At a glance
What is Swiss Travel Club?
Swiss Travel Club stands for carefully selected travel experiences on water and on rails. Christian Könitzer's personal travel-advisory portal offers hand-picked cruises, river journeys and rail trips, chosen according to strict quality criteria. Christian Könitzer knows many of these journeys from his own experience and accompanies some of them personally as a tour guide, travel escort or cruise manager.
- Who is Swiss Travel Club for?
- Swiss Travel Club is aimed at discerning travellers who value personal advice, carefully selected travel experiences and individual support. Instead of confusing booking platforms, you benefit from vetted recommendations and many years of travel expertise – especially in cruises, river journeys, Pullman rail trips and other selected travel experiences.
- Is Swiss Travel Club a tour operator?
- No. Swiss Travel Club is not a tour operator but an independent, curating travel platform. I select every journey myself and recommend only what has convinced me. Depending on the journey, booking is made directly with the respective operator or through Swiss Travel Club. I also accompany selected journeys personally as a tour guide, travel escort or cruise manager.
- Which journeys does Swiss Travel Club offer?
- Swiss Travel Club presents an exclusive selection of hand-picked travel experiences. These include river cruises on Europe's most beautiful waterways, ocean cruises to fascinating destinations worldwide, stylish Pullman rail journeys as well as extraordinary experiences with a personal character – such as the only cruise ship in Switzerland, the Attila in the Three-Lakes Region. I do not recommend a journey I have not sailed myself.
- How do I book a trip or a consultation?
- Book a consultation online. In a personal conversation we clarify which journey suits you.
- What does a trip with Swiss Travel Club cost?
- Swiss Travel Club brokers carefully selected travel experiences from renowned tour operators – from exclusive river cruises and stylish rail journeys to extraordinary ocean cruises worldwide. You benefit from personal, independent advice from an experienced travel expert. You pay not a franc more than booking with the operator direct, the same terms, the same prices.
- Who is behind Swiss Travel Club?
- Behind Swiss Travel Club is Christian Könitzer – travel expert, cruise connoisseur and host by passion. With over 40 years of experience in the international travel industry and more than 100 cruises personally experienced worldwide, he has an exceptional wealth of experience. As founder of Swiss Travel Club he carefully selects every journey, personally vets offers and accompanies selected journeys himself as a tour guide or cruise manager. He regularly shares his travel experiences and insider tips in the travel journal derreiseleiter.ch.