Seeking: bedfellows; Swiss news talked to Jurg Schmid, director of Switzerland tourism, about empty beds, a strengthening Swiss Franc, spiffy service and what Switzerland tourism gained when Swissair went down.

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Seeking: bedfellows; Swiss news talked to Jurg Schmid, director of Switzerland tourism, about empty beds, a strengthening Swiss Franc, spiffy service and what Switzerland tourism gained when Swissair went down.

Swiss News: Mr. Schmid, last year was a tough year for everyone. I just read that there has been a decrease so far this year in hotel bookings in Switzerland-another piece of bad news. What's the state of Swiss tourism at the moment?

Jurg Schmid: At the beginning of this year, there was a very dramatic decrease in the number of visitors-roughly 30 per cent fewer-more than anything from overseas visitors, In the ...

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