Swiss Alps add Chinese pop for tourists

Switzerland's strong franc has driven French and German skiers and hikers away. But in the Alpine resort of Interlaken, perched beneath Europe's highest railway station on the Jungfraujoch glacier, a new kind of tourist has arrived from further afield.

Chinese are buying Swiss watches. Emiratis are enjoying hallal barbecue cruises on the clear Alpine waters of Lake Thun.

The top four sources of visitors after the Swiss themselves are now China, the Gulf countries, South Korea and India. European countries are out of the top five, probably for good, says tourism director Stefan Otz.