Originally Posted by
cbellero
One other thing that impressed me - the Geneva Transport card. It is paid for by the mandatory tourist tax. What I thought was good about it in particular is that I received it by email before arriving to Geneva. This allowed me to take the airport transportation for free. Often the tourist tax benefits (if any) only get activated once your reach the hotel.
In Basel, you can use the transport to your hotel by showing your hotel reservation before receiving the card at check-in.