GENEVA - Mid-October hotel rates between Cornavin and the lake rose as missions returned to a full autumn timetable. Interpreters reported a diary that looked like February again. The Palais dust sheets came down.
A dense November of human rights and humanitarian meetings is already on the wall. For the canton these weeks are the argument for a diplomatic identity. For neighbours they are a tram that does not stop.
A city that sells weeks
Tourism statistics undercount this economy. The better measure is whether you can book a booth interpreter on a Wednesday. This week you cannot.