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sold out through this fall,” she said. “The smaller the ship, the quicker it fills up and as ships fill up, prices go up.”

Also, biking and hiking trips have become very popular, and many travelers combine a week of hiking/biking with a cruise in Europe.

“These really get you to soak up a place and explore it. Although I’m a little biased, I think Switzerland is the best place to explore the outdoors because our mountains are so beautiful, getting around is so easy and the diversity of hiking trails is absolutely amazing. You can do a panoramic trail where you take a gondola up to the mountain and then you follow the ridgeline and see some lakes along the way, you have something to eat or drink at one of the mountain huts and you can take a dif-

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