In future, the City of Zurich will be able to impose stricter restrictions on business apartments and professional short-term lettings in residential areas. Following the Federal Supreme Court’s ruling, the revision to the BZO (Zoning Ordinance), which was adopted in 2021, is expected to come

A sports and recreation center with approximately 5,000 square meters of usable space is to be built in Andermatt. Although the project has been postponed until 2032/33, it will fill a key gap in amenities between the village center, Andermatt Reuss, and year-round

An entrepreneur from Ticino is transforming a forgotten mountain village in Graubünden into a year-round destination. What sounds like a crazy idea is taking shape. The numbers are impressive, the signs are promising, and the heart of the project has been bubbling up from the mountain for

The Grand Hotel Locarno has been crumbling away for almost 20 years. Once a symbol of glamorous tourism on Lake Maggiore, then empty and forgotten for years. Now the Artioli family, together with the Artisa Group, Arabella Hospitality and Marriott, is taking decisive action. The listed building is

Engelberg is reorganizing its village center. Between the train station and the monastery, a clear, tangible axis is to be created from a mixed carpet of streets. The development and design concept specifies how first floors, traffic and public spaces should interact so that the center does not

The municipality of Adelboden is looking for interesting concepts for the further use of the car park area. Young adults can contribute their ideas for its redesign at a creative workshop on 19 June 2026.

For years, the Capo San Martino headland between Melide and Paradiso lay abandoned - once a restaurant, then a nightclub, most recently occupied and locked up with bars. Now Christian Constantin, Valais property developer and FC Sion president, is taking action: A luxury resort is to be built here

Halter AG is renovating the listed Sonnenberg complex in Seelisberg. The Schlieren-based property developer has also supported the documentary film *Namaste Seelisberg*, which explores the history of the historic hotel

Building materials supplier HGC is renovating its Lucerne site in the former industrial area of Tribschen. A new city hotel is being built on one of the two plots of land. The building on the other plot is being renovated. The new logistics hub in Inwil has been in operation since

The city of Baden has joined the European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA). It aims to position itself as a modern cultural and spa town with international appeal. In spring, Baden will be presenting itself alongside other EHTTA members at the ITB Berlin.

Tourism generated 198,000 overnight stays in Spiez in 2025. Overnight stays in non-hotel accommodation rose by 35 per cent to 63,000, while those in hotels fell by 2.5 per cent to 135,000. Spiez Marketing intends to tackle the associated challenges together with its

Swissôtel has opened a new hotel in the Czech spa town of Mariánské Lázně. The newly opened Swissôtel follows on from the recently opened hotels in Montenegro and Romania and is intended to further consolidate the company's strong presence in

Christinger AG contributed to the interior design of the new Moxy Hotel in Zurich with large-scale images, lettering and signage elements. The hotel belongs to the SV Group and opened at the end of

After almost 30 years at the helm of the Hotel Bernerhof Gstaad, Brigitte and Thomas Frei have transferred their majority stake to two new owners. Geneva-based RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP and Zug-based Holdingstone AG have handed over operational management to François Grohens.

Heller Gastro AG is celebrating the reopening of its Eiger Lodge Grindelwald. After a nine-month renovation period and an investment of CHF 4.5 million, the hostel-style hotel will reopen on 19 December