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Identity card<\/h2>\n

Currency :<\/strong> the Swiss franc (CHF). 1 euro = 1.23 Swiss francs (November 2013).<\/p>\n

Area code :<\/strong> +41 (Switzerland); (0)43 or (0)44 (Zurich); (0)61 (Basel); (0)22 (Geneva).<\/p>\n

How to get there<\/h2>\n

LYRIA<\/strong> combines high-speed travel with \"eco-conscious\" travel. The Franco-Swiss TGV provides up to six daily services from Paris to Basel and Zurich. Simplicity, silence and tranquillity reign during the four-hour journey. In first class, depending on the time of day, a snack or meal is served instead, and power sockets are available for recharging laptops and telephones as you travel through a pastoral landscape. These services are also available on the line that links Paris to Geneva in 3.05 hours, up to nine times a day. What's more, Lyria offers flexible fares that are ideal for business travellers, as well as regular promotions to help you save money.<\/p>\n

25, rue Titon - 75011 Paris\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email : business@lyria.com
Internet: www.tgv-lyria.com\/business<\/p>\n

AIR FRANCE<\/strong> operates six daily flights between Paris CDG and Zurich, nine to Geneva and four to Basel-Mulhouse. From Paris Orly, the airline offers five weekday services to Basel-Mulhouse and three at weekends.<\/p>\n

Tel.: 0820 320 820
Internet: www.airfrance.com<\/p>\n

SWISS<\/strong> offers 42 weekly flights between Paris and Zurich.
It should also be noted that the Swiss airline does not operate direct flights between Paris and Geneva, but has a code-share agreement with Air France for this route.<\/p>\n

Tel.: 0 892 23 25 01 (0.34 euro\/min) Internet: www.swiss.com<\/p>\n

EASY JET<\/strong> operates 23 flights a week between Paris Orly and Geneva.<\/p>\n

Internet: www.easyjet.com<\/p>\n

GENEVA<\/h2>\n

Hotels<\/h3>\n

President Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n

Even if, from the outside, its very 70's look seems a little outdated, don't be fooled: the Pr\u00e9sident Wilson remains an emblematic figure in Geneva's hotel industry. Facing the lake and Mont Blanc, this luxury hotel, managed by the Starwood group, offers 180 rooms and 48 suites, all equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Plus: a swimming pool in the garden, a wonderful spa and a restaurant run by Bocuse d'or winner Michel Roth.<\/p>\n

47, quai Wilson<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 22 906 66 66
Email : resident@hotelpwilson.com
Internet: www.hotelpwilson.com<\/p>\n

Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues<\/h4>\n

Facing the Rh\u00f4ne, this majestic building dating from 1834 was one of Geneva's first palaces. Today's Four Seasons has retained the panache of yesteryear, while adding the contemporary flair required for a hotel of this standing. Its 115 rooms have recently been revamped by Pierre-Yves Rochon.<\/p>\n

33, quai des Bergues.
Phone: +41 22 908 70 00<\/p>\n

Internet: www.fourseasons.com\/geneva<\/p>\n

Mandarin Oriental<\/h4>\n

This 197-room hotel, which has just completed its renovation with new suites decorated by Sibylle de Margerie, has a very contemporary elegance. Here and there are oriental touches, notably in the Indian restaurant, Rasoi by Vineet.<\/p>\n

1, quai Turrettini
Phone: +41 22 909 00 00<\/p>\n

Email : mogva-reservations@mohg.com
Internet: www.mandarinoriental.com<\/p>\n

Easwest Hotel<\/h4>\n

A delightful boutique hotel hidden away from the world, set in a garden adorned with a wall of bamboo.<\/p>\n

6, rue des P\u00e2quis<\/p>\n

Phone: + 41 22 708 17 17<\/p>\n

Email : info@eastwesthotel.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.eastwesthotel.ch<\/p>\n

Starling Geneva<\/h4>\n

Close to the airport, a contemporary business hotel with 496 spacious rooms
and 43 meeting rooms.<\/p>\n

34, route Fran\u00e7ois-Peyrot<\/p>\n

Tel.: + 41 22 747 02 02<\/p>\n

Email : contact@shgeneva.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.shgeneva.com<\/p>\n

Warwick Hotel<\/h4>\n

Just opposite the station, a contemporary hotel with 167 rooms, renovated in 2010.<\/p>\n

14, rue de Lausanne.
Tel.: + 41 22 716 80 00
Email : info.geneva@warwickhotels.com
Internet: www.warwickgeneva.com<\/p>\n

Budget hotels<\/h3>\n

Hotel Ibis Gen\u00e8ve Centre Nation<\/h4>\n

The hotel opened in the autumn, in a building reminiscent of a Lego construction.
Everything inside is fresh and functional. Located between the city centre and the Parc des Nations, this Ibis offers 216 fully-equipped rooms.<\/p>\n

33-35, rue du Grand Pr\u00e9<\/p>\n

Phone +41 22 919 20 30<\/p>\n

Email : h8069@accor.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.ibis.com<\/p>\n

Hotel Tiffany<\/h4>\n

A delightful little Art Deco four-star hotel in the trendy Les Bains district, close to the old town.<\/p>\n

20, rue de l'arquebuse<\/p>\n

Tel.: + 41 22 708 16 16<\/p>\n

Email : info@tiffanyhotel.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.hotel-tiffany.ch<\/p>\n

Restaurants<\/h3>\n

Brasserie des Halles de l'\u00eele<\/h4>\n

A former abattoir that runs alongside the Rh\u00f4ne. In winter, it is bathed in low-angled light. The main dining room is suspended above the water. It serves excellent beef and even bison.<\/p>\n

1, place de l'\u00eele<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 22 311 08 88<\/p>\n

Internet: www.brasseriedeshallesdelile.ch<\/p>\n

Le Vertig'o<\/h4>\n

This gourmet restaurant, awarded one star in 2009, is the domain of chef J\u00e9r\u00f4me Manifacier, who favours seafood cuisine. His creativity also focuses on local produce, fresh from the lake or surrounding gardens.<\/p>\n

11, quai du Mont-Blanc.
Phone: +41 22 909 60 00<\/p>\n

Email : hoteldelapaix@concorde-hotels.com
Internet: www.hoteldelapaix.ch<\/p>\n

Parc des Bastions restaurant<\/h4>\n

A charming place in a bandstand built in 1882. Renovated in 2004, it has retained its fin-de-si\u00e8cle spirit, and serves delicious fresh pasta and excellent desserts. The place is perfect for business lunches. In summer, when the glass roof is open, the place is even more pleasant.<\/p>\n

1, promenade des Bastions.
Phone: +41 22 310 86 66<\/p>\n

Email : restaurantdesbastions@gmail.com
Internet: www.bastions.ch<\/p>\n

Information<\/h3>\n

Geneva Tourism & Conventions Foundation<\/h4>\n

18, rue du Mont-Blanc.
Phone: +41 22 909 70 70<\/p>\n

Email : paillard@geneva-tourism.ch
Internet: www.geneve-tourisme.ch<\/p>\n

Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services<\/h4>\n

4, bd du Th\u00e9\u00e2tre.
Phone: +41 22 819 91 11<\/p>\n

Email : cci@ccig.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.ccig.ch<\/p>\n

France-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/h4>\n

5, route de Ch\u00eane.
Phone: +41 22 849 05 70<\/p>\n

Email: info@cfsci.ch - Internet: www.cfsci.ch<\/p>\n

BASEL<\/h2>\n

Hotels<\/h3>\n

Radisson Blu<\/h4>\n

This fresh and colourful hotel, with its very contemporary design, is located just a few minutes' walk from Central Station, making it very well connected to urban transport. This 206-room hotel is particularly well suited to business travellers.<\/p>\n

Steinentorstrasse 25.
Phone +41 61 227 27 27
Email : info.basel@radissonblu.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.radissonblu.fr\/hotel-basel<\/p>\n

Hilton basel<\/h4>\n

Located in the city centre, just one street from the main railway station and fifteen minutes from Basel-Mulhouse airport, the Hilton is frequented by business travellers looking for international standards.<\/p>\n

Aeschengraben 31<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 275 66 00<\/p>\n

Email : info.basel@hilton.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.hilton.com<\/p>\n

Swisshotel le Plazza Basel<\/h4>\n

At the foot of the recently renovated congress centre by Basel architects Herzog and De Meuron, this luxury hotel offers 238 refined rooms with the latest technology. From the hotel, it takes just a few minutes to reach the famous Red Bar, offering the best view of Basel from the top of the congress centre tower.<\/p>\n

Messeplatz 25<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 555 33 33<\/p>\n

Email : basel@swissotel.com
Internet: www.swissotel.com<\/p>\n

Budget hotels<\/h3>\n

Adagio Basel City<\/h4>\n

Located close to the convention centre, this 77-apartment hotel-residence is perfect for extended business stays at an affordable price. The sober decor is pleasant and contemporary.<\/p>\n

Hammerstrasse 46<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 686 46 00<\/p>\n

Email : h7039@adagio-city.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.adagio-city.com<\/p>\n

Restaurants<\/h3>\n

Eoipso<\/h4>\n

This huge, offbeat lounge-restaurant is ultra-arty but very warm, located in a former industrial area not far from the station. The food is divine and you'll feel right at home. Ideal for an unconventional date.
Dornacherstrasse 192<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 333 14 90<\/p>\n

Email : info@eoipso.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.eoipso.ch<\/p>\n

Zum Goldenen Fass<\/h4>\n

The name, \"au tonneau d'or\", might bring to mind an 18th-century coaching inn, but this is a trendy place with a very sober decor. The bistro-style cuisine is succulent and fresh. A must for the moment.<\/p>\n

Hammerstrasse 108<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 693 34 00<\/p>\n

Email : info@goldenes-fass.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.goldenes-fass.ch<\/p>\n

Bonvivant<\/h4>\n

It's an ideal place to hold a private dinner party, as the small lounges lend themselves perfectly to this purpose. The atmosphere is pleasant; the place is spacious, decorated with Scandinavian-style designer furniture. The menu features beef or lamb from the Bernese Oberland and cheese from the mountains.<\/p>\n

Zwingerstrasse 10<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 361 79 00<\/p>\n

Email : info@bon-vivant.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.bon-vivant.ch<\/p>\n

Union<\/h4>\n

This chic and trendy restaurant offers delicious burgers and classic cocktails in an urban atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Klybeckstrasse 95<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 683 77 70<\/p>\n

Email : info@union-restaurant.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.union-restaurant.com<\/p>\n

Ackermannshof<\/h4>\n

This brand new address is a gastronomic paradise where Mediterranean cuisine is set against the medieval backdrop of Basel's ramparts.<\/p>\n

St. Johanns-Vorstadt 21<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 261 50 22<\/p>\n

Email : restaurant@ackermannshof.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.ackermannshof-restaurant.ch<\/p>\n

Casanova<\/h4>\n

A small restaurant, all new and beautiful, open during the summer and serving delicious Italian specialities in front of a giant screen showing Fellini, Dino Risi and Pasolini. Bobo to perfection.<\/p>\n

Spalenvorstadt 9<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 313 51 00<\/p>\n

Email : info@casanovabasel.ch<\/p>\n

Information<\/h3>\n

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Basel Tourism Office - Basel Tourismus<\/h4>\n

Stadt-Casino, Barf\u00fcsserplatz.
Phone: +41 61 268 68 68
Email : info@basel.com
Internet: www.basel.com<\/p>\n

Handeslkammer beider Basel (Chamber of Commerce)<\/h4>\n

Aeschenvorstadt 67<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 61 270 60 60<\/p>\n

Email : info@hkbb.ch
Internet: www.hkbb.ch<\/p>\n

ZURICH<\/h2>\n

Hotels<\/h3>\n

Park Hyatt Z\u00fcrick<\/h4>\n

Extreme refinement and sobriety are the hallmarks of this hotel, located just a stone's throw from the lake. It is also a pioneer in ecological culture, with its 'green team' looking for the best strategies to reconcile high-level service and reduced energy consumption for its 142 rooms. When it comes to gastronomy, the hotel is also going green, with organic meats and cheeses from the neighbouring mountains.<\/p>\n

Beethoven-Strasse 21<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 43 883 12 34<\/p>\n

Email : zurich.park@hyatt.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.zurich.park.hyatt.com<\/p>\n

Widder Hotel<\/h4>\n

In the Augustins district, nine houses, the oldest of which dates back to the 11th century, almost fell into ruin in the 1970s. Miraculously, they were bought up and transformed into an absolutely unique hotel, with just fifty rooms, each with its own special features: 16th-century frescoes, painted wooden ceilings, rococo stucco. All so beautiful that you'd have to try them all...\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rennweg, 7<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 224 25 26<\/p>\n

Email : reservations@widderhotel.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.widderhotel.ch or www.lhw.com<\/p>\n

Baur at the lake<\/h4>\n

For almost 170 years, this luxury establishment, affiliated to Leading Hotels of the World, has been imposing its beautiful silhouette overlooking Lake Zurich. A splendid park and a small canal adjoining the hotel add to its prestige. Peace, luxury and greenery for the 124 rooms of this little Zurich Eden.<\/p>\n

Talstrasse, 1<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 220 50 20<\/p>\n

Email : info@bauraulac.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.bauraulac.ch or www.lhw.com<\/p>\n

Budget hotels<\/h3>\n

Four Points By Sheration, Sihlcity<\/span><\/h4>\n

In a former paper factory in the heart of Sihlcity, 132 fully-equipped rooms with internet, free national calls and complimentary coffee and tea in the lobby.<\/p>\n

Kalandergasse, 1<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 554 00 00<\/p>\n

Email : sihlcity@fourpoints.com<\/p>\n

Internet: www.fourpoints.com\/zurich<\/p>\n

Restaurants<\/h3>\n

Jules Vernes Panorama Bar<\/h4>\n

Is it strange to recommend a French restaurant? Not necessarily if, like this one, it transposes to Zurich a Parisian legend, the Brasserie Lipp, housed in a former observatory, with a view over the lake and the old town... Make sure you book at the bar on the top floor, as there are only about ten tables. For a business lunch or an after-work drink.<\/p>\n

Uraniastrasse 9<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 43 888 66 66<\/p>\n

Email : bankett@brasserie-lipp.ch<\/p>\n

Internet: www.jules-verne.ch<\/p>\n

B\u00e4rengasse<\/h4>\n

A traditional menu - with the famous Wiener Schnitzel taking pride of place - deliciously revisited in a modern setting in the heart of a very 19th century passageway.
The place is frequented by business clientele, lending itself very well to discreet conversations.<\/p>\n

Bahnhofstrasse 25 \/ B\u00e4rengasse.
Phone: +41 44 210 08 08<\/p>\n

Email : reservation@restaurant-baerengasse.ch
Internet: www.restaurant-baerengasse.ch<\/p>\n

Workshop<\/h4>\n

Since 2011, this cosy caf\u00e9 has been serving delicious snacks at any time of day in front of a fireplace worthy of a medieval castle, and is also a kind of vintage furniture boutique. Here, you can find food and drink... but you can also buy tables and chairs, most of them by Swiss designers. This \"artist's studio\" is the work of Dieter Meier, a famous musician and artist from Zurich.<\/p>\n

Talacker 16\/B\u00e4rengasse.
Phone: +41 44 210 08 09
Email : reservation@atelierbar.ch
Internet: www.atelierbar.ch<\/p>\n

Kindli<\/h4>\n

A true Zurich institution, this restaurant in the old town has been open since 1474. So, a lot of tradition, authentic products, but also chic and elegance.<\/p>\n

Pfalzgasse 1<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 43 888 76 76<\/p>\n

Email : hotel@kindli.ch
Internet: www.kindli.ch<\/p>\n

R\u00fcsterei<\/h4>\n

Self-proclaimed \"bar, canteen, restaurant\", this \"recycled\" venue in a former factory serves original creations based on seasonal and local produce. The post-industrial, bohemian chic decor is just as appealing for a business lunch as it is for a brunch.<\/p>\n

Kalanderplatz 6, Sihlcity<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 317 19 19<\/p>\n

Internet: www.ruesterei.ch<\/p>\n

Information<\/h3>\n

Swiss Convention Bureau Switzerland Tourism<\/h4>\n

11 bis, rue Scribe. 75009 Paris.
Tel.: 01 44 51 65 40
Email : scib.fr@switzerland.com
Internet: www.myswitzerland.com<\/p>\n

Z\u00fcrich Tourist Office<\/h4>\n

Z\u00fcrich Tourism, Zurich main station Tel: +41 44 215 40 00
Email : information@zuerich.com
Internet: www.zuerich.com\/fr<\/p>\n

Ubifrance in Switzerland<\/h4>\n

Pfingstweidstrasse, 60<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 279 15 50<\/p>\n

Email : zurich@ubifrance.fr<\/p>\n

Internet: www.ubifrance.fr\/suisse<\/p>\n

France-Switzerland Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/h4>\n

Rennweg 42<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 262 10 70<\/p>\n

Email : infozurich@cfsci.ch
Internet: www.cfsci.ch<\/p>\n

Z\u00fcrcher Handelskammer (Chamber of Commerce)<\/h4>\n

Selnaustrasse 32<\/p>\n

Phone: +41 44 217 40 50<\/p>\n

Email : direktion@zhk.ch
Internet: www.zurichcci.ch<\/p>\n

Practical guides<\/h3>\n

GUIDES Wallpaper, Pha\u00efdon City Guide on Zurich, Basel or Geneva, all dating from 2012.<\/p>\n

THE ESSENTIALS OF SWITZERLAND, Lonely Panet (2013).<\/p>\n

GEN\u00c8VE CARTOVILLE, Gallimard (2013).<\/p>\n

A BIG WEEKEND IN GENEVA, Hachette (2012).<\/p>\n