Geneva

Following its opening in Zurich in November 2021, Ruby Hotels has set up shop in Switzerland's other major business metropolis, Geneva. The German chain, which advocates lean luxury, is continuing its international expansion with an establishment on the left bank of the Rhône, in the heart of the...

Some twenty hotels today, rising to fifty by 2025: as part of its global expansion, Yotel will be adding Geneva to its list of addresses from the fourth quarter of 2022. This innovative concept, originally known for its capsule-style hotels in airports, has since expanded into the heart of major cities, in Amsterdam, London, New York and London.

Anyone travelling by train in Switzerland will be surprised by the incredible punctuality of trains on the Swiss Federal Railways network. SBB trains arrive and depart with the utmost precision, down to the minute. And this is no figment of the imagination. For example, SBB...

Air traffic at Geneva Cointrin continued to be affected by the Covid 19 pandemic in 2021. Geneva Airport welcomed 5.92 million passengers in 2021, compared with 5.60 million in 2020. This is 5.8% more than in 2020 but 67% less passenger traffic than in 2019. That year, the airport...

InterCity Hotels has just made its Swiss debut near Zurich airport. For the occasion, the mid-range brand has found a location in line with its positioning, that of accommodation that is always perfectly located for business travellers. The Deutsche Hospitality group's brand is mainly developed in city centres, and in particular in...

A business trip with your hands in your pockets, or almost... That's what the new partnership between Swiss and AirPortr, a digital platform providing intelligent baggage management solutions, is all about. The Lufthansa Group airline is offering a new "AirPortr option", via which passengers can request their baggage to be collected...

Switzerland is anticipating ever-increasing use of the railways for future travel. It is therefore embarking on a gigantic infrastructure modernisation project along the arc of Lake Geneva, the largest project to date in French-speaking Switzerland. This investment will primarily concern the Geneva-Lausanne axis. Passenger numbers are expected to...

The recovery of the airline sector remains weakened by the virus mutations, confinements, border closures and travel restrictions. As a result, Swiss national airline's summer schedule will be much more limited than expected, especially in the second quarter. According to Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Chief Commercial Officer of Swiss, "we...

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is temporarily reducing its flight operations to Geneva in view of the tighter travel restrictions imposed by the Swiss Federal Council on February 1. The measure will be in force until the end of February. The decision was taken in view of the fact that Swiss operates a so-called "low-cost" model in Geneva....

While the Geneva hotel industry has been particularly hard hit by the consequences of the pandemic, as evidenced by the closure of one of the city's historic flagships, Le Richemond, a new hotel is preparing to enter the market. Expected to open next spring, The Woodward will add to the Oetker Collection, which already boasts...

After Zürich last year, CitizenM has now arrived in Switzerland's other major financial centre, Geneva. This new hotel is the second to be opened by the Dutch brand in 2020, after the one in Seattle South Lake Union and before the one in Washington DC, expected by the end of the year, and another planned near the Champs-Elysées in Paris....

Perhaps more than anywhere else, the covid-129 pandemic has hit Geneva hard. The city of Calvin is not only Switzerland's second-largest financial and banking centre, after Zurich. Above all, it is an international meeting place, with its international institutions. Nearly 82% from all...

Despite various recommendations put in place by the Geneva Airport authorities, a very high number of people travelled to the Swiss hub at the beginning of last week, with the closure of ski resorts and borders decreed by the Swiss Confederation. Geneva Airport is therefore stepping up its security measures...

Air Sénégal is preparing to strengthen its catalogue in the business travel segment. On 26 June, the airline will begin operations between Dakar and London's Stansted airport. The Airbus A321 will operate three flights a week, every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The aircraft will leave London Stansted at...

In December, Lyria will begin operating 15 TGV Duplex trains redesigned in its own colours. The new trains will offer passengers greater comfort and new services such as free Wi-Fi, with a 30 % increase in seating capacity. The number of daily services will be increased, with eight round trips...

Nantes airport continues to grow in popularity, particularly for Transavia, which is opening more and more routes. Almost ten years after the inauguration of its Nantes base, the carrier will soon be serving 29 destinations in 14 countries. Next autumn, Transavia will be inaugurating two new routes, to business destinations in...

Without easyJet, Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse airports would be a mere shadow of their former selves. The low-cost carrier's strategy is clear: aim for a premium market. At the Franco-Swiss airport, easyJet has conquered a market share of 60%, operating no fewer than 67 routes. The carrier currently connects ten French cities from Basel, including Biarritz,...

The disappearance of Airberlin in autumn 2017 had repercussions not only in Germany, but also on Swiss air traffic. The bankruptcy of the German airline, which had a strong presence in the Swiss market, particularly in Zurich, led in particular to the suspension of operations of Belair Airlines, Airberlin's Swiss subsidiary. But that's not the...

 If you have two hours... The Patek Philippe Museum is one of Geneva's most popular museums. Its prestigious collection of watches - those designed by the famous watchmaker of Polish origin, as well as a whole series of models retracing the history of watchmaking - allows visitors to step back in time through...

HOTELS Strategic address Warwick Undeniably one of the most strategic addresses for a business trip to Geneva. Facing Cornavin station, the Warwick hotel is less than five minutes' walk from the banks of the Rhône. The latest refurbishment, completed in 2010, transformed the 7th floor into a penthouse, consisting of...