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Already booked, then put off. The Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland has to cancel holidaymakers because the hotel is expecting important guests.
Lucerne – holiday failure for guests of the Bürgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. The hotel has postponed existing bookings. Even those who had made reservations have to replan their Alpine vacation.
Bad luck for “normal” holidaymakers: Alpen-Hotel is postponing bookings due to the Ukraine peace conference in Switzerland
The reason: The Ukraine Peace Conference will take place in the canton of Nidwalden on June 15th and 16th. The meeting takes place on the Bürgenstock mountain. And there is great joy in Central Switzerland. “This is a great honor for our canton and we are proud to be the venue,” says Nidwalder Justice and Security Director Karin Kayser swissinfo.
Also means: VIP alarm on Lake Lucerne. The list of participants is not yet available, but US President Joe Biden, for example, has already announced his presence.
The federal government takes over the hotel for two days and two nights: Bürgenstock Resort is looking for alternatives for holidaymakers
However, accommodation – especially with these standards – is rare in the area. Regular visitors therefore look into the tube. “The hotel will be taken over by the federal government for two days and two nights. Guests who had already booked were contacted and asked to choose a different date,” explains the Bürgenstock resort upon request 20 min.
After all, most customers are said to have received it well, says hotel director Chris Franzen. “The guests were very understanding, so we found a new date without any problems. Tailor-made solutions are found for those who come from abroad.” Anyone who is now looking for a room on the website will no longer be able to find what they are looking for.
However, the search for an alternative hotel will not be easy. The region is bursting at the seams in June. As the Swiss portal found out, numerous accommodations are fully booked months in advance. Many hotels are therefore holding back rooms for the duration of the peace conference.
Peace conference in Bürgenstock near Lucerne: “Resort is very well located and easy to secure”
There had previously been discussions in Switzerland about the venue. Why at the Bürgenstock Resort on Lake Lucerne and not in Geneva? “There are various reasons for this,” said Swiss diplomat Gabriel Lüchinger at a press conference. “The resort is very well located in central Switzerland and easy to secure. There are also not many alternatives in Switzerland that can accommodate so many people and are so well secured.”
Geneva was “in principle possible”, but Bürgenstock was better suited for the occasion. Bad luck for normal vacationers, but there are also much worse hotel surprises. (moe)
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