Switzerland targets rich tourists but at what cost?
Instead, the focus is on quality, service, and added value, like those ski butlers. In exchange, guests who come to five-star ...
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Grand Hotel Belvedere: The perfect setting for an accidentally Wes Anderson adventure
With its world-famous black run and cinematic mountain views, there couldn’t be a better place than Wengen for this chic new Beaumier Group opening. Emma Spedding takes a first ...
Fears plans to attract 'luxury' tourists will make holiday hotspot 'posh'
While countries around the globe battle overtourism, Switzerland is focused on trying to attract more affluent holidaymakers.
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Switzerland targets rich tourists but at what cost?
But most in Wengen, like Switzerland Tourism, see the investment in the alpine resorts as positive. These villages were, not much more than a century ago, very poor. A 19th English guide to the ...
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When athletes are mentally scarred after a crash
‘My body said no’ Last season (2024), Pinturault had ruptured a ligament in his left knee in Wengen, Switzerland. When he got back on his skis after recovery, he felt that something was wrong ...
Von Allmen beats Odermatt, takes World Cup title race to U.S.
In yet another Swiss duel in World Cup men's downhill, Franjo von Allmen edged teammate Marco Odermatt to win and send their ...
Swiss sweep again. Von Allmen beats Odermatt in World Cup downhill and takes title race to the US
Stefan Rogentin completed a Swiss sweep of the podium in third, trailing 0.38 behind Von Allmen. The result was unofficial as ...
Von Allmen tops Odermatt in World Cup sweep for the Swiss
In yet another Swiss duel in World Cup men's downhills, Franjo von Allmen edged teammate Marco Odermatt to win Saturday and ...