Swiss take more trips – mostly by car

Each Swiss resident went on 3.3 overnight trips on average last year, compared to 2.8 five years ago, according to figures released on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office. According to the report, the average number of trips per person rose by 10% from 2016 to 2017, with a significant increase among women, who now take as many trips as men. Overall, in 2017 nine out of ten Swiss took at least one journey with an overnight stay, for a total of 24.9 million such trips. Of those, a third were within Switzerland, while 40% took travellers to neighbouring countries. France was the most popular destination with over three million trips – a 68% increase over 2016. Italy and Germany followed with 2.9 and 2.8 million trips, respectively. +Distracted drivers named top cause of accidents +Airbnb closing in on a million guests in Switzerland Cars are still king Some 70% of those travelling within Switzerland prefer to drive. For those going abroad, the car and the plane are ...