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Lonely Planet Sparks Controversy Over Whether Swiss Police Engage in Racial Profiling
- Guidebook says non-European tourists may attract police checks
- Swiss tourism board dismisses allegations as groundless
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Lonely Planet has sparked a controversy in Switzerland by saying police there engage in racial profiling, and after complaints by the country’s tourism board, the travel guidebook is having authors on the ground check if it’s occurring now.
The dispute began after New York-based media company Vice published an article on its German-language website that highlighted comments published in the Lonely Planet guides for Switzerland since 2012.