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What was the percentage increase in hotel overnight stays by domestic visitors during the autumn months of October and November in 2020 compared with 2019?
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There was a year-on-year increase of 17.8% in hotel overnight stays by domestic visitors during autumn 2020. However, the Federal Statistical Office recorded a fall of 30.3% across all markets for the same period as a consequence of the pandemic.
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Which Swiss city saw the biggest percentage increase in domestic visitors in 2020?
- Neuchâtel
- Spiez
- Paradiso (Lugano area)
The municipality of Paradiso (Lugano area) recorded the greatest year-on-year increase in domestic visitor numbers in 2020 of any town or city with over 50,000 hotel overnight stays (+39%). It was followed by Spiez (+24%) and Neuchâtel (+8%).
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How long is the Grand Tour of Switzerland?
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The 1,643km tour spans all parts of the country, taking in many sights, including 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites. It passes through 51 towns and cities and along 22 lakes. The highest point on the Grand Tour is the Furka Pass, at 2,429m above sea level; the lowest is Lake Maggiore at 193m above sea level.
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Which city hosted the first Switzerland Tourism Influencer Summit?
- Lucerne
- Fribourg
- Vevey
The Switzerland Tourism Influencer Summit consists of a conference (workshops, talks and experience sharing) and a day of discovery. Vevey (Region Montreux Riviera) hosted the event in 2018.
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When was the social media platform TikTok launched?
- 2014
- 2016
- 2018
TikTok was developed by Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, and was launched in September 2016. Media company ByteDance bought musical.ly in 2017. The musical.ly name was axed in August 2018, and users were transferred across to the TikTok app service.
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Which tourism region enjoyed the greatest growth in domestic visitors (hotel overnight stays) in the pandemic-hit 2020?
- Region Tessin
- Region Bern
- Region Graubünden
According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office, Graubünden saw the biggest percentage rise in hotel overnight stays (+ 10.3%), followed by Ticino (+ 5.0%) and the Bern region (+ 2.6%).
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Which Million Stars Hotel was at the highest altitude in 2020?
- Tiny House Gondel, Piz Nair (GR)
- Biwak, Mont Fort (VS)
- Cube Aletsch, Eggishorn (VS)
At 3,330m above sea level, the bivouac shelter on the Mont Fort was the Million Stars Hotel at the highest altitude in 2020, followed by the Tiny House gondola on the top of Piz Nair summit (3,000m a.s.l.) and the Cube Aletsch on the Eggishorn (2,800m a.s.l.).
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What is the average daily spend by visitors on incentive trips?
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On average, holidaymakers spend CHF 165 per day (excluding travel to and from the destination, source: TMS 2017). At CHF 410, the daily spend by visitors on incentive trips is significantly higher (source: Incentive Research Foundation/IRF and Oxford Economics).
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How many markets does Switzerland Tourism operate in worldwide?
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Switzerland Tourism operates in 22 markets around the world, with some 240 employees in 32 offices.
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The Skymetro at Zurich Airport connects the Airside Center to Dock E. How long is the tunnel?
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The Skymetro is a fully automated underground train link, in which the cable-drawn vehicles rest on an air cushion. The journey takes about three minutes, and the tunnel is 1,100m long.
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