Spain added to Swiss COVID-19 quarantine list
Chief Assignment Editor- August 5, 2020Health officials in Bern announced that all new arrivals to Switzerland from Spain are now subject to a mandatory 10-day ... Read More
A cure for COVID-19? Why the death rates is low in Germany?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 1, 2020No American has to die on COVID-19, a US primary care doctor from Houston, Texas claims. Her treatment plan is ... Read More
Helvetic Airways upgrades Embraer E2 order to larger aircraft
Harry S. Johnson- July 16, 2020Helvetic Airways has signed a commitment with Embraer to convert four of their remaining firm orders to the larger E195-E2 ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: 50 percent of the fleet back in the air
Harry S. Johnson- June 29, 2020Due to the significant changes in the booking wishes of their passengers, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group are switching ... Read More
Switzerland to end COVID-19 restrictions next week
Harry S. Johnson- June 20, 2020Swiss government announced that most of COVID-19 restrictions will end next week and the events of up to 1,000 people ... Read More
Lufthansa Group to cut 22,000 jobs
Harry S. Johnson- June 15, 2020Last week, the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG informed the representatives of the trade unions Verdi (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft), VC ... Read More
Swiss are wary of Chinese tourists over COVID-19 fears
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2020The residents of Switzerland have changed their attitude towards mass tourism because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel experts from Swiss ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expand service in June
Harry S. Johnson- May 14, 2020With the June flight schedule, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are significantly expanding their services compared with the previous ... Read More
Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS to take off again with 160 aircraft in June
Harry S. Johnson- May 8, 2020Starting in June, Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS will be offering monthly restart schedules to significantly more destinations in Germany and ... Read More
No mask required: Switzerland to relax COVID-19 constrains next week
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2020Swiss government announced today that it will be relaxing its COVID-19 restrictions starting next week. The rules on keeping distance ... Read More
Swiss Whistleblower’s shocking conclusion on COVID-19 and a new super virus
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 11, 2020In the first two days, the article by Prof. Dr. med. HC Paul Robert Vogt from Switzerland hasbeen read over 350,000 times ... Read More
The Risk of Dying on Coronavirus? COVID-19 Research tells the truth
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2020Albert Camus said in 1947 on The Plague „The only means to fight the plague is honesty.“ A Swiss medical ... Read More
Swiss government stops issuing entry visas, tightens border control
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2020The government of Switzerland announced today that is was expanding border-crossing restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. New, extended ... Read More
Austrian Airlines is suspending operation as of March 19
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 16, 2020Austrian Airlines will suspend all flights between March 19 and March 28 due to Coronavirus. Austrian Airlines is a member ... Read More
Germany is closing borders
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2020German authorities have decided to close the country's borders with France, Austria, and Switzerland will be closed starting Monday. Commuters ... Read More
Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels Airlines flights to USA after restrictions
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2020Are Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines still flying to the United States? US PresidentTrump yesterday banned the European ... Read More
UNWTO leads high delegation at WHO headquarters on COVID-19
editor- March 11, 2020UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili led a high delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in ... Read More
COVID-19 blacklisted EU countries: Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Austria
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 6, 2020Israel on Wednesday ordered a two-week quarantine on people arriving from France, Germany, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland over coronavirus fears, ... Read More
Coronavirus impacted January Airline Passenger Demand
editor- March 4, 2020“January was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the traffic impacts we are seeing owing to the ... Read More
Swiss International Air Lines takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2020Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft at a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, ... Read More
Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines halt flights to mainland China
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2020The safety of passengers and employees is a top priority for the Lufthansa Group. After thoroughly evaluating all currently available ... Read More
