Our travel-related links

This is our collection of links to a wide range of travel-related topics. We do not update these links and accept no liability for the accuracy of the information.

Please note that many of these links are also available as iPhone and Android apps.

Weather information

• www.wetteronline.de
  Weather-related website

Country information / News

• http://www.swissbankers.ch/Laenderinformationen.5.0.html?&L=0
  Global information, languages, currency, climate
• http://www.zeitzonen.de/
  Worldwide time zones and useful additional information
• http://feiertage-weltweit.com/
  All public holidays around the world
• http://www.eda.admin.ch
  Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA)
• http://www.visaproject.com
  Visa regulations worldwide, embassy addresses

Environment

• http://www.myclimate.org
  Protect your planet

Travel medicine/Vaccinations

• http://www.ispm.uzh.ch/travelclinic.html
  University of Zurich Vaccination Centre

Exchange rates

• www.oanda.com/lang/de/currency/converter/
  Latest exchange rates

Airport information

• http://www.flughafen-zuerich.ch
  Zurich Airport, Arrivals, Departures
• http://www.euroairport.com/
  Basle Airport
• http://www.gva.ch/
  Geneva Airport
• http://www.flughafenbern.ch/
  Berne Airport
• http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportsOfTheWorld.do
  All airports worldwide

Flight-related information

• http://www.airlinemeals.net
  Examples of catering for practically every airline (English)
• http://www.seatguru.com/
  The best seats in every airplane (English)
• http://www.airlinequality.com/
  Information about every airline (English)
  

Communication / Hotspots / WiFi

Nowadays you can surf the Net wirelessly in practically every hotel and increasingly this service is free. Please bear in mind that your communication can be intercepted if networks are unsecured. An up-to-date firewall and antivirus software are also always important. Never send confidential data using public PCs in lounges and Internet cafés.

• http://www.swiss-hotspots.ch/
  Hotspots in Switzerland
• http://www.flughafen-zuerich.ch/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-165/
  WiFi at Zurich Airport
• http://www.skype.com/intl/de/features/allfeatures/skype-wifi/
  Skype WiFi at more than 1 million hotspots worldwide

Travel preparations

• http://www.bazl.admin.ch/dienstleistungen/01075/index.html
  Passenger luggage regulations
• http://www.netzwelt.de/news/85716-reise-wissen-stecker-spannung-gadgets-abstimmen.html
  World Electric Guide – plugs and sockets
• http://www.schweizerpass.admin.ch/content/pass/de/home/ausweise/ausweise_ab_maerz.html
  Information concerning the CH Pass