Highest number since 1964, as steady annual growth continues
The busiest day of the year on Lake Geneva, for the CGN boat company, was 11 August, when it carried 17,500 passengers
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The CGN boat company carried more than 2 million people on Lake Geneva in 2011, the highest number since the national expo year of 1964, despite the high franc compared to the euro.
There were some 100,000 more travelers in 2011 compared to 2010, an 8 percent increase in line with the increases of the past 10 years.
The company notes that productivity has risen sharply, thanks in large part to the growth in cross-lake ferrying, mainly of commuters, by the Navibus, which have been running since 2006.
But 2012 is likely to prove more difficult, with demand outstripping supply in the short term, for cross-border traffic.
The busiest day of the year was 11 August.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 13 January 2012.
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