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Coordinates: 46°56′08″N 7°26′11″E / 46.93550°N 7.436375°E / 46.93550; 7.436375
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HotellerieSuisse
Company typeClub
IndustryEmployers' organization for Hotels
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882) (as Schweizer Hotelier-Verein, SHV)
HeadquartersBern, Switzerland 46°56′08″N 7°26′11″E / 46.93550°N 7.436375°E / 46.93550; 7.436375
Key people
Nicole Brändle (Director)
Number of employees
70
Websitehotelleriesuisse.ch

Hotelleriesuisse (common spelling HotellerieSuisse, actually Schweizer Hotelier-Verein, SHV; also Swiss Hotel Association) is the Employers' organization of the Swiss accommodation industry and represents the interests of accommodation establishments in Switzerland.

History and organisation

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Job reference of the Swiss Hotel Association

The association was founded on 11 February 1882 as the Schweizer Hotelier-Verein (SVH).[1]

The member companies of HotellerieSuisse account for two-thirds of Switzerland's accommodation establishments[2] and generate around three-quarters of the corresponding overnight stays.[2] As the umbrella organization of 13 regional associations,[3] HotellerieSuisse is present in all parts of the country and language regions and employs around 70 people in Bern.[2]

Agendas

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HotellerieSuisse supports its member companies in their business management, in ensuring the availability of qualified specialists for the industry, and in advocating for industry- and employer-friendly framework conditions at a political level.

Tourism is also one of Switzerland's five most important export industries.[4] As a representative of a sub-sector of tourism, HotellerieSuisse is a member of various umbrella organisations and maintains strategic partnerships in the tourism sector.

Areas of activity

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  • Representation of economic policy interests for tourism in Switzerland
  • Swiss hotel rating
  • Management of the comprehensive Swiss hotel database[5]
  • Promotion of young talent, training and further education
  • Advice and information service
  • Maintaining the social partnership via the national collective labour agreement (L-GAV) for the hospitality industry
  • Publication of the independent Swiss trade journal for tourism htr hotel revue and other specialised publications
  • Offer of a social insurance solution together with HOTELA

HotellerieSuisse is also a shareholder of the Switzerland Travel Centre [de] AG.[6]

Hotel rating

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In 1978, the association introduced the hotel rating system in Switzerland.[7] A new rating system for awarding hotel stars has been in force in Switzerland since 1 January 2011.[8] The Swiss hotel rating system is based on a catalogue of standards drawn up by HotellerieSuisse together with European partner associations.[9] The harmonised hotel rating system is run by the Hotelstars Union, which was founded in 2009.[10] It is held under the auspices of HOTREC, the European umbrella organisation for hotels, restaurants and cafés in Europe. HotellerieSuisse is a founding member of HOTREC.

Educational services

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Partial bond of the Regina-Hotel Jungfraublick AG dated 1 October 1906 with illustration of today's Regina school hotel from HotellerieSuisse

Education is a central concern of the association. HotellerieSuisse is the founder of the Thun Hotel Management School and a minority shareholder of the Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality[11] as well as the founder of the École hôtelière de Lausanne.[12] HotellerieSuisse is also one of the supporting organisations of Hotel & Gastro formation,[13] which, as an OdA, is, among other things, an examination organiser and provider of various training courses leading to a federal diploma or a federal professional certificate. The sector records around 3,500 completed apprenticeships and around 800 higher professional education qualifications every year.[14]

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References

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  1. ^ "Schweizer Hotelier-Verein (SHV)". DV Bern AG (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Die Geschäftsstelle". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Alle Regionen im Überblick". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Fakten und Zahlen zum Schweizer Tourismus". Schweizer Tourismus-Verband (in German). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Schweizer Hoteldatenbank". swisshoteldata.ch (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Teams". Switzerland Travel Centre (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Hotelsterne mit Zusätzen" (in Swiss High German). 27 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Umfassendes Schweizer Hotelverzeichnis". swisshoteldata.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Die Hotelsterne von HotellerieSuisse". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Hotelstars Union feiert 10-jähriges Jubiläum". htr hotelrevue (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ^ "SSTH Boards & Executives". Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Über uns". Hotelfachschule Thun (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Organisation". Hotel & Gastro formation Schweiz. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Jeden Tag Gäste begeistern" (PDF) (in German). Tagesanzeiger. 13 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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