Tourism in Switzerland
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SWITZERLAND, 2014/06/02
It is an active summer, easily accessible with its extensive network of trains lifts and 670 ski lifts - this is the “Switzerland of views" presented by Switzerland Tourism. The proposition includes hiking, mountain biking, hotels, and restaurants with stunning views and suggestions to observe the city from the top of ancient inclunding modern towers.
"We want to give a new boost to the economy of the valley, enhancing the natural beauty and local products," says the director of the Switzerland Tourism Armando Troncana.
In 2015, in the Ticino district, the Monte Generoso Railway celebrates its 125th year in business with the opening of a new 1,700-meter-high hotel-restaurant in the shape of a rose. Advances are ongoing for this construction project in the National Park of Locarno, from Lake Maggiore to the village of Bosco Gurin, along 35 km that goes from 193 meters to over 2,800 in Pizzo Biela.
Part the new facilities of the hotel will be The Blue Boat, born from the redesign of the former Hotel Sorriso near the Hotel Villa Orselina, with management unchanged. And there will as well be the Acquarossa Family Spa Grand Hotel, a 4-star superior hotel in the valley of Blenio, which will use the thermal waters for the welfare of the whole family.
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SWITZERLAND, 2014/02/11
Verbier, a village located in the canton of Valais, is the majority expensive ski resort in Switzerland. That’s according to a recent survey conducted by TravelMag.com. The survey specifically compared all significant ski resorts in Europe based on their cost of lodging during the months of February and March 2014.
During that two-month time period, skiers in Verbier will have to spend, on average, 236 Euros for the cheapest available double room, the survey found. While that figure is the highest average rate part all resorts in Switzerland, Verbier ranks only seventh most expensive in Europe.
The majority expensive European ski destination is the Austrian Ischgl resort. Located in the national of Tyrol, Ischgl will cost skiers an average of 346 Euros for an overnight remain in the least expensive double room. The prestigious Val-d'Isere in the French Alps ranks second most expensive, with an average price tag of 326 Euros, according to the survey.
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SWITZERLAND, 2013/08/11
Deputy General Manager Grand Hotel Park, Gstaad, Director of Food & Beverage The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, Food Beverage & Operations Manager, Anassa, Leading Hotels of the World, Asst. Director F&B, Mandarin-Oriental, Washington DC and a number of other positions in the hotel & restaurant industry are part of Alain Bachman, a Swiss National, who has been engaged as general manager of GHM’s forthcoming debut, The Chedi Andermatt.
Scheduled for a winter 2013 opening, GHM’s ambitious new hotel is the centerpiece of the Andermatt Swiss Alps project, the major integrated year-round holiday destination currently under development in the canton of Uri, Switzerland.
