Switzerland
Costantino Rocca to host summer golf in St Moritz
The world-famous Kulm Hotel St Moritz (kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch) 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.
Head to the Alps for great value family summer holidays
The best value holidays are not on the Med and not in `non-Eurozone’ destinations, but up in the Alps where the air is fresh, the sun beats down and where family activities include hiking, rafting, biking, pony trekking and where there are great value chalet hotel holidays for just £170pp.
Explore Switzerland your way, all year long
Luxurious, vibrant, beautiful and accessible, Switzerland is ideal for a short break.
Graubünden comes to Harrods
From April 1st Switzerland will be taking over Harrods, one of the most iconic destination shopping venues in the UK.
New for walkers this summer - Tour du Mont Blanc
Trekking holidays company Walks Worldwide has just introduced a brand new itinerary for summer 2011: Tour du Mont Blanc.
Half price luxury ski chalets
With the end of the ski season fast approaching, luxury ski chalet operator Ski Verbier (skiverbier.com) is offering a week’s rental of their remaining luxury ski catered chalets at half price for all bookings made by 25th March 2011.
bmi and SWISS announce new services to Basel
British Midland International (bmi) and SWISS have announced new routes from London Heathrow and Manchester to Basel, Switzerland, to start from 27 March 2011.
Alpine adventure holidays for families
Family holidays can be fraught with tension. Little children need constant care, older children don’t want to be with Mum and Dad, teenagers want mates and parents, well, they need a break!
Emirates heads for Geneva
Emirates will be increasing its commitment to Switzerland on 1st June 2011 with the launch of non-stop, daily flights between Dubai and Geneva.
Zermatt Peak offers the ultimate in Alpine chic
Brand new for the 2010 - 2011 ski season, Zermatt's hotly anticipated über-chalet, Zermatt Peak, has now opened and is available to book through luxury ski tour operator, Scott Dunn.
Valentine's romance on the slopes in Switzerland
The Cambrian is delighted to be the only hotel in Switzerland to have been accepted into the ever-stylish Mr & Mrs Smith (mrandmrssmith.com) collection.
See in the New Year celeb style with Ski Verbier
Verbier is one of the liveliest party places in Europe to spend New Year and, with an ever growing population of visiting A-listers, there’s always the chance of linking arms with a celebrity for Auld Lang Syne.
Head east to halve the cost of family skiing
News that snow is falling in the Alps is likely to start a downhill dash by families to bag the best deals on a skiing holiday - especially as resort prices have risen by up to 15 per cent in Europe and North America, according to the Post Office Family Ski Resort Report 2010. However, cash-strapped families can halve the cost of their annual ski trip by swapping ski resorts and heading past the Alps to Bulgaria or Slovenia.
A gourmet family Christmas on the slopes
The top reason people love Christmas is for the time spent with their families, according to recent research by Santa's Lapland. What’s more, nearly 20% of those interviewed said they enjoyed guilt-free food and drink during the festive season.
Arosa gears up for Gay Skiweek 2011
Arosa is located in southeast of Switzerland, at the end of the Schanfigg-valley. With its extraordinary geographical location not far from St. Moritz and Davos, it boasts a maximum of sunny days whilst being protected by the winds. Since 1877 this traditional alpine ski resort has become a “must” for mountain and sun lovers.