French Ski Resorts in the Savoie are under fire from their member of parliament.
As reported by Piste Hors here, Herve Gaymard has accused the resorts of committing “ecological suicide” in an attack that highlights the growing pressures on water supplies in Alpine areas - exacerbated by massive expansion of snow making facilities at many resorts.
Eight new routes are being added by Flybe this winter with a focus on ski flights to Switzerland.
The airline has put seven million seats on sale for its winter schedule which runs from October 28.
Three new routes to Geneva from UK airports including the Isle of Man, Jersey and Newquay are being launched, opening up […]
As reported here in The Moscow Times, and just about everywhere else, the Russian City of Sochi has won the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Sochi beat Pyeongchang, South Korea, by just four votes, 51-47. Salzburg, the early favorite, was eliminated in the first round with 25 votes. Pyeongchang won the first round, […]
SwissInfo report that the Swiss government is considering relaxing the regulations that currently restrict the purchase of real estate, such as ski chalets, by foreign nationals.
The cabinet announced on Wednesday that there was nothing to fear from foreign buyers, but that the cantons would have to decide themselves how to avoid speculation, especially at popular […]
