Hotelleriesuisse (common spelling ''HotellerieSuisse'', actually ''Schweizer Hotelier-Verein'', SHV; also ''Swiss Hotel Association'') is the

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of the Swiss accommodation industry and represents the interests of accommodation establishments in Switzerland.

History and organisation

The association was founded on 11 February 1882 as the ''Schweizer Hotelier-Verein'' (SVH). The member companies of HotellerieSuisse account for two-thirds of Switzerland's accommodation establishments and generate around three-quarters of the corresponding overnight stays. As the

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of 13 regional associations, HotellerieSuisse is present in all parts of the country and language regions and employs around 70 people in

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Agendas

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.

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is also one of Switzerland's five most important export industries. 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

* Representation of economic policy interests for

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* Swiss

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* Management of the comprehensive Swiss hotel database * 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

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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 AG.

Hotel rating

In 1978, the association introduced the hotel rating system in Switzerland. A new rating system for awarding hotel stars has been in force in Switzerland since 1 January 2011. The Swiss hotel rating system is based on a catalogue of standards drawn up by HotellerieSuisse together with European partner associations. The harmonised hotel rating system is run by the Hotelstars Union, which was founded in 2009. 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

Education is a central concern of the association. HotellerieSuisse is the founder of the Thun Hotel Management School and a minority shareholder of the

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as well as the founder of the

École hôtelière de Lausanne EHL Hospitality Business School, formerly known as École hôtelière de Lausanne, is a hospitality management school in Switzerland. The school is often seen as one of the best of its kind in the world, training its students to obtain manager ...

. HotellerieSuisse is also one of the supporting organisations of Hotel & Gastro formation, 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.

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* {{Authority control 1882 establishments Vocational education in Switzerland Educational organisations based in Switzerland Swiss economic policy Hospitality industry in Switzerland