SWITZERLAND - WORLD TRAVEL INFORMATION
Posted May 13th, 2011
LATEST WORLDWIDE TRAVEL NEWS
SWITZERLAND
Update - October 2011
The early bird may get the worm BUT the early skier gets the discounts in Switzerland. Here is a list of what you can get when booking early season ski holidays.
Davos is giving away free lift passes
Davos is celebrating the start of the season by giving away free ski passes in the run-up till Christmas. Visit Davros
30% savings in St Moritz
Are you considering going skiing outside the main ski season? Why not choose St Moritz as it is offering a 30% saving on accommodation and lift passes in the low season. Visit St.Moritz
Family weeks in Davos
Davos and its partner hotel Sunstar are in a generous mood, children up the age of 15 can stay for free with 2 full-paying adults. Selected weeks only. Visit Sunstar
Ladies weeks in Engelberg
Fancy getting the girls together for a ski break? Engelberg is the place to be during ‘Ladies Week’ in January. Book a minimum of 4 nights and you will get the ski pass for free. Visit Engelberg
Kids holiday for free in Saas Grund (nearly)
Kids up to the age of 7 will get their ski equipment, ski passes and skiing lessons for free in selected weeks in January and March. Visit Saas Grund
Ski for free in Leukerbad
Stay a minimum of 4 nights in one of the partner hotels and the Torrent Cableways are throwing in a free lift pass for their ski area. Visit Leukerbad
Kids learn to ski for free in Engelberg
The best time to go to Engelberg with the Family this year is for Easter – but you’ve got to be quick! Engelberg is offering free five-day ski or snowboarding course to the first 100 kids (up to 16 years of age) who sign up. Visit Kids in Engelberg
Savings with Swiss Travel Service
Swiss Travel Service offers 10% off all holidays on all dates for winter 2011/2012. Some offers are even valid over Christmas & New Year.
Getting There
SWISS – The skiers airline
Swiss International Air Lines is the skiers airline of choice as they will transport your first set of skis/snowboard and boots free of charge.
They have up to 33 daily flights from London Heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin to Zurich, Geneva and Basel, as well as an extra Saturday and Sunday flight from Manchester to Geneva during the winter season – ideal for the skiing resorts of Crans Montana, Verbier, Zermatt and Saas Fee.
They can also make your journey as smooth as possible. With their Fly Rail Baggage service your baggage is transported from your departure airport all the way to your Swiss railway destination or nearest bus station.
For full information click on any SWISS advertisement on this site.
Swiss Travel System – the best way to get around
Once on the ground in Switzerland, the best way to get around is by train. If you are travel with children under the age of 16, they travel for free when accompanied by a full paying adult on the Swiss Family Card. Visit Swiss Travel System
Jungfrau Railway celebrates its centenary
In 2012 one of Switzerland’s most iconic railways is celebrating its centenary year and preparations are in full swing. The celebrations will kick-off in January with the famous light artist Gerry Hofstetter illuminating the Jungfrau.
Update - June 2011
Special Offer: Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Take advantage of our special promotion! When ordering a regional rail pass you get an additional pass of the same kind (same date) for free. Valid for travel completely and exclusively between 1 June - 30 June 2011 and
1 September - 31 October 2011.
The offer is valid for the following regional passes:
Adventure Card Upper Valais - Uri - Grisons 2 days / 2nd class
graubündenPASS 7 days / 2nd class
Bernese Oberland Regional Pass 7 days / 2nd class
Tell-Pass - Central Switzerland 7 days / 2nd class
For full details visit www.stc.co.uk
St Moritz : The world-famous Kulm Hotel St Moritz has some great golf packages on offer this summer, the highlight of which is a two-day golf clinic with former European Tour and Ryder Cup player Costantino Rocca, one of the game’s most popular and easy-going professionals. Renowned as much for his love of fine wines and gourmet cuisine as he is for his golf prowess, the Italian will be the consummate host for the Costantino Rocca Golf Clinic, which takes place on 15 and 16 July.
The Clinic will be followed by two tournaments on 17 July and 18 July in which Rocca will also play, the Jubilee Trophy Golf Club St Moritz, which is celebrating the Kulm Golf’s 10th anniversary, and the St Moritz Open. These two packages, which are restricted to just 30 guests to ensure maximum enjoyment and a reasonable amount of personal tuition from Rocca, can be booked separately or in combination with each other.
The Kulm Hotel St Moritz has a host of other exciting golf options this summer, ranging from two-night breaks to week-long packages (such as “Golfing at the Highest Level” from 23 to 30 July that offers the chance to play and compete on three courses: the 9-hole Kulm Golf and 18-hole Zuoz and Samedan courses) and, from 27 August to 3 September, the chance to be taught by Robert Baker, one of the top 100 golf teachers in the United States.
Visit www.kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch/en/golf/kulm-golf-st-moritz.html.