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.
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| Company type | Club |
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| Industry | Employers' organization for Hotels |
| Founded | 1882 (as Schweizer Hotelier-Verein, SHV) |
| Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland 46°56′08″N 7°26′11″E / 46.93550°N 7.436375°E |
Key people | Nicole Brändle (Director) |
Number of employees | 70 |
| Website | hotelleriesuisse |
History and organisation
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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
editHotellerieSuisse 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
edit- 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 AG.[6]
Hotel rating
editIn 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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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]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Schweizer Hotelier-Verein (SHV)". DV Bern AG (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Die Geschäftsstelle". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Alle Regionen im Überblick". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Fakten und Zahlen zum Schweizer Tourismus". Schweizer Tourismus-Verband (in German). Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Schweizer Hoteldatenbank". swisshoteldata.ch (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Teams". Switzerland Travel Centre (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Hotelsterne mit Zusätzen" (in Swiss High German). 27 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Umfassendes Schweizer Hotelverzeichnis". swisshoteldata.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Die Hotelsterne von HotellerieSuisse". HotellerieSuisse (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Hotelstars Union feiert 10-jähriges Jubiläum". htr hotelrevue (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "SSTH Boards & Executives". Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Über uns". Hotelfachschule Thun (in German). Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Organisation". Hotel & Gastro formation Schweiz. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Jeden Tag Gäste begeistern" (PDF) (in German). Tagesanzeiger. 13 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.