Switzerland

Euroairport Basel-Mulhouse is steadily strengthening its position in holiday destinations to the Mediterranean. This can be seen in the timetable for the summer 2023 flight plan (valid from 26 March 2023 to 28 October 2023). The Franco-Swiss hub will nevertheless offer 100 destinations on direct flights. The Mediterranean and North Africa in the spotlight On...

As if to honour the 175th anniversary of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), passenger traffic improved in 2022. Admittedly, the result was impacted by a first quarter still under the influence of Covid. But in 2022, a total of 423.5 million passengers travelled on all trains...

Already present in Zurich with two establishments, both close to the airport, the Radisson group is preparing to strengthen its offering in the Swiss metropolis by taking over the largest hotel in its conurbation, the Joyn Zurich. Due to open in 2021 in Opfikon, some fifteen minutes from both the centre of Zurich and the airport, the Joyn...

The Lufthansa group is looking for renewal. Following in the footsteps of its eponymous airline, which recently presented the Allegris project, it is now Swiss's turn to adorn itself in new finery. The Swiss Senses collection was unveiled at the beginning of March. Aimed at the long-haul network, it will cover three classes of travel: the...

The final hours of 2022 saw the Hyatt Place brand make its official debut in a new business destination: Hangzhou. And for its arrival in the capital of Zhejiang, China, the brand positioned as the group's contemporary and relaxed brand has set its sights on a strategic location for travellers...

The budget brand Zleep Hotels, which first appeared near Copenhagen airport in 2003, is continuing to expand in its home country. Partly acquired in 2019 by the Deustche Hospitality group - parent company of the Steigenberger and InterCity Hotels brands, among others - the brand now has 15 establishments in Denmark, with the opening of...

Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) will continue to expand its international network next summer, but at a slower pace than originally planned. The airline plans to offer only 85% of the capacity offered in 2019. According to the airline, the top priority remains the stability of its offer. Swiss will serve a total of 112 destinations from Zurich...

It's a paradox. The inexorable rise in the Swiss franc does not seem to be penalising the Swiss economy as a whole, and the hotel sector in particular. In the space of a year, the Swiss franc has fallen from CHF 1.07 to the euro to CHF 0.98 on 6 October. At the end of June, the Swiss franc had reached absolute parity...

A sustainable approach and improved passenger comfort. This is the concept behind the future Pier A at Zurich airport. It will eventually replace the current "Dock A". The latter, built 35 years ago at the same time as the control tower, is reaching the end of its useful life, according to the authorities. Pier A...

Among Switzerland's legendary hotels, the Palace Lucerne is the equal of the Hôtel des Bergues in Geneva, the Lausanne Palace and the Montreux Palace, opened in 1906 like its Lucerne counterpart. All these prestigious hotels have one thing in common: they combine Belle Epoque charm with the chic ambience of the Riviera. Located close to...

Swiss International Air Lines will be expanding its portfolio of destinations from the start of the winter schedules. The carrier is planning 83 destinations from Zurich and 26 from Geneva. This represents approximately 80% of 2019 capacity. The programme features a greater number of destinations than during the winter...

Switzerland is easily accessible from anywhere in France, whether by air, rail or road. The country's dense rail and motorway networks make it easy to get around. For MICE organisers, cities and cantons generally offer a dedicated team to answer all logistical and organisational questions....

To a foreign traveller, Solothurn might seem like any other small Swiss town. The city of 18,000 inhabitants has a medieval old town with windows decorated with geraniums and countless fountains also adorned with flowerbeds. A town that exudes opulence and tranquillity, with its banks, tower and...

A 45-minute train journey takes you from Lausanne to Fribourg, capital of the canton of the same name. Fribourg is the equivalent of Berne in French-speaking Switzerland. Behind the creation of these two cities in the twelfth century was a great dynasty of German origin, the Zähringers. But the...

So why was Bern chosen as Switzerland's federal capital rather than Geneva or Zurich? This choice was justified by the need to avoid a concentration of power in a single metropolis. Some will say that the city of 140,000 inhabitants is a little provincial for a capital city. But no matter. Berne is a true reflection of...

Lausanne is an ideal base from which to begin a trip to Switzerland, especially for French travellers. Firstly, because the capital of the canton of Vaud is just under four hours from Paris by TGV Lyria. What's more, unlike Geneva, which is geographically on the fringes of the Swiss Confederation, Lausanne is within easy reach of...

For business travellers, Switzerland generally revolves around a few emblematic destinations: Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Zurich. And yet, in the shadow of these four metropolises, lives another, more discreet, prosperous Switzerland. A Switzerland that is nonetheless an alternative for a conference, an incentive trip or simply...

How is Lyria's business traffic doing? Fabien Soulet - After a period of recovery in the second half of 2021, Lyria experienced a blip in December-January due to the fifth wave of the Covid epidemic caused by the Omicron variant. The recovery is now strong, which has convinced us to...

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.

One last door is closing in Europe for flights to and from Russia. On Monday, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, activated the ban on Russian aircraft flying over and serving Swiss territory. The airline Swiss is therefore also banned from flying into Swiss territory...