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What lies ahead for Switzerland: the economic outlook for 2024

SWI swissinfo.ch journalists select the major developments that await the Swiss economy in 2024.

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An adrenaline-pumping adventure amid the majesty of the Swiss Alps

From atop Mont Fort, the highest summit in the entire Verbier region, a landscape that could have been sculpted for skiing unfurls all around.…

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Is this REALLY the world's best ski hotel? MailOnline's verdict on the W Verbier

The W Verbier has won the prestigious title of World's Best Ski Hotel at the World Ski Awards for seven years in a row. Jake Wallis Simons checks in. Read on to check out his verdict...

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Austrian Lockdown Covers Schools and Stores, but Not Ski Hills

A sunny holiday weekend drew a crush of skiers to Austria’s slopes, with crowded lift lines and parking lots making a mockery of social distancing rules.

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Switzerland's successful season proves ski holidays will be possible next winter

Switzerland’s successful season proves ski holidays will be possible next winter
Ski resorts in Switzerland were some of the few in the world to open this year – the rest of Europe can learn from their successes
In Zermatt, face masks had to be worn throughout the resort, including on chairlifts
This winter, Switzerland was the only country in Europe to open ski resorts all season, and to all.
In an unwavering act of defiance despite huge pressure from EU countries to close, the Swiss government remained steadfast and opened ski resorts at a time when other European nations were entering their second waves and locking down. At the start of the season, as Christmas approached, new contagious variants had been discovered, travel bans were being reintroduced and the World Health Organisation was urging caution – specifically to skiers.

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Was Switzerland Right to Keep its Ski Resorts Open?

Was Switzerland Right to Keep its Ski Resorts Open?
11th April 2021
Last modified on April 15th, 2021
Switzerland took the controversial decision not to close its ski resorts back in December as other alpine nations shut theirs. It is now the final week of this very different season in the major resorts. We report in-depth from the Valais in Switzerland on how winter unfolded in this exclusive report.
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Switzerland kept its winter sports sector going, leading to accusations that it was putting the economy ahead of lives.
So, what has the ‘Covid season’ been like and to what extent did it protect the mountain sports sector of the Swiss economy?

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12 British tourists investigated by Swiss police for alleged escape

12 British tourists investigated by Swiss police for alleged escape
Alexandra Williams In Geneva and Nick Fagge and Harry Howard For Mailonline
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Twelve British tourists are being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a hastily-imposed Covid quarantine.
The skiers were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government suddenly announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine.
It was reported that many fled the resort, in the canton of Valais, rather than going into lockdown. Hoteliers said some guests left with no warning under cover of darkness.
Among the Britons who fled was top Brexiteer Andy Wigmore, a spokesman for Leave.EU campaign co-founder Arron Banks.

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Tourists escape in 'cloak and dagger operation' to avoid having to self-isolate

Photo: Raphael Surmont
On Dec 21, the government announced that all arrivals from the UK since Dec 14 must isolate, bringing holidays to an abrupt halt for around 420 people. By Sunday, fewer than a dozen remained in the Alpine resort.
Rather than stay cooped up in their chalets, they decided to take flight. While some chose to cross the border by train, others left in the dead of night, fearful that hoteliers would report them to police. Britons not subject to the restrictions said they felt they had to speak in "hushed tones" when out and about to avoid a grilling.
The ensuing chaos prompted a blame game amongst local authorities yesterday (Monday) about who was responsible and whether border controls should have been tighter. Many on social media branded the fleeing Britons selfish and irresponsible, whilst local tourist chiefs rallied around their most important foreign clientele, who comprise 20 per cent of Verbier's winter guests.

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Coronavirus news: Swiss police investigate 12 Britons over Covid-19 breach | World | News

"We had to get out of there or we'd have been stuck" (Image: GETTY)
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph Simon Wiget, director of Verbier’s tourist office, commented: “The British must not be stigmatised.
“They arrived in Verbier anticipating fresh mountain air, but then suddenly they are stuck in a hotel room.
“The reflex would be to leave if you are told this.
“I think the vast majority of people would have believed they were acting responsibly and within the law.”
Whilst restaurants have been closed Swiss ski resorts remain open (Image: GETTY)
Ski resorts remain open in Switzerland though restaurants have been forced to close.

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Twelve British tourists being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a Covid quarantine

Twelve British tourists are being investigated by Swiss police for allegedly escaping a hastily-imposed Covid quarantine.
The skiers were among hundreds of Britons on holiday in the luxury Alpine resort of Verbier when the Swiss government suddenly announced a retroactive 10-day quarantine.
It was reported that many fled the resort, in the canton of Valais, rather than going into lockdown. Hoteliers said some guests left with no warning under cover of darkness.
Among the Britons who fled was top Brexiteer Andy Wigmore, a spokesman for Leave.EU campaign co-founder Arron Banks.
He was holidaying at the Wengen ski resort when he received a message from Swiss authorities informing him of the mandatory quarantine coming into effect on December 22.

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