Forget your well-worn winter break—this is the year of the transformational timeout, where “self-care” is about more than just getting away; it’s about coming back better. From spa days in the Swiss ...

Plus, if you love a steep slope, heli-skiing has the advantage of taking you to much greater heights than any other ... the steep couloirs of the Swiss Alps. British Columbia, the birthplace ...

Back then, it was a regional list, conceived as an objective way to determine which mountains in the Indonesian archipelago would probably be worth attempting to hike at weekends. We developed the ...

The Swiss Alps are attracting a growing number of Swiss as well as international investors, prepared to pump hundreds of millions of francs into the development of vast tourist complexes.

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

Nanoplastics -- plastic particles smaller than 1 m -- are widely dispersed because of their low weight. A research team now shows the extent to which glaciers at an altitude of more than 3,000 m in ...

This "extreme requirement" would mean UBS would have to hold 17% to 19% of hard equity, he said. "That is around 50% more than under current Swiss regulations and also much more when compared to ...

The second UNESCO gem also in Switzerland are the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch, offering spectacular alpine views, with the mountain’s grandeur mentioned by over 100 visitors. The site provides ...

fitness helped her physically and mentally A woman from Devon who was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer at the age of 39 has completed a gruelling 10k obstacle course in the French Alps.

Luxury tour operator SwisSkiSafari tracks powder at a micro level to whisk clients to Europe's prime slopes. We pursued the ...