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, 2021 21:30Beginning on a grand note, Seychelles Islands shows off its wonders in Switzerland, as the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) launches a two-week advertising campaign in the European nation- a second ... Read More
Switzerland announces entry ban, retroactive quarantine for travelers from UK and South Africa
Harry S. Johnson- December 21, 2020 23:24Following the discovery of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the UK and South Africa, the Federal Council today decided to take steps to prevent the further ... Read More
Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering food and beverages in Economy Class in 2021
Harry S. Johnson- November 17, 2020 19:45In the near future, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will be offering g their customers a new range of services in Economy Class. Starting in spring 2021, passengers on short ... Read More
Davos goes Bürgenstock: World Economic Forum Style
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- October 14, 2020 15:22It came as a big surprise to everyone in Davos - The World Economic Forum (WEF). Yes, the WEF 2021 will be hosted at Bürgenstock, 500 meters above Lake Lucerne ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: Over €3.2 billion in airline ticket refunds paid
Harry S. Johnson- October 9, 2020 06:08In the current year, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over 3.2 billion euros to a total of over 7.3 million customers (as of 7 October ... Read More
Lufthansa: Over €3 billion paid in ticket refunds
Harry S. Johnson- October 2, 2020 06:10In the current year, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over three billion euros to a total of over seven million customers (as of 30 September ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: €2.8 billion in airline ticket refunds already paid
Harry S. Johnson- September 18, 2020 05:58In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.8 billion euros to a total of 6.6 million customers (as of 16 September 2020). ... Read More
Lufthansa: €2.7 billion in ticket refunds already paid
Harry S. Johnson- September 11, 2020 15:53In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.7 billion euros to a total of 6.3 million customers (as of 09.09.2020). In arithmetical ... Read More
Lufthansa processes €2.6 billion in refund claims from first half of the year
Harry S. Johnson- September 4, 2020 15:47In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed around 2.6 billion euros to a total of 6 million customers (as of 02.09.2020). The justified ... Read More
World’s largest Lindt Chocolate Shop and Museum opens in Zurich September 13
Harry S. Johnson- September 3, 2020 23:13The Lindt Home of Chocolate, a 65,000-square-foot museum complete with interactive exhibitions, the world's largest Lindt chocolate shop, a 'Chocolateria' and the world's largest chocolate fountain, will open its doors ... Read More
ICCA partners up with Geneva International Association Forum
Harry S. Johnson- September 2, 2020 01:05The Geneva International Association Forum (GIAF) was launched by the ASSOCIATIONWORLD Foundation in collaboration with the Geneva Convention Bureau and Congrex Switzerland earlier this year, now taking place on 17-18 ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines: Over €2.5 billion in ticket costs reimbursed so far
Harry S. Johnson- August 28, 2020 16:05In the current year, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group have so far reimbursed over 2.5 billion euros to a total of 5.6 million customers (as of August 24, 2020). ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines tighten face mask rules
Harry S. Johnson- August 24, 2020 15:22The airlines of the Lufthansa Group are restricting the exceptions from the obligation to wear a mask on board their flights. From 1 September 2020, an exemption from the obligation ... Read More
A bucket list chocolate destination opens in Zurich
Chief Assignment Editor- August 12, 2020 21:41The highly anticipated Lindt Home of Chocolate, a 65,000-square-foot museum complete with the world's largest Lindt chocolate shop, will open its doors on September 13 in Kilchberg, Switzerland. This addition ... Read More
Switzerland declares all non-Schengen countries ‘high COVID-19 risk’ states
Harry S. Johnson- August 6, 2020 15:47Swiss government officials announced today that Switzerland's list of states with a risk from high rates of COVID-19 new cases has been revised and now includes all countries outside Europe’s ... Read More
Mainland Spain added to Swiss COVID-19 quarantine list
Chief Assignment Editor- August 5, 2020 21:49Health officials in Bern announced that all new arrivals to Switzerland from Spain are now subject to a mandatory 10-day COVID-19 quarantine. Patrick Mathys, head of crisis management for the ... Read More
A cure for COVID-19? Why the death rates is low in Germany?
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 1, 2020 21:20No American has to die on COVID-19, a US primary care doctor from Houston, Texas claims. Her treatment plan is supported by ongoing Swiss studies and published by the Swiss ... Read More
Helvetic Airways upgrades Embraer E2 order to larger aircraft
Harry S. Johnson- July 16, 2020 23:45Helvetic Airways has signed a commitment with Embraer to convert four of their remaining firm orders to the larger E195-E2 aircraft. The original order, for 12 E190-E2s with purchase rights ... Read More
Lufthansa Group: 50 percent of the fleet back in the air
Harry S. Johnson- June 29, 2020 15:29Due to the significant changes in the booking wishes of their passengers, the airlines in the Lufthansa Group are switching from short-term to longer-term flight planning and are now completing ... Read More
Switzerland to end COVID-19 restrictions next week
Harry S. Johnson- June 20, 2020 16:55Swiss government announced that most of COVID-19 restrictions will end next week and the events of up to 1,000 people will be allowed. “As of Monday, June 22, the measures ... Read More
Lufthansa Group to cut 22,000 jobs
Harry S. Johnson- June 15, 2020 18:52Last week, the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG informed the representatives of the trade unions Verdi (Vereinigte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft), VC (Vereinigung Cockpit) and Ufo (Unabhängige Flugbegleiter Organisation) about the current ... Read More
Swiss are wary of Chinese tourists over COVID-19 fears
Chief Assignment Editor- June 10, 2020 22:25The residents of Switzerland have changed their attitude towards mass tourism because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel experts from Swiss University of Applied Sciences conducted a survey of residents of ... Read More
Lufthansa Group airlines significantly expand service in June
Harry S. Johnson- May 14, 2020 15:26With the June flight schedule, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group are significantly expanding their services compared with the previous weeks operation. Lufthansa, SWISS and Eurowings are again adding numerous ... Read More
Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS to take off again with 160 aircraft in June
Harry S. Johnson- May 8, 2020 15:49Starting in June, Lufthansa, Eurowings and SWISS will be offering monthly restart schedules to significantly more destinations in Germany and Europe than in the past few weeks. The repatriation schedules ... Read More
No mask required: Switzerland to relax COVID-19 constrains next week
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2020 19:00Swiss government announced today that it will be relaxing its COVID-19 restrictions starting next week. The rules on keeping distance and washing hands will remain as the best protective measures, ... Read More
Swiss Whistleblower’s shocking conclusion on COVID-19 and a new super virus
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 11, 2020 08:40In the first two days, the article by Prof. Dr. med. HC Paul Robert Vogt from Switzerland hasbeen read over 350,000 times and shared a thousand times. Professor Vogt is a Cardiac ... Read More
The Risk of Dying on Coronavirus? COVID-19 Research tells the truth
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2020 05:05Albert Camus said in 1947 on The Plague „The only means to fight the plague is honesty.“ A Swiss medical professional asked to have the following information published to understand ... Read More
Swiss government stops issuing entry visas, tightens border control
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2020 17:25The government of Switzerland announced today that is was expanding border-crossing restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. New, extended entry restrictions will apply to travel from Spain. The restrictions ... Read More
Austrian Airlines is suspending operation as of March 19
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 16, 2020 13:36Austrian Airlines will suspend all flights between March 19 and March 28 due to Coronavirus. Austrian Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance and Lufthansa Group. Lufthansa all will ... Read More
Germany is closing borders
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 15, 2020 16:16German authorities have decided to close the country's borders with France, Austria, and Switzerland will be closed starting Monday. Commuters would still be allowed to travel, according to German media. German ... Read More
Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels Airlines flights to USA after restrictions
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 12, 2020 16:32Are Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines still flying to the United States? US PresidentTrump yesterday banned the European Union and Switzerland from travel to the United States as ... Read More
UNWTO leads high delegation at WHO headquarters on COVID-19
editor- March 11, 2020 19:39UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili led a high delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva to further advance the two agencies’ coordinated response to ... Read More
COVID-19 blacklisted EU countries: Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Austria
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 6, 2020 14:53Israel on Wednesday ordered a two-week quarantine on people arriving from France, Germany, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland over coronavirus fears, after imposing similar measures on Italy and several Asian states. ... Read More
Coronavirus impacted January Airline Passenger Demand
editor- March 4, 2020 19:00“January was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the traffic impacts we are seeing owing to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, given that major travel restrictions in China ... Read More
Swiss International Air Lines takes delivery of its first Airbus A320neo
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2020 15:17Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft at a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. It is the first of 25 A320neo Family aircraft ... Read More
Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines halt flights to mainland China
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2020 14:51The safety of passengers and employees is a top priority for the Lufthansa Group. After thoroughly evaluating all currently available information on the corona virus, Lufthansa Group has decided to ... Read More
