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Switzerland's national carrier, Swiss International Air Lines or SWISS will introduce a new daily service between Zurich and Delhi with Airbus A330 aircraft on November 25, 2007. Delhi becomes the second destination in India, along with Mumbai and passengers now have a choice of 14 weekly flights between India and Switzerland.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jean-Philippe Benoit, General Manager SWISS said, "We are delighted to be announcing the daily service from Delhi. It feels good be back after a gap of almost 4 years. The increased demand for travel to Switzerland has enabled us to add Delhi to our existing network. Combined with our partner Lufthansa , customers will now have a choice of 59 weekly departures from India to our three European hubs at Zurich, Frankfurt and Munich."

According to Mr Federico Sommaruga, Director - India, Russia/CIS, GCC and Emerging Markets, Switzerland Tourism, "India is an important market for Switzerland. Recent trends have revealed that not only is Switzerland viewed as a top leisure destination but also a value-for-money destination with the incentive segment. Switzerland has always been a preferred destination for both, the nature lovers and the honeymooners from India. It has lately also emerged as a favorite destination amongst the globe-trotting Indians. In 2006, there were almost 52,966 arrivals to Switzerland from India. This year has been even higher at 49,353 arrivals till August 2007".

"The decision to launch a daily service from Delhi will further enhance travel to Switzerland and we will now focus on developing products that will interest travelers from Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan", Mr Sommaruga, further added.

Switzerland is one of the most scenic places in the world with snow capped mountain peaks, lakes and beautiful gardens. Well-linked air and surface transport link with direct access to a road and rail network that is second to none, Switzerland is truly a tourist's gateway to Europe.

As part of its on-going effort to increase tourism between India and Switzerland, the Switzerland Tourism Board is hosting Switzerland Travel Experience, a comprehensive program that focusses on travel trade in Mumbai and Delhi on October 22nd and October 24th. The Switzerland Travel Experience will include representation by various tourism boards from Switzerland and will showcase latest tourism products in Switzerland, thus offering a glimpse of what tourists could expect. Mr. Federico Sommaruga, Director, Russia / CIS, India, GCC and emerging markets, Switzerland Tourism will be present in India for the event.

Switzerland Travel Experience is one of the many events that are meant to educate the travel trade through presentations and interactive workshops. This event serves as a good platform to talk about the latest Swiss tourism products and also to renew old contacts with the travel trade and media. In India, Switzerland Tourism has been doing this every year for the past 11 years.

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