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Development Renovation

Zermatt’s Cervo Mountain Resort relaunches with a new concept

The preferred choice of the stylish ski set for years, Zermatt's Cervo Mountain Resort has never been a property to rest on its laurels. It comes as no surprise then, that the ever-evolving hotel has used this turbulent period to its benefit, with the complete upheaval and rebirth of both Cervo's grounds and its concept. The result is a newly honed global perspective that continues to embrace the surrounding environment in addition to the needs of the modern roaming nomad. Further cementing Cervo's original spirit of adventure and exploration, the hotel reopens with a concentrated focus on sustainability, an enhanced culture program, and a new, unmatched consideration of both local and global landscapes. This, paired with Cervo's expanded food and beverage concept, a new state-of-the-art spa, and a series of completely redesigned accommodations, ensures that the year-round resort remains a favored destination for modern explorers—those who act, travel, and discover consciously.

Design Hotels
Zermatt, Switzerland
Appointment

Christian Sack has been appointed as General Manager at Bürgenstock Resort

Christian Sack is moving from The Ritz-Carlton Doha hotel in Qatar to The Bürgenstock Selection in Switzerland. The 50-year-old has extensive experience in the international hospitality industry. In Asia, Europe, Russia and North America, he has successfully managed prestigious hotel and resort operations for brands such as Ritz-Carlton, Raffles, Shangri-La and Fairmont.

Katara Hospitality
Lucerne, Switzerland
Development Pipeline

Marriott Signs Agreement To Bring The Ritz-Carlton Brand To The Swiss Alps

Marriott International today announced it has signed an agreement with Mario Julen to bring The Ritz-Carlton brand to Zermatt, debuting the first Ritz-Carlton ski resort in Europe. Expected to open in 2026, the 69-guest room property will bring the brand's legendary service and elegant design to the world-famous Swiss resort destination. Once open, the property will serve as the second Ritz-Carlton hotel in Switzerland, joining The Ritz-Carlton Hotel de la Paix, Geneva.

Ritz-Carlton
Zermatt, Switzerland
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Development Rebranding

Z Capital-Backed Waldhaus Flims Announces Partnership with Marriott International to Open First Autograph Collection Hotel in Swiss Alps

The Waldhaus Flims Wellness Resort ("Waldhaus Flims"), an iconic alpine resort in Flims, Switzerland, today announced a partnership with Marriott International to bring its Grand Hotel and Villa Silvana into Autograph Collection's diverse and dynamic portfolio of hotels that champion values of vision, design and craft. Waldhaus Films Wellness Resort, Autograph Collection will mark the portfolio's first hotel in the Swiss Alps. The Waldhaus Flims and Autograph Collection hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 10 to celebrate the opening. The Waldhaus Flims' ownership and management remain unchanged.

Autograph Collection Hotels
Flims, Switzerland
Development Reopening

Managed by Kempinski, Frutt Mountain Resort Opens the Winter Season in the Heart of Switzerland

In the heart of Central Switzerland and only 40 km from Lucerne, Frutt Mountain Resort, newly managed by Kempinski Hotels, will welcome ski and nature lovers in the midst of a winter wonderland from 19 December 2020. The gondola takes guests up to 2,000 metres directly to the idyllic Melchsee Lake in the Melchsee-Frutt ski area, which delights every morning with an impressive mountain panorama and views of the peaks of the Alps or Titlis. "Ski in and ski out" is the motto here for every passionate skier as skis are strapped on directly at the hotel.

Kempinski
Kerns, Switzerland
Development Reopening

Legendary Belvédère To Reopen

Everything is geared up for a winter season steeped in tradition. The Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère, the mainstay of the well-known Swiss resort of Davos, will open its doors for business again on 11 December 2020. There is a strong sense of excitement amongst staff members, especially as the enforced closure has also been used to carry out renovation works and to draw up comprehensive hygiene measures in order to allow guests to experience a luxurious five-star holiday in one of the world's most legendary hotels despite restrictions to some services. The hotel has set aside space to display numerous works by Hans E. Deutsch, a pioneer of abstract art. Cultural enthusiasts will be able to admire this exhibition from day one of the reopening. A finely tuned festive programme has also been designed to keep guests entertained over Christmas.

Steigenberger
Davos, Switzerland
Appointment

Andreas Johan Magnus has been appointed as General Manager at Kempinski Palace Engelberg and Frutt Mountain Resort

From the pulsating Thai metropolis of Bangkok, Andreas Magnus is currently moving to the snow-covered dream landscape of the Swiss Alps. The 37-year-old Magnus has just been appointed by Kempinski Hotels as General Manager at Kempinski Palace Engelberg, which will open in spring 2021 and is only 40km away from Lucerne, and at Frutt Mountain Resort (formerly known as Frutt Lodge & Spa and Frutt Family Lodge), which will start its winter season on 19 December. Andreas Magnus thus returns to the beginnings of his hotel career in Switzerland, where he successfully completed his Swiss Diploma in Hotel Management at the César Ritz Hotel School and his Bachelor of Business Administration at Northwood University at the Hotel Institute of Montreux. The Norwegian-born, who next to German is fluent in four more languages, has spent the last three years as Hotel Manager at Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok. Following his studies, Andreas Magnus started in Food & Beverage as a trainee at the Lausanne Palace and the Hotel Castello del Sole Ascona in Switzerland and then moved to Front Office at the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans, USA. In 2008 he moved to Russia, where he worked at Belmond Grand Hotel in St Petersburg, first as Banquet & Conference Operations Manager and then as Food & Beverage Manager. In 2011 he started in the same position at Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates in Dubai and then changed to Djibouti Palace Kempinski in Africa as Executive Assistant Manager. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as Hotel Manager at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center in the Chinese capital, Beijing, before he became Hotel Manager at Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok.

Kempinski
Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland
Appointment

Tania Micki has been named Member of the Board of Directors at EHL Holding SA

Tania Micki has joined the Board of Directors of EHL Holding SA and the Board of Trustees of the EHL Foundation as a new member. As a finance specialist, Micki has held leading positions in various internationally active companies for many years. Tania Micki has begun her duties on December 4th as a new member of the EHL Foundation and as an appointed member of the Board of Directors of EHL Holding SA. The finance expert has extensive professional experience in global companies, heading departments with revenues of up to 2.5 billion Swiss francs. In her various financial functions, she has led strategic business and financial market transformations as well as acquisitions. Currently Group CFO of Tecan Group AG, a publicly listed life sciences and diagnostics company, Micki speaks six languages, holds a Master's degree in finance from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce of Paris as well as an MBA from INSEAD. Before taking up her position at Tecan, Micki was Chief Risk Officer and Group Internal Audit Head at Sulzer AG, Vice President Finance, Planning and Analysis Europe at Gate Group and Senior Manager at General Mills.

E.H.L. Holding SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
Development Rebranding

The Woodward set to join Oetker Collection portfolio

Oetker Collection recently announced that Woodward, a new hotel situated in the heart of Geneva on Quai Wilson, will be the next property to join its portfolio. The property sits directly on the shores of Lake Geneva, and offers panoramic views of Mont Blanc. Owned by Bastion Holdings, the hotel was originally built in 1901 by French architect François Durel in a post-Haussmann style. At present, it is being completely transformed and carefully reimagined by world-renowned architect Pierre-Yves Rochon.

Oetker Collection
Genève, Switzerland