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It was revealed that there is an increase of 30% in terms of travellers using the Swiss Travel System from the UAE. With sustainable travel practices taking a leap, UAE travellers are opting for more sustainable travel options in Switzerland according to the recent interview with Andreas Nef, Market Manager GCC for Swiss Travel System on his recent visit to the UAE. “We have seen an exponential growth of 30% in terms of expats in the UAE mainly from the Asian subcontinent using the Swiss Travel System and a steady growth of local Emirati travellers too pledging for sustainable travel. The UAE is a key market for us and we work very closely with travel trade always updating them on the latest offerings so that they can convey to their clients.”

Promoting its innovative and state of the art travel system, Swiss Travel System’s Excellence programme is aimed at equipping travel agents, tour operators and media to understand, obtain knowledge, explore and learn about the different aspects of the Swiss travel system, which would finally be rewarded. Andreas Nef, Market Manager GCC, Swiss Travel System shared with tourism breaking news that they would like to invite every person engaged in the travel industry to join the programme; one can be a travel agent, media, tour operator etc. Nef reiterated, “participants will get a profound knowledge of the Swiss Travel System and Switzerland as a tourism destination. There are lucky draws on a regular basis for participants who have successfully completed the program with great prizes to win, such as Swiss watches. The whole programme consists of several modules covering various topics. For completing a module, 5 to 20 minutes are required. Participants will be tested to check on the progress of each of them.” He further added, “each participant can earn points in making progress in the program, especially by completing the test very well.  Additional points can be earned for participating in extra modules, e.g. the Excellence Talk etc. Our aim is to welcome every person interested to join in the programme.” Speaking on benefits of attending or completing the programme Nef shared, “once a participant has concluded the whole programme and passed all the tests, a certificate will be issued with the title of “Swiss Travel Pass Excellence Expert”. This certificate is states that the person in possession of it is an expert of Swiss Travel System. Finishing the programme does not mean you are done with everything. Regular …