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Allianz Partner Switzerland

06/09/2023
 
Booking behaviour is changing back to old patterns, while the issue of sustainability in travel planning is still far from being a mass phenomenon.
13/06/2023
 
The latest Allianz Partners study on travel confidence shows that the Swiss population has a high willingness to travel despite natural disasters, rising travel costs and security concerns. Switzerland leads not only in Europe but also in domestic tourism, recording a significant increase in travel confidence as well as travel budgets.
08/11/2022
 
With effect from 1 January 2023, Nico Zehnder will take over as CEO of our company in Bern, Medi24.
08/09/2022
 
The recovery of the travel market has accelerated further, but has not yet reached pre-Corona levels. Many uncertainties about further Corona waves are dampening the desire to travel. The wanderlust is there, from the USA to Canada, Iceland, Thailand, Japan and Australia - but most people are still travelling within Switzerland or to neighboring countries.
13/06/2022
 
As the world begins to move away from Covid 19 restrictions, a new, monetary obstacle has emerged to impose a restriction on travellers. The uncertain economic situation poses the biggest challenge for travellers this summer. This the second edition of the International Travel Confidence Survey of 9,107 people in 9 countries.
20/12/2021

The results of the International Travel Confidence Survey show Mr. and Mrs. Swiss are keen to travel abroad again by spring 2022. Compared to other countries such as Spain, Italy or America, however, they are not planning too far ahead. More than 9,000 people from Switzerland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA were surveyed for this study.

14/09/2021

In the last 12 months, travel has once again dropped sharply compared to pre-Corona years. From a pre-Corona average of 2.8 holidays per year, Mr. and Mrs. Swiss currently travel only 1.7 times.

10/09/2020

Mr and Mrs Swiss increasingly want to stay in Switzerland and book at short notice.

11/09/2019

9 out of 10 Swiss love to travel.
For the 25th time in a row, Allianz Partners (also known as Allianz Global Assistance) is conducting the travel study in cooperation with the Swiss Travel Association and the LINK Insititute in Lucerne.

19/06/2019

Olaf Nink will become the new CEO of Allianz Partners Switzerland effective July 1, 2019. He will also be appointed General Representative of AWP P&C S.A., Switzerland Branch, subject to the approval of the relevant regulatory authorities. He succeeds Angelo Eggli, who will join Visana AG as CEO.