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Modest mountain hotel proves exception to rule

The Hotel Bahnhof in the unassuming alpine village of Ausserberg has every reason not to be a choice stop on the Swiss tourist trail. Yet it is bucking the trend by showing that small in the hotel business can be beautiful. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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A documentary and animation filmmaker from Bern, Michele studied film at Zurich University of the Arts. He's been a swissinfo.ch video journalist since 2004 and has a special interest in developing new video formats for mobile viewing, mixing animation and documentary styles.

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