Around 200 of the 420 or so affected British tourists in the luxury Alpine ski station quit under the cover of darkness, the SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported. Hundreds of British tourists forced into quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier fled in the night rather than seeing their holidays go downhill, the local municipality said Sunday. Around 200 of the 420 or so affected British tourists in the luxury Alpine ski station quit under the cover of darkness, the SonntagsZeitung newspaper reported. Some of the British tourists affected in Verbier left immediately, while others stuck it out for a bit before quitting. British tourists normally make up 21% of the Verbier clientele, and most start pouring in just after Christmas.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2020 18:22 UTC