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Emirates flies directly to Geneva International Airport from Dh3,395 return. A one-night stay with breakfast at the four-star Hotel Ermitage costs around Dh1,600 per room, with prices at the five-star Hotel Royal from Dh2,870. The Royal’s Spa Evian Source offers a wide range of treatments, as does the neighbouring Ermitage’s Spa Quatre Terres and the Resort’s newly redesigned les Thermes on the lakefront. For more details see www.kirkerholidays.com. Recommended days out include the cog railway operated by GoldenPass (goldenpass. ch), which takes visitors 2,000 metres up a mountain, and the best way to get around the lake is via the fleet of CGN boats; day passes cost around Dh280. For more information see www.lake-geneva-region.ch