Covid-19 Updates
Swiss Travel System Excellence Program
The learning platform for all things around the Swiss Travel System: with the new Swiss Travel System Excellence Program, it is child’s play to bring one’s know-how up to date. Heidi and Peter accompany the participants through the various modules and share everything there is to know about the Swiss Travel System. Those who pass the exam after completing the courses can even be certified as Swiss Travel System Excellence Expert.
Switzerland Travel Academy
We have exciting news for you!
Effective May 2, 2022, the Swiss government discontinued its high-risk countries list, meaning that:
- Entry into Switzerland from all countries in the world is possible again as before the pandemic.
- No COVID related entry regulations (e.g. No vaccination, No Passenger Locator Form, No pre-arrival testing) will be enforced by the Swiss government.
- No COVID related measures within Switzerland (e.g. No mask mandate, No Swiss COVID certificate).
- Wearing of masks in public transportation and crowded places is not mandatory but recommended.
- Important: Before traveling, please also refer to your local government for the current travel guidelines that are in place.
Switzerland is a unique holiday and convention destination in the heart of the Alps. Our travel trade community in North America has sold Switzerland successfully throughout the years and has contributed greatly in making it one of the most loved travel destinations. With your support we have generated for the third year running an increase of +10% overnights out of the United States and Canada also performing strong with +3% in 2019. We can’t thank you enough and look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
As a partner in the travel trade, we would like to welcome you to this designated portal. This trade corner has been designed specifically to assist our friends from the North American Travel Trade in promoting and selling Switzerland. We hope you find this tool useful in your daily work and helps you sell Switzerland even better. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
We can’t wait to welcome you and your guests in Switzerland and look forward to collaborating with you.
Your Switzerland Tourism Trade Team
US and Canadian flags illuminated on Matterhorn in Zermatt.
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- Recovered from COVID-19
(To be considered recovered, you must prove your COVID-19 infection with evidence from a positive PCR test or a positive rapid antigen test. The validity starts from the 11th day after the positive test result and lasts 180 days from the test result.)
As of April 1st, 2022, all Covid related measures within Switzerland were lifted.
The following mandates are no longer in place:
- Mask wearing in public transportation, shops, restaurants, as well as other public settings is no longer mandatory.
- No more access restrictions regulated by electronic COVID certificates to facilities such as cinemas, theaters, restaurants, and events. Guest from the U.S. and Canada are therefore no longer required to apply for a Swiss COVID certificate.
- Passenger Locator Form (PLF) will no longer be required when entering Switzerland.
- No Covid tests are required when entering Switzerland.
For more information and all the entry regulations click here.
Switzerland is a unique holiday and convention destination in the heart of the Alps. Our travel trade community in North America has sold Switzerland successfully throughout the years and has contributed greatly in making it one of the most loved travel destinations. With your support we have generated for the third year running an increase of +10% overnights out of the United States and Canada also performing strong with +3% in 2019. We can’t thank you enough and look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
As a partner in the travel trade, we would like to welcome you to this designated portal. This trade corner has been designed specifically to assist our friends from the North American Travel Trade in promoting and selling Switzerland. We hope you find this tool useful in your daily work and helps you sell Switzerland even better. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
We can’t wait to welcome you and your guests in Switzerland and look forward to collaborating with you.
Your Switzerland Tourism Trade Team