Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM OMBNo. 1124-0002; Expires May 31,2020 U.S. Department of Justice Supplemental Statement Washington, dc 20530 Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended For Six Month Period Ending Pgg-. ^.'gpl? (Insatiate) I - REGISTRANT 1. (a) Name of Registrant (b) Registration No. Switzerland Tourism 55 (c) Business Address(es) of Registrant 608 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10020 2. Has there been a change in the information previously furnished in connection wife the following? (a) If an individual: (1) Residence address(es) Yes □ No □ (2) Citizenship Yes □ No □. (3) Occupation Yes □ No □ (b) If an organization: (1) Name (2) Ownership or control (3) Branch offices Yes □ Yes □ Yes □ No H No El No B (c) Explain fully all changes, if any, indicated in Items (a) and (b) above. IF THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, OMIT RESPONSE TO ITEMS 3, 4, AND 5(a). 3. If you have previously filed Exhibit C1, state whether any changes therein have occurred during this 6 month reporting period. Yes □ No Q Ifyes, have you filed ah amendment to the Exhibit C? Yes □ No O If no, please attach the required amendment. ^^TSxEIbi^SnoMnuclHK^innteTlornnsprovuISS^onsIstnjrrtnJ^op^niKMSiarteMrtlcle* of incorporatJo5T!s!!oc5at!o5^nn^aw^!?reg5!rannRfln^M^^^^ organization. (A waiver of the requirement to file an Exhibit C may be obtained for good causa upon written application to the Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, U.S." Department of Justice, Washington. DC 20530.) FORMNSD-2 Revised 05/17 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 2) 4. (a) Have any persons ceased acting as partners, officers, directors or similar officials of theregistrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No H If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position Date Connection Ended (b) Have any persons become partners, officers, directors or similar officials during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □............... No IST If yes, furnish the following information: Name Residence Address S. Citizenship Position Date Assumed (a) Has any person named in Item 4(b) rendered services directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal? Yes □ No 0 If yes, identify each such person and describe the service rendered. (b) During this six month reporting period, has the registrant hired as employees or in any other capacity, any persons who rendered or will render services to the registrant directly in furtherance of the interests of any foreign principal^) in other than a clerical or secretarial, or in a related or similar capacity? Yes Q No 0 Name Residence Address Citizenship Position Date Assumed (c) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, teminated their employ ment or connection with the registrant during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No ESI If yes, furnish the following information: Name Position or Connection Date Terminated (d) Have any employees or individuals, who have filed a short form registration statement, terminated their connection with any foreign principal during this 6 month reporting period? Yes □ No H If yes, furnish thefollowing information: Name 6. “ Position or Connection Foreign Principal Date Terminated Have short form registration statements been filed by all of the persons named in Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the supplemental statement? Yes □ No □ If no, list names of persons who have not filed the required statement. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 3)' H - FOREIGN PRINCIPAL 7. Has your connection with any foreign principal ended during this 6 month reporting period? If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal 8. Have you acquired any new foreign principal(s)*2 during this 6 month reporting period? Yes Q No (S Date of Termination Yes □ No B If yes, firmish th following information: Name and Address of Foreign Principal(s) Date Acquired 9. In addition to those named in Items 7 and 8,' if any, list foreign principals)1 whom you continued to represent during the 6 month . reporting period. Switzerland Tourism, TOdistrasse 7, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland Swiss Federal Railways, Wylerstrasse 123-125, Bern, Switzerland 10. (a) Have you filed exhibits for the newly acquired foreign principal(s), if any, listed in Item 8? . Exhibit A3 Yes □ No □ Exhibit B4 Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required exhibit. (b) Have there been any changes in the Exhibits A and B previously filed for any foreign principal whom you represented during this six month period? Yes □ No □ If yes, have you filed ah amendment to these exhibits? Yes □ No □ If no, please attach the required amendment 2 The term "foreign principal" includes, in'a'ddition to those'define! in Section 1(b) of the*Act, ah individual organization any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign government, foreign political party, foreign organization or foreign individual (See Rule 100(a) (9)). A registrant who represents more than one foreign principal is required to list in the statements tie files under the Act only those principals for whom he is not entitled to claim exemption under Section 3 of the Act (See Rule 208.) 3 The Exhibit A. which is filed on Form NSD-3, sets forth the information required to be disclosed concerning each foreign principal. 4 The Exhibit B, which is Hied on Form NSD-4, sets forth the information concerning the agreanent or understanding between the registrant and the foreign principal. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 4) HI-ACTIVITIES 11. During this 6 month reporting period, hove you engaged in any activities for or rendered any services to any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of tins statement? Yes E NoD If yes, identify each foreign principal and describe in foil detail your activities and services: Providing free information on travel, education, hotel accommodation and transportation. Distribution of travel literature and posters to travel agencies, tour operators and individuals who ask for it,Furnishing of articles and images on Switzerland's attractions, life and culture to newspapers and magazines. Lending video or DVD images to lecturers, travel agencies and TV stations as per request. Arranging.for free transportation within Switzerland for writers, reporters, editors, travel agencies and decision makers. See attached list for free transportation and promotional activities. 12. During this 6 month reporting period, have you on behalf of any foreign principal engaged in political activity3 as defined below? Yes □ No ES If yes, identify each suiA foreign principal and describe in foil detail all suoh political activity, indicating, among otherlhings, the relations, interests and potties sought to be influenced and the means anployed to achieve this purpose. If the registrant arranged, sponsored or delivered speeches, lectures or radio and TV broadcasts, give detaib as tod&tes, places of delivery, names of speakers and subject matter. 13. In addition to the above described activities, if any, have you engaged in activity on your own behalf which benefits your foreign principals)? Yes □ No E If yes, describe folly.5 * 5 "Political activity,"as defined in Section l(o)ofthe Act, means any activity that the person engaging in believes. will, or that the person intends to. in any way influence any agency or official of the Government of the United States or any seotion of the public within ihe United States with reference to formulating, adopting or changing the domestic or foreign policies of the United States or with reference to political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 5) IV - FINANCIAL INFORMATION 14. (a) RECEIPTS-MONIES During this 6 Tnonth reporting period, have you received from any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal, any contributions, income or money either as compensation or otherwise? Yes H No D If no, explain why. If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies.6 Date From Whom Purpose Amount see separate sheet Total (b) RECEIPTS-FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN During this 6 month reporting period, have you received, as part of a fundraising campaign7, any money on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No E If yes, have you filed an Exhibit D8 to your registration? If yes, indicate the date the Exhibit D was filed. Date Yes Q • - No □ — .. (c) RECEIPTS-THINGS OF VALUE During this 6 rn^nth reporting period have you received any thing of value9 other than money from any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement, or from any other source, for or in the interests of any such foreign principal? Yes □ No B If yes, furnish the following information: Foreign Principal Date Received Thing of Value Purpose 6,1 A registrant i* 'required to file ah Exhibit 0 if he collects or receives contributions, bans, moneys, or other things ofvalue for a foreign principal, as pert of# fundraising campaign. (See Rule 201(e)). 8 An Exhibit D, for which no printed form is provided, sets forth an account of money collected or received as s result of a fundraising campaign and transmitted for a foreign principal. 9 Things of value include but arc not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, ’kickbacks,' and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 6) 15. (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES . During this 6 month reporting period, have you (1) disbursed or expended monies in connection with activity on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes IS No □ (2) transmitted monies to any such foreign principal? Yes □ No □ If no, explain in lull detail why there were no disbursements made on behalf of any foreign principal. If yes, set forth below in the required detail and separately for each foreign principal an account of such monies, including monies transmitted, if any, to each foreign principal. Date To Whom Purpose. Amount see separate sheet s V Total Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 7) (b) DISBURSEMENTS-THINGS OF VALUE DuriiQ this 6 ™nnth reporting period, have.you disposed of anything of value10 other than money in furtherance of or in connection with activities on behalf of any foreign principal named in Items 7,8, or 9 of this statement? Yes □ No ® If yes, furnish the following information: Date (c) Recipient Foreign Principal Thing of Value Purpose DISBURSEMENTS-POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS During this 6 month reporting period, have.you from your own funds and on your own behalf either directly or through any other person, made any contributions of money or other things of value11 in connection with an election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for political office? Yes □ No S If yes, furnish the following information: Date . Amount or Thing of Value Political Organization or Candidate Location of Event 10,1 i Things of value include bul me not limited to gifts, interest free loans, expense free travel, favored stock purchases, exclusive rights, favored treatment over competitors, ’kickbacks,' and the like. Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 8) V - INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS 16. (a) During'thir6 month reporting period, did you prepare, disseminate or cause to be disseminated any infoririatibrial materials?11 Yes 0 No □ If Yes, go to Item 17. (b) If you answered No to Hem 16(a), do you disseminate any material in connection with your registration? Yes □ No □ If Yes, please forward the materials disseminated during the six month period to the Registration Unit for review. 17. Identify each such foreign principal. SwitzerlandTourism, Zurich, Switzerland (head office) /Swiss Federal Railways, Bern, Switzerland 18 During this fi mopth reporting period, has any foreign principal established a budget or allocated a'specified sum of money to finance your activities in preparing dr disseminating informational materials? Yes IS No □ If yes, identify each such foreign principal, specify amount, and indicate for what period of tune. Total net budget for.2017 marketing activities': USD 1,36m 19. During ft ymir in preparing,nr rynwmg the rtf frrfhrmnltnn^ materials include the use of any of the following: 0 Radio or TV broadcasts 0 Magazine or newspaper D Motion picture films Si Advertising campaigns E Pamphlets or other publications D Lectures of speeches E Press releases Q Other (specify) - G Letters or telegrams - Electronic Communications 0 Email IS Website XJRL(s): myswitzerland.corri_____________________________________________________ IS Social media websites URL(s): Facebook, Twitter, Instagrarn------□ Other (specify)............. --------- - ................................ ■ _______ ^ 20. During this 6 month reporting period, did you disseminate or cause to be disseminated informational materials among any of the following groups: □ Public officials E Newspapers □ Libraries □ Legislators E Editors □ Educational institutions □ Government agencies Q Civic groups or associations □ Nationality groups H other (specify) General public 21. What language was used in the informational materials: 0 English. □ Other (specify) 22: Did you file'with the Registration Unit, U.S. Department of Justice a copy of each item of such informational materials disseminated or caused to be disseminated during this 6 month reporting period? Yes U NoE 23. Did you label each item of such informational materials with the statement required by Section 4(b) of the Act? Yes □ No (81 12 The term informational materials includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any land, including that published by means of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise. Informational materials dissqninated by an agent of a foreign principal as pert of an activity in itself exempt from registration, or an activity which by itself would not require registration, need not be filed pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Act Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM (PAGE 9) VI-EXECUTION In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, the undersigned sweats) or affirm(s) under penalty of perjury that he/she has (they have) read the information set forth in this registration statement and the attached exhibits and that he/she is (they are) familiar with the contents thereof and that such contents are in their entirety true and accurate to the best of his/her (their) knowledge and belief, except that the undersigned make(s) no representation as to truth or accuracy of the information contained in the attached Short Form Registration Statemeht(s), if aihy, insofar as such information is not within his/her (their) personal knowledge. (Dale of signature) (Print or type name under each signature or provide electronic signature ) 'A)e:^r 4Uf lAs- a: Ia Va SWITZERLAND TOURISM 608 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK, NY 10020 13 This statement shall be signed bythe individual agent if the regiatraot ia an individual, or by a majority of thoac partners, officers, dbectoreor peiton* performing similar faoctiona, If theregiantnt it >n orgsnizaiion, except that the drgaAizatkmcan, by power of attorney, authorize one or more individuateto execute this WKcmcnt oh its behalf Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tourism. Item 11 of Supplemental Statement: Period July- December 2017 Promotional activities: New York Travel Trade Showis/&mferan«reIMEX America, Las Vegas, Oct 10 -12 Global Travel Marketplace, Northstar Trade Show, Florida Jul 9 -12 ions: LGMR Extravaganza New York, December Ski.cbrh Media Event in NYC, Sep 14 PRO Luncheon, NYC, Sep 15 VEMEX New York, Oct 13 Swiss National Day events in August - various cities U.S.A. Soiree Suisse Washington D C.. Sep 13 10th Anniversary Indagare Event, NYC, Sep 28 Warren Miller, Stamford, Nov 10 Swissnex, NYC Aug 16 TAC AFAR - Event, New York, Oct 5 SITE Holiday Soiree, New York Nov 28 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tburism. Item 11 ofSupplemental Statement: Period July - December 2017 Promotional activities: San Francisco Travel Tirade Sh SSI Signature Sales Meeting, Las Vegas Dec 7-10 Ensemble travel Conference, Dallas, Oct 16 - 20 Avenue's of the World Travel Expo, flagstaff AZ, Oct 18 Virtuoso Travel Week, Las Vegas, Aug 12 -19 Bogeptfore and PresentatjODa; Media Event San Francisco, Nov 10 Travel Classics 2017, Tucson, Nov 15-18 Media Cocktail, Los Angeles, Dec 7 Edelweiss event Denver, Sep 18 VEMEX Los Angeles, Oct 11 Warren Miller, San Francisco, Nov 1-2 Warren Miller, Seattle, Nov 2-4 Warren Miller, Chicago, Nov 3-5 Warren Miller, Boulder, Nov 9-12 Warren Milter, Denver Nov 16-19 Trade visit Avanti, Portland, Dec 19 Swiss Chamber event San Francisco, Dec 5 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tourism. Item 14 (a) RECEIPTS OF MONIES US - HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK July-Dec 20i7 From Whom July Purpose Amount in USD STZurich Current Expenses 500.000 August ST Zurich do. 180.000 September ST Zurich do. 400.000 October ST Zurich do. 260.000 November ST Zurich do. 170.000 December ST Zurich do. 200.000 1,710,000 Swiss Partners Participation Switzerland Incentive and Congress 127,636 Swiss Partners Switzerland joint campaign with Key Accounts 276,806 Travel Industry Partners Participation in various marketing programs 10,350 414,792 January 2018 /PZ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tourism. / ttem15(a) DISBURSEMENTS - MONIES FOR US-HEADQUARTERS NEW YORK Date payment was made To whom payment was made Purpose for which payment was made July - December 2017 Employees ST NYC Salaries Amount in USD Rent/Cleaning/Heating etc. Office Supplies, Communications, Insurances, Hardware/Software etc. Promotional activities including print media, production costs, folders, fact sheets, 571,935 142,001 56,596 424,418 photos, texting, translations, give-aways Key Account Management Trade shows, receptions for the travel industry, seminars, give-aways 498,215 Key Media Management 373,093 Public relations, promotional articles, press releases and clippings, newsletters Internet Web Promotion 294,834 Postage, customs duties and brokerage fees / Mailing House 23,738 Traveling and moving expenses of staff 85,017 Total New York January 2018 / PZ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM 2,469,847 Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tourism. nem15 (a) DISBURSEMENTS-MONIES FOR WESTERN REPRESENTATION SAN FRANCISCO Date payment Name of person to whom Purpose for which payment Amount in was madepayment was madewas madeUSD July-December 2017 Employees ST SFO Salaries 180,060 Rent/Cleaning/Heating etc. 3,760 Office Supplies, Communications, Insurances 5,697 Total San Francisco Total Disbursements New York/San Francisco * 189,517 2,659,364 January 2016/PZ Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM Switzerland Tourism. Item 15 (b) of Supplemental Statement: Period July - December 2017 New York Familiarization Trips: Switzerland Travel Mart 2017, Basel & Davos, Sep 8 -12 Faith Group Media Trip, Nov 26 - Dec 3 Gotthard Panoramic Express Group Media Trip, Sep 3-7 JlTV TV Shoot Basel & Zurich, July 2-10 Gopex Influencer Trip in Switzerland, Jul 21 - 24 Sam Brown World Traveler - TV Shoot Bernese Oberland, Aug 7 -12 Item 15 (b) of Supplemental Statement: Period July - December 2017 San Francisco FamlBarfeafionJrip9: Virtuoso Study Tour, Switzerland, Aug 29 - Sep 6 Virtuoso Study Trip, OVA, Gstaad, JR, Bern, Aug 31 - Sep 7 Media Group Trips: Crossing South TV Production, PBS, July 12 -16 Unspunnen Int Media Trip, Interlaken Aug 30 - Sep 3 'i Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 01/29/2018 2:29:20 PM