U.S. Travel to Switzerland Rises for 5th Consecutive Year


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Although Switzerland is a popular business travel destination, Americans are travelings to smaller towns and the Alps suggesting leisure travel is the biggest growth driver between the 2 markets.

Americans traveling to Switzerland increased for the 5th consecutive year in 2014, according to recently released data from the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics. U.S. arrivals grew 3.5 percent last year for a total 751,514 travelers. Arrivals from the U.S. have grown more than 20 perc