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Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes

April 1, 20211259 Views

A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes, yet another idea aiming to restore passenger confidence and spare the travel industry more pandemic pain. UVeya, a Swiss start-up, is conducting the trials of the robots with Dubai-based airport services company Dnata inside Embraer jets from Helvetic Airways, a charter airline owned by Swiss billionaire Martin Ebner. A robot developed by Swiss company UVeya armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is seen during tests aboard an Embraer airplane of Helvetic Airways, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at Zurich Airport in Zurich, Switzerland March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Aircraft makers still must certify the devices and are studying the impact their UV ligh...

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Roger Federer Teams up with Switzerland Tourism

AWARA MUSAFIR BUREAU

March 30, 2021612 Views

Indian Travellers can now experience Switzerland through the eyes of Tennis Maestro After years of positively representing Switzerland through his sporting excellence and friendly, down-to-earth manner, Roger Federer has now become an official brand ambassador for the destination of Switzerland. He’s entering into a long-term cooperation with the Swiss national tourism board, Switzerland Tourism (ST). The common goal: attracting guests to visit Switzerland with its energizing nature. Roger Federer and Switzerland Tourism (ST) will together develop initiatives to promote Switzerland globally. The support is much needed at this time, emerging from the biggest tourism crisis since the Second World War. Nobody is more equipped to do so than this iconic personality wearing the Swiss Fla...

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Swiss cruiser turned into vaccine ‘shot ship’ for lakeside towns

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February 3, 20211052 Views

An 89-year-old passenger ship, out of commission due to the coronavirus pandemic, was re-purposed on Tuesday as a COVID-19 vaccination centre for thousands of residents from cities on Lake Constance. The 500-passenger MS Thurgau normally carries tourists and commuters between German and Swiss cities on Europe’s third-largest lake. In coming weeks it will serve as a floating inoculation hub for northern Swiss towns Romanshorn, Arbon and Kreuzlingen. MS Thurgau excursion boat with a COVID-19 vaccination center onboard is moored in the harbour of Romanshorn on Lake Constance, Switzerland February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Regional officials emphasized the ship’s practicality since it can sail from harbor to harbor, earning it the nickname “vaccine vaporetto” with some locals. ...

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Davos ski resort eerily quiet without economic talkfest

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January 23, 20211069 Views

Student protesters who urged world leaders at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos to “Stop (f)lying to us” must be pleased this year, at least as far as the flying is concerned. The streets of the little Alpine town that welcomed around 3,000 business chiefs, political thinkers and state leaders for last year’s annual meeting lie deserted. Discussions have moved online, starting Monday, and COVID-19 restrictions are also keeping regular tourists away. A general view shows the the congress center, the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann “Look around, it’s empty. Normally, all hotels would be fully booked at this time,” Reto Branschi, head of Davos Klosters tourism, told Reuters in an intervi...

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Skiing in Alps: Fun and gloom 5 kms apart

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December 20, 20201168 Views

Vive la difference: COVID rules divide adjacent French and Swiss ski resorts Like other French ski resorts, the Alpine town of Chatel has been forced to close its lifts over the Christmas period as part of tougher government curbs to contain the coronavirus. But just 5 km (3 miles) away, holidaymakers are schussing down the same slopes on the other side of the border in Switzerland, where less strict restrictions mean it’s business as usual in the Dents du Midi ski region. People line up next to a chairlift at Les Portes du Soleil ski resort during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Les Crosets, Switzerland, December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Chatel mayor Nicolas Rubin was so annoyed by the sharp divergence in the handling of the coronavirus ...

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लिंट का होम ऑफ चॉकलेट 13 सितंबर से खुलेगा

UPENDRA SWAMI

September 11, 20201071 Views

कोविड-19 के दौर में एक मीठी-मीठी खबर स्विस चॉकलेटों की दुनिया से जहां खुलने जा रहा है ‘होम ऑफ चॉकलेट’ जहां है दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा चॉकलेट फाउंटेन चॉकलेट भला किसे पसंद नहीं और नाम स्विस चॉकलेट का लिया जाए तो तुरंत ही मुंह में वह घुलती सी महसूस होती है। हालांकि बेल्जियम भी चॉकलेट का उतना ही बड़ा गढ़ है लेकिन स्विस यानी स्विट्जरलैंड की चॉकलेट ने अपना एक अलग ही मुकाम दुनियाभर में बना लिया है। लेकिन वहां भी अगर चॉकलेट का कोई मूजियम हो तो भला का बात है! सब तरफ चॉकलेट और उसकी दुनिया के बारे में! लिंट का होम ऑफ चॉकलेट. (फोटोः KEYSTONE/Lindt & Sprüngli) लिंट (Lindt) का स्विस चॉकलेटों की दुनिया में अलग ही नाम है। उसी नाम को एक नया मुकाम देते हुए लिंट ने स्विट्जरलैंड में ज्यूरिख के निकट किल्शबर्ग में एक ‘होम ऑफ चॉकलेट’ तैयार किया है। कुल 65,000 वर्ग फुट इला...

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Switzerland reimposes some travel restrictions

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August 7, 20201024 Views

Europe continues to be getting nervous on rising COVID-19 cases. The way various countries are changing quarantine rules so frequently, they have more or less become like stock indices to be kept track of on regular basis. In the most recent development, Switzerland has amended its list of countries at risk from high rates of infection with the new coronavirus. List now covers all nations outside Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone barring a score of exceptions. The new list has some notable exceptions though, including Australia, Ireland, Japan, Canada, South Korea and New Zealand, although Australia and Japan are themselves facing a resurgence of novel coronavirus in their respective countries. The Swiss move, which aims to curb the spread of the COVID-19, takes effect on Saturday. ...

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Slowest express train on Swiss Glaciers

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July 4, 2020500 Views

It was 150 years ago that the Matterhorn was climbed for the first time. This was a pioneering achievement by the Englishman Edward Whymper and his 6 companions, which gave a kick-start to tourism in Zermatt. During that time Zermatt was a remote mountain village that was only reachable by feet. With the many tourists coming to Zermatt after the first ascent of the Matterhorn, the need of a train connection became necessary. In July 1891, the pioneering construction of a train line between Visp and Zermatt was inaugurated, and it celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2016. This was also the first step for the famous Glacier Express route between Zermatt and St. Moritz, which is now operational for more than 85 years. Nowadays 200,000 guests from 120 different countries are travell...