Overnight stays by Chinese tourists increased markedly in 2023, according to government statistics published on Thursday, but were still only around a fifth of 2019 levels.

Switzerland has registered an increase of 34 per cent in hotel overnight stays in August compared to the pre-pandemic period as the majority of Swiss citizens decided to spend their summer holidays within the country. According to a press release …

“This is not good news, because 2020 was the worst year in history” for the sector, Martin Nydegger told the newspaper SonntagsZeitung. Last year, international tourism revenue fell by almost 50%, official figures show. “Life for Swiss tourism will be …