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The long wait is finally over! Switzerland is no longer just a dream, but a dream coming true.Australians craving for their Swiss fix can now not only look forward to being welcomed back with wide-open arms, but also to a host of brand new and thoroughly enriching experiences. From the snowy peaks and glassy lakes to soft rolling hills and quaint picture-perfect postcard-like villages, the only preparations required before heading over are knowing the following.

Earlier this year Roger Federer has announced his new role as ambassador for Switzerland Tourism.

Oetker Collection has welcomed the newest addition to its extravagant portfolio of Masterpiece Hotels: The Woodward, in Geneva, Switzerland.

At least a considerable part of Switzerland’s wealth, in the form of gold, at least, was hidden in bunkers under Gstaad Palace during WWII. No, it has long since been taken away, legitimately – but there are still so many reasons for heading for this 100-room Swiss gem.

The first international five-star hotel in Central Switzerland will open under the Kempinski Hotels banner in June 2021.

The Ritz-Carlton brand is taking to the ski slopes of Europe. The ultra-luxury hospitality company is partnering with international architecture and design studio AW² and high-end real estate developer Mario Julen to open The Ritz-Carlton, Zermatt in Switzerland.

Zurich’s historic Savoy Baur en Ville hotel will join the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group portfolio in 2024. The hotel, which first opened in 1838, is a landmark property on Paradeplatz, the main square in the city centre.

Oetker Collection will raise its flag in Switzerland after the addition of The Woodward in Geneva from Spring 2021. Located in the heart of the city, the new hotel sits directly on the shores of Lake Geneva, offering panoramic views of Mont Blanc.

Kempinski Hotels is adding two Swiss Alps luxury hotels to its portfolio in Engelberg and Frutt.

Switzerland will lift almost all measures that were introduced to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic from Monday 22 June. A ban remains in place on large-scale events up until the end of August 2020.

Even arriving at the sumptuous Dolder Grand makes you feel better: the Mercedes S-Class, lined in soft champagne leather, purrs up, 15 minutes from Zurich’s airport. The hilltop 1899-vintage fairytale turreted castle, pride of the lush four-hectare estate, is flanked by Norman Foster’s four-storey moustache-like wings.