https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Seventy years after the death of Anne Frank in a concentration camp, Sofia Domino interviewed Swiss resident Buddy Elias, the last surviving direct relative of the teen celebrated for giving a voice to Holocaust victims through her famous diary. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150316/anne-franks-surviving-relative-remembers-her Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:50:17 +0100 anne-franks-surviving-relative-remembers-her Owners of multiple properties in the Geneva area — in one case as many as 120 apartments — are renting them on a permanent basis to visitors through the Airbnb website, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141111/airbnb-rentals-take-homes-off-market-for-locals Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:04:00 +0100 airbnb-rentals-take-homes-off-market-for-locals Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes — the Chinese. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131028/switzerland-tourism-targets-chinese-for-ski-resorts Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:01:00 +0100 switzerland-tourism-targets-chinese-for-ski-resorts Should you happen to visit the medieval town of Burgdorf in the canton of Bern this weekend be forewarned: you won’t be alone. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130827/emmental-town-braces-for-wrestling-onslought Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:49:00 +0200 emmental-town-braces-for-wrestling-onslought A survey has shown that finding a place to live in Switzerland can cause so much desperation that one third of men say they would consider offering sex in order to secure somewhere. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120803/many-willing-to-trade-sex-for-somewhere-to-live Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:32:00 +0200 many-willing-to-trade-sex-for-somewhere-to-live