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 The first Japanese-style capsule hotel in Switzerland made headlines twice towards the end of last year – first when it opened and then again a week later when it was forced to closed its doors. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190326/switzerlands-first-ever-capsule-hotel-opens-again Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:12:30 +0100 switzerlands-first-ever-capsule-hotel-opens-again Swiss retail giant Migros on Friday announced it was opening a second hotel room featuring decor modelled on its cult 'M-Budget' product line after the huge success of the first. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190201/switzerlands-migros-launches-second-no-frills-hotel-room Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:34:55 +0100 switzerlands-migros-launches-second-no-frills-hotel-room Ever wanted an entire ski resort just to yourself? Well, now's your chance! https://www.thelocal.ch/20181228/swiss-ski-resort-offers-entire-resort-in-competition-fideriser-heubergen Fri, 28 Dec 2018 15:12:43 +0100 swiss-ski-resort-offers-entire-resort-in-competition-fideriser-heubergen Two rogue paragliders in canton Valais had to be rescued in dramatic fashion after they collided with a ski lift cable on Thursday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181228/thrill-seekers-christmas-trip-ends-in-nightmare-valais-cable-car-accident Fri, 28 Dec 2018 13:43:14 +0100 thrill-seekers-christmas-trip-ends-in-nightmare-valais-cable-car-accident It was supposed to make Switzerland "affordable for everyone": instead, the country’s first 'capsule hotel' is causing sleepless nights for its operators after being temporarily shut down. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181113/switzerlands-first-capsule-hotel-closes-after-just-one-week Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:29:31 +0100 switzerlands-first-capsule-hotel-closes-after-just-one-week Most people who have frequented a Migros supermarket, will already be familiar with the company’s M-Budget product line – and its instantly recognisable green and white branding. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181102/migros-m-budget-mbudget-hotel-room-opens-in-st-gallen-santispark Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:35:22 +0100 migros-m-budget-mbudget-hotel-room-opens-in-st-gallen-santispark What do a castle, a former customs office, a ship, a medieval tower, a ball room and an old boat house have in common? https://www.thelocal.ch/20181018/pop-up-hotels-with-a-swiss-twist-tourism-switzerland-bern-basel-zurich-solothurn-baden-photos Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:59:51 +0200 pop-up-hotels-with-a-swiss-twist-tourism-switzerland-bern-basel-zurich-solothurn-baden-photos French hotel group AccorHotels announced on Monday it has signed a deal to buy Switzerland's Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts for 560 million Swiss francs (€467 million, $567 million). https://www.thelocal.ch/20180430/french-hotel-giant-accorhotels-buys-switzerlands-movenpick-travel-industry-tourism Mon, 30 Apr 2018 13:58:15 +0200 french-hotel-giant-accorhotels-buys-switzerlands-movenpick-travel-industry-tourism A shot of Macallan whisky purportedly made in 1878 that a Chinese man paid $10,000 for at a Swiss hotel was actually distilled between 1970 and 1972. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171103/whisky-sold-for-10000-a-shot-at-swiss-bar-proven-to-be-fake Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:25:26 +0100 whisky-sold-for-10000-a-shot-at-swiss-bar-proven-to-be-fake A hotel in Arosa, in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden, has made international headlines for displaying signs singling out Jewish guests by asking them to shower before using the swimming pool. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170815/swiss-hotel-sparks-outrage-by-asking-jewish-guests-to-shower-before-swimming Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:05:25 +0200 swiss-hotel-sparks-outrage-by-asking-jewish-guests-to-shower-before-swimming Firefighters in Geneva battled a huge blaze on the upper floors of a hotel in Geneva’s Paquis district on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170509/large-fire-destroys-geneva-hotel Tue, 09 May 2017 11:54:49 +0200 large-fire-destroys-geneva-hotel A hotel in the village of Fiesch in the canton of Valais was completely destroyed by a fire on Thursday morning, local media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170105/300-year-old-valais-hotel-destroyed-by-fire Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:34:20 +0100 300-year-old-valais-hotel-destroyed-by-fire Fifa plans to close its loss-making $142 million World Football Museum, a landmark project of ousted president Sepp Blatter, which was only opened eight months ago, a Fifa source said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161112/fifa-to-close-loss-making-museum-after-only-8-months Sat, 12 Nov 2016 11:22:47 +0100 fifa-to-close-loss-making-museum-after-only-8-months A large number of computers at a Geneva hotel that hosted delicate Iranian nuclear talks last year were infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161104/malware-used-to-spy-on-iran-talks-in-geneva Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:29:52 +0100 malware-used-to-spy-on-iran-talks-in-geneva Rico Zandonella, proprietor of Rico’s Kunststuben restaurant in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich is Gault Millau’s ‘chef of the year 2017’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161010/zurich-restaurateur-named-chef-of-the-year Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:31:23 +0200 zurich-restaurateur-named-chef-of-the-year A five-star hotel in central Switzerland has become an overnight internet sensation after a travel blogger posted a video of its outdoor pool on social media. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161006/hotel-lands-internet-hit-with-outdoor-pool-video Thu, 06 Oct 2016 12:46:04 +0200 hotel-lands-internet-hit-with-outdoor-pool-video Ten months after it opened following a multi-million franc renovation, the five-star Royal Savoy in Lausanne will be inaugurated on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160922/in-pictures-inside-switzerlands-latest-luxury-hotel Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:42:50 +0200 in-pictures-inside-switzerlands-latest-luxury-hotel Police are appealing for witnesses after armed, masked men robbed a hotel in Weggis on the shore of Lake Lucerne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160407/lucerne-hotel-worker-tied-up-by-armed-robbers Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:35:42 +0200 lucerne-hotel-worker-tied-up-by-armed-robbers Hotelier Olivia Byrne was born in Paris, educated in Romandy and is now the youngest hotel owner in London – a success she attributes to her Swiss education. She tells The Local’s Emily Rose Mawson why. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160315/switzerland-london-hotel-owner-olivia-byrne Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:09:57 +0100 switzerland-london-hotel-owner-olivia-byrne A five-star hotel in Switzerland has accused the squeaky-clean Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo of trashing its hotel rooms on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150930/swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:06:51 +0200 swiss-hotel-accuses-il-volo-of-trashing-hotel-rooms