Regional development and tourism

Aletsch hospitality operating and financing company 
Development of business models for a financing company (Aletsch Hospitality Holding AG) to acquire accommodation facilities in the Aletsch Arena and for an operating company (Aletsch Hospitality AG) to manage these facilities jointly, leveraging cross-company synergies. 

Operationally sustainable mountain railway companies 
Overall operational management of a project to develop future-oriented and regionally anchored business models for ten mountain railway companies in cooperation with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. 

Lötschental accommodation offers 
Development of an accommodation strategy and drafting of an implementation concept for an infrastructure and an operating company to jointly manage several accommodation providers in the Lötschental. 

Village hotel Simplon Dorf 
Design and implementation of an integrated hotel concept (operations, governance, financing) for the joint management of three hotels as “one hotel with three properties,” including support for the owners from strategic development through to day-to-day operations. 

Aletsch Arena destination development 
Design and support for the tourism destination development of the Aletsch Arena, involving key stakeholders, including support for the implementation of initial flagship projects in the areas of hospitality, gastronomy, and MICE. 

Digital transformation in tourism destinations 
Strategy development and implementation support for the digital transformation of the tourism destinations Gstaad-Saanenland, Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg, and Lenk-Simmental. 

Financing of key tourism infrastructure 
Development of implementation concepts for the financing of key tourism infrastructure in the cantons of Glarus (FinanzInfra AG) and Valais (Chablais Invest SA). 

Restructuring of Télémorgins-Champoussin 
Financial restructuring of the mountain railway company Télémorgins-Champoussin SA and its integration into Portes du Soleil Suisse SA. 

Optimisation of winter sports in the Saanenland 
Development of a business plan for operating and maintaining the five learning parks, including support for its implementation and the financing of the infrastructure as well as  the establishment of the “Lernparks Destination Gstaad” association. 

Albergo Diffuso 
Development of cross-business concepts for the Albergo Diffuso Monte Generoso (Stay Generous) and the Albergo Diffuso Bündner Herrschaft (Herrschaftlich). 

Further projects 

  • Verzasca Valley 2030 Master Plan 
  • Glarus South location development 
  • Tourism location development in the Aletsch Arena 
  • Tourism development of the municipality of Serravalle (Blenio Valley) 
  • Preliminary study for the proposed connection between the Elm and Flims-Laax ski areas 
  • Riddes–La Tzoumaz gondola connection: current-state analysis and location development 
  • Flagship project for the promotion of regional products through tourism, Gstaad Saanenland 
  • Feasibility study for the water visitor centre, Adelboden 
  • Inter-municipal management of tourism infrastructure, Aletsch Arena 
  • Concept for the marketing and distribution of regional products, canton of Valais 
  • Support for various hotel cooperations