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A gondola in the Alpine resort of Verbier, a favourite with British tourists but which this year will see little activity Fabrice COFFRINI Text size
Switzerland s ski resorts were set to boom with snow-seeking British winter tourists but the flight ban because of the new Covid-19 variant raging in England has put those Christmas plans on ice.
In plush Verbier, 1,500 metres up in the Alps, hoteliers were left struggling to deal with Monday s ruling by the Swiss government which also included a 10-day retroactive quarantine for anyone who arrived from Britain since December 14.
Meanwhile, Britons working in the luxury mountain resort who had been preparing to welcome friends and family to the chalets and ski slopes were facing a festive season filled with video calls instead.