Zürich in 5 Shops: Local desingers, thrift shop finds and Swiss cheese

Detour Discotheque, a Studio 54-inspired pop-up nightclub that strives to bring “peace, love, and mirror balls to the world’s most beautiful locations,” is back for a third year—and this time the location is not just remote, it’s also nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. The three-day music festival will take place over the weekend of May 10-12, 2024, in venues across Switzerland’s Birg and Schilthorn mountains, with the highest stop right atop the latter, in the revolving mountain-top restaurant, Piz Gloria. Partiers will travel from their accommodations down below in the pretty Alpine villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren to the 300-person venue via four separate cable cars, a phenomenally scenic journey that takes 32 minutes each way.

Even during the height of winter ski season, you can still hear the rhythmic pop of a tennis ball hitting a racquet around Stanglwirt, a decades-old luxury resort in the Austrian Alps near the tony mountain town of Kitzbühel. While Stanglwirt is now known for its laundry list of world-class amenities (including a fantastic wellness program), tennis is in fact what put it on the map. Through tennis management firm Peter Burwash International, Stanglwirt expanded its entire tennis program in the 1970s and 1980s, including building more facilities to accommodate tennis camps—a novelty at the time.

Looking for destinations that promote cultural diversity and sustainable travel? The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently released its annual list of the Best Tourism Villages, a compilation of authentic, lesser-known places to travel. Consider it your new travel bucket list.

Vail Resorts, Inc has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland from CPI Property Group (“CPIPG”). Crans-Montana Mountain Resort spans over 1,400 meters (approximately 4,593 ft) of skiable vertical terrain, and 140 kilometers (approximately 87 mi) of trails. Accessible from five airports and by train, Crans-Montana Mountain Resort is located in the Valais canton of Switzerland, approximately two and a half hours from Geneva and less than four hours from Milan and Zurich. The resort is two and a half hours away from the company’s other owned and operated European resort in Andermatt-Sedrun.

Celestyal has announced the addition of three new countries—Croatia, Montenegro and Italy—as well as six new ports—Kefalonia, Katakolo and Corfu in Greece; Dubrovnik in Croatia; Kotor in Montenegro and Bari in Italy—for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

A gale is blowing, snow slamming horizontally against the windows as skiers mill around clutching steaming coffee, waiting for a weather window. But these aren’t just any skiers, they’re the best in the world at freeriding (skiing over ungroomed terrain), gathered in Verbier for the final of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) on one of the world’s most challenging faces. 

The company recently signed an agreement to asset manage 10 additional luxury hotels in the GCC, including a Ritz Carlton, W Hotel, JW Marriott and InterContinental hotels.

Since its inception, Alpine’s vision has been and continues to be, to ensure students gain the specific skills, professional attitude, updated knowledge and practical experiences in the hospitality industry that employers want and need, now and in the future.

The Six Senses hotel is located high above the town of Crans-Montana, at the foot of the slopes, overlooking the majestic valley. The experience that AW2 wanted to develop was that of a journey from the bowels of the mountain to the treetops of the conifers, guided by the light.

Development includes additional amenities for passengers, new staff accommodation, new environmental infrastructure and MSC Foundation’s Marine Conservation Centre.

Congrex Switzerland’s investment in the education of the younger generation and partnership with the Swiss Hotel Management School, along with the establishment of the education campus, underscores their commitment to the future.

United Airlines is making it easier for travelers to hop a train in Europe by partnering with the Lufthansa Group and Deutsche Bahn to create a single ticket for both air and train travel.