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Travel Weekly - The National Newspaper of the Travel Industry

March 2, 2011

Europe Insight

Numbers show Americans rediscovered Switzerland in 2010

By Felicity Long

For such a beautiful destination, Switzerland hasn’t always gotten the respect it deserves. In an age when sophisticated travelers are looking for new, edgy destinations to explore, squeaky-clean Switzerland may have come off as a little — dare we say it — boring?
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