Monday, 18 November 2024 06:30 Religion is of little importance in Switzerland – and becoming more irrelevant. That’s the findings of two surveys recently published by the Swiss Pastoral Sociological Institute and the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Figure show tens of thousands of people are deserting organised religion. Last year nearly 35,000 left the Catholic faith,...
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Swiss Court Rules Workers Must Clock Out For Bathroom Breaks
GENEVA (AP) — A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time. An investigative report by public broadcaster RTS over the weekend revealed...
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Tour around Switzerland ‘like a millionaire’ with £23 flights and cheap spa
A holidaymaker insists you can enjoy a luxury break in Switzerland on the cheap – and relax “like a millionaire”. There’s nothing like jetting off somewhere abroad when you need a break. Whether it’s work stress, personal struggle, or your calendar has been stacked up with social plans that have left you knackered, we all...
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Want to burn through a travel budget? Visit the most expensive city in the world
The index used more than 9.1 million prices provided by almost 809,000 people from 11,761 cities to calculate the average cost for restaurant meals, groceries, childcare, transport, clothes, rent and utilities. A final list of 218 cities is included on the index, with Geneva ranked the most expensive, with a score of 101.7, followed by...
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High alert for passengers: Swiss airports are in complete meltdown, IT outage grounds flights, cancels departures across Zurich, Geneva, Basel – Travel And Tour World
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » High alert for passengers: Swiss airports are in complete meltdown, IT outage grounds flights, cancels departures across Zurich, Geneva, Basel Saturday, July 20, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes A widespread IT outage on Friday significantly impacted air travel in Switzerland as the Swiss Airports are in complete meltdown with flight...
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Emirates Switzerland Welcomes Mohammad Lootah as New Country Manager – Travel And Tour World
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Emirates Switzerland Welcomes Mohammad Lootah as New Country Manager Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Reading Time: 2 minutes Emirates has announced the appointment of Mohammad Lootah as its new Country Manager for Switzerland, effective July 2, 2024. In his new role, Lootah will be based at Emirates’ Zurich office, where he...
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OT Travel Itinerary: A Guide To Travelling Solo Through The Swiss Countryside
Zurich: Popularly thought to be the capital city of Switzerland, Zurich, apart from being the financial hub of the country is arguably the best city to start off your solo itinerary. The ease of access that comes from its status as a commercial city makes it the ideal point to begin your journey. The heart...
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Swiss court jails 4 Hinduja members for up to 4.5 years over servant abuse
3 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2024 | 10:24 PM IST A Swiss criminal court on Friday sentenced four members of the wealthy Hinduja family with between four and 4 1/2 years in prison for exploiting their vulnerable domestic workers. The court at the same time threw out the more severe charges...
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Switzerland Tourism Unveils New Logo
After almost 30 years of Swiss tourism advertising under the “Goldflower” banner, a new era is dawning. Instead of a mere logo, Switzerland is for the first time adopting a comprehensive tourism brand world with “Switzerland”. ST presented this today in Geneva and is now taking the new image out into the world. The new,...