Engadin St. Moritz

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Contents 1 General information about the Upper Engadin ...... 4 1.1 Location ...... 4 1.2 Geographic data ...... 4 1.3 Climate ...... 4 1.4 Time zone ...... 4 1.5 Currency ...... 4 2 Population ...... 5 2.1 Inhabitants in each municipality incl. weekday residents ...... 5 2.2 Language ...... 5 3 Education ...... 5 4 Economy ...... 6 4.1 GDP ...... 6 4.2 Cantonal tax revenue per resident ...... 6 4.3 Number of persons employed – Upper Engadine district ...... 6 4.4 Employment data by sector ...... 6 5 Public transport ...... 7 5.1 Engadin Bus ...... 7 5.2 Postbus ...... 7 5.3 Rhaetian Railway ...... 7 6 Overnight stays ...... 8 6.1 Total overnight stays ...... 8 6.2 Overnight stays – hotels ...... 8 6.3 Total overnight stays by nationality (winter 08/09) ...... 8 6.4 Total overnight stays by nationality (summer 2009)...... 9 6.5 Average length of stay ...... 9 7 Hotels ...... 10 7.1 Hotels in Engadin St. Moritz ...... 10 7.1.1 Breakdown by number of stars ...... 10 7.1.2 Breakdown by location ...... 10 7.2 Number of hotel beds in Engadin St. Moritz ...... 11 7.3 Number of hotel beds per village (winter 2008/09) ...... 12 7.4 Number of hotel beds per village (Summer) ...... 12 7.5 Guests' countries of origin (hotels only) ...... 13

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8 Non-hotel accommodation ...... 14 8.1 Holiday apartments featured on the internet ...... 14 8.2 Total holiday apartments and second homes ...... 14 8.3 Private rooms ...... 14 8.4 Group accommodation ...... 14 8.5 Mountain huts ...... 15 8.6 Camping grounds ...... 15 9 Gastronomy ...... 15 9.1 Restaurants ...... 15 9.2 Night life: Bars, Discos ...... 15 10 Culture ...... 16 10.1 Museums ...... 16 10.2 Galleries ...... 16 10.3 Cinema ...... 17 10.4 Casino ...... 17 11 Wellness, leisure pools and spa baths ...... 18 11.1 Public wellness facilities, pools and baths ...... 18 11.2 Wellness facilities hotels ...... 18 12 Sporting activities ...... 19 12.1 Summer ...... 19 12.2 Winter ...... 19 13 Mountain railways ...... 21 13.1 Summer ...... 21 13.2 Winter ...... 21 13.3 The 10 mountain railway companies ...... 21 14 How to get there ...... 22 14.1 Rail ...... 22 14.2 Car ...... 22 14.3 Car transport ...... 22 14.4 Shuttles ...... 22 14.5 Air ...... 23 15 The Engadin St. Moritz Tourism Organisation ...... 24 15.1 Main functions ...... 24 15.2 Additional services ...... 24

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1 General information about the Upper Engadin

1.1 Location

 57 km-long high valley 1,800 metres above sea level  Situated in the south of Canton Grisons and follows the River Inn from Zernez to the Engadine lake plateau as far as Maloja  Source of the River Inn – alongside the mightiest glacier in the Eastern Alps, the Morteratsch, and the only mountain above 4,000 metres in the Eastern Alps, the 4,049 metre high Piz Bernina.  Its glaciers make this an important source of water for Eastern Europe  Borders the regions of Engadin Scuol, Val Poschiavo, Bergell  Home to 11 district municipalities

1.2 Geographic data

 Area: 998 square km  Valley elevations range from 1,450 to 1,800 metres  Lowest point Zernez 1,450 metres  Highest point Piz Bernina 4,049 metres

1.3 Climate

 Very pleasant climate due to its dry air and its sunshine

1.4 Time zone

 Central European Time (GMT +1 hour)  Summer time (+1 hour) end of March to end of October

1.5 Currency

 Swiss Francs  Euro and US Dollars accepted by larger businesses and hotels

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2 Population

2.1 Inhabitants in each municipality incl. weekday residents

Figures are as at the end of August 2009 unless stated otherwise Total Upper Engadine district: approx. 16'800 Total incl. Maloja and Zernez: approx. 19'500 Total population per square km Upper Engadine district: approx. 23

Sils 750 Silvaplana 982 St. Moritz 5’148 Celerina 1'464 Pontresina 1'989 Samedan 3'897 Bever 658 La Punt Chamues-ch 737 Madulain 202 Zuoz 1'279 S-chanf 676 Maloja 595 Zernez 1'084

2.2 Language

 The two official languages are Rhaeto-Romansh and German  The Rhaeto-Romansh Putér dialect is spoken in the Upper Engadine (Sils to S-chanf)  Italian and German are spoken in Maloja

3 Education

 Höhere Fachschule für Tourismus (tourism college)  Academia Engiadina Samedan  Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz

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4 Economy

4.1 GDP

Nominal GDP at market rates per capita in CHF: Upper Engadine district: 81’691 (2008) Share of cantonal GDP: 11.3% (2008)

4.2 Cantonal tax revenue per resident in CHF

Upper Engadine district (Average 2006/2007) Natural persons: 5‘083 Juristic persons: 1‘232 Total: 6315

4.3 Number of persons employed – Upper Engadine district

Total 12‘690 (2008) Sils i. E. 900 Silvaplana 564 St. Moritz 5‘174 Celerina 621 Pontresina 1‘510 Samedan 2‘420 Bever 330 La Punt-Chamues-ch 219 Madulain 67 Zuoz 657 S-Chanf 215

4.4 Employment data by sector

Agriculture and forestry 261 (2.1%) Industry and manufacturing 2‘671 (21.0%) Service industry 9‘758 (76.9%)

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5 Public transport

5.1 Engadin Bus

6 routes all year Samedan - Pontresina - St. Moritz station - Bad - Corvatsch Lagalb - Diavolezza - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf - Sils - Maloja Ortsbus St. Moritz St. Moritz station - Bad - Sils - Maloja Samedan - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf - Silvaplana Zuoz - Chamues-ch - Samedan - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf - Bad - Corvatsch - Furtschellas - Sils In summer only Zuoz - S-chanf - Brail / Parc naziunal Passenger numbers no data

5.2 Postbus

Routes from Upper Engadin St. Moritz - Castasegna - Chiavenna St. Moritz - Lugano (Palm Express) St. Moritz - Julier - Chur (Julier Route Express) Pontresina - Ospizio Bernina - Poschiavo - Le Prese Pontresina - Bernina Diavolezza - Livigno

Passenger numbers winter season approx. 207,000 Summer season approx. 306,000 Entire year approx. 644,000

5.3 Rhaetian Railway

"Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina landscapes" since July 2008 UNESCO World Heritage Site Bernina Express Chur - Tirano Glacier Express St. Moritz - Zermatt Passenger numbers Glacier Express: 250,000 per annum Bernina Express: 300,000 per annum

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6 Overnight stays

6.1 Total overnight stays

Average overnight stays (hotel and non-hotel accommodation) • 1.6 million (summer) • 1.8 million (winter)

6.2 Overnight stays – hotels

Winter 2009/2010 (hotels only) Total Engadin St. Moritz 973’223 Maloja 10’044 Sils 125’979 Silvaplana 46’348 St. Moritz 429’939 Celerina 90’775 Pontresina 177’800 Samedan 28’705 Bever 8’386 La Punt- Chamues-ch 6’155 Madulain 593 Zuoz 28‘613 S-chanf 3‘894 Zernez 15‘992

6.3 Total overnight stays by nationality (winter 09/10)

Guests from Switzerland: 39% Guests from outside Switzerland: 61%

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Summer 2009 (hotels only) Total Engadin St. Moritz 881’087 Maloja 11’844 Sils 120‘553 Silvaplana 37‘217 St. Moritz 346‘993 Celerina 64‘968 Pontresina 182'859 Samedan 26‘597 Bever 8'040 La Punt- Chamues-ch 7'091 Madulain 63 Zuoz 25‘930 S-chanf 5‘191 Zernez 43‘741

6.4 Total overnight stays by nationality (summer 2009)

Guests from Switzerland: 50.5 % Guests from outside Switzerland: 49.5 %

6.5 Average length of stay

Winter 09/10 Summer 09 Engadin St. Moritz 4.26 2.79

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7 Hotels

7.1 Hotels in Engadin St. Moritz

Total hotels: around 160 (summer: 158, winter: 162)

7.1.1 Breakdown by number of stars 5 star: 7 4 star: 23 3 star: 45 2 star: 7 Not rated (incl. guest houses): 80

7.1.2 Breakdown by location Maloja 7 1**** 1*** 5 not rated

Sils 20 1***** 3**** 6*** 1** 9 not rated

Silvaplana 9 2**** 3*** 1** 3 not rated

St. Moritz 39 5***** 8**** 11*** 15 not rated

Celerina 11 2**** 2*** 7 not rated

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Pontresina 28 1***** 3**** 11*** 3** 10 not rated

Samedan 11 2**** 2*** 2** 5 not rated

Bever 5 1***

4 not rated

La Punt-Chamues-ch 5 1*** 4 not rated

Madulain 2 2 not rated

Zuoz 9 2**** 4*** 3 not rated

S-chanf 3 1*** 2 not rated

Zernez 13 2*** 11 not rated

7.2 Number of hotel beds in Engadin St. Moritz

Total beds: around 13‘000 5 star: 1'853 4 star: 2'847 3 star: 2'409 2 star: 913 Not rated (incl. guesthouses): 5‘035

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7.3 Number of hotel beds per village (winter 2009/10)

Maloja 806 Sils i. E. 1‘393 Silvaplana 569 St. Moritz 5‘193 Celerina 1‘029 Pontresina 2‘159 Samedan 504 Bever 200 La Punt Chamues-ch 113 Madulain 36 Zuoz 334 S-chanf 69 Zernez 557

7.4 Number of hotel beds per village (summer 2009)

Maloja 170 Sils i. E. 1‘393 Silvaplana 558 St. Moritz 5‘083 Celerina 1‘029 Pontresina 2‘190 Samedan 544 Bever 136 La Punt-Chamues-ch 113 Madulain 36 Zuoz 380 S-chanf 69 Zernez 595

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7.5 Guests' countries of origin (hotels only)

Summer 50% Switzerland 17% Germany 11% Italy 6 % Belgium 4% USA 3% Japan 10 % others

Winter 39% Switzerland 28% Germany 10% Italy 4% UK 3% Russia 2% France 1% USA 13% others

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8 Non-hotel accommodation

8.1 Holiday apartments featured on the internet

Locality Apartments Beds Maloja 75 282 Sils 204 721 Silvaplana 338 1'221 St. Moritz 268 993 Celerina 165 656 Pontresina 253 876 Samedan 145 531 Bever 66 290 La Punt 174 672 Madulain 51 292 Zuoz 123 540 S-chanf 27 104 Zernez 73 302 Engadin St. Moritz 1'962 7'480 Online booking available 110 1‘852

8.2 Total holiday apartments and second homes

Total apartments 5'500 Beds holiday apartments 15'000

8.3 Private rooms

Summer Winter Total rooms 77 56 Total beds 146 105

8.4 Group accommodation

Total group accommodation 34 34 Total rooms 561 597 Total beds 2'599 2‘661

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8.5 Mountain huts

Summer Winter Total 11 5 Total beds 653 345

8.6 Camping grounds

Total camping grounds 9 4 Total campsites 1‘476 470

9 Gastronomy

9.1 Restaurants

Total Engadin St. Moritz: around 300 Of these, there are 31 with GaultMillau points (totalling 434 points) and 2 with Michelin stars (totalling 3 stars)

9.2 Night life: Bars, Discos

Total bars winter: 69 Total bars summer: 65 Total snow bars: 11 Total discos: 5

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10 Culture

10.1 Museums

15 Museums:  Andrea Robbi Museum, Sils  Engadine Museum, St. Moritz  Atelier Segantini, Maloja  Kulturarchiv Oberengadin, Samedan  Berry Museum, St. Moritz  Mili Weber House, St. Moritz  Bob-Museum Altes Schulhaus, Celerina  Minerals and Fossils Museum, St. Moritz  Caferama Coffee Museum, Zuoz  Museum Alpin, Pontresina  Chesa Planta, Samedan  National Park House, Zernez  Das kleinste Museum der Welt,  Nietzsche House, Sils/Segl Maria St. Moritz  Segantini Museum, St. Moritz 10.2 Galleries

23 art galleries:  Art Club Galerie, St. Moritz  Galerie Guardalej, Champfèr  Galerie Bauer, St. Moritz  Galerie Kunsthalle, St. Moritz  Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, St. Moritz  Galerie La Laterna, Zuoz  Galerie Jean-David Cahn, St. Moritz-Bad  Lleshi Art, Zuoz  Galerie Elisabeth Costa, Pontresina  Chasa d’Art Galerie und Café Rudolf Mirer, Zernez  Ausstellung Chesa Cumünela, Sils/Segl  Kunstschmiede Niggli, Samedan Maria  Gallaria Chesina, Sils-Maria  Galerie Palü, Samedan  Galleria Curtins, St. Moritz-Bad  Atelier Turo Pedretti, Celerina  Galleria Monica De Cardenas, Zuoz  Galerie Righetti, St. Moritz  Atelier-Galerie Elena Denoth, Zernez  2art – Gallaria Punt & Kunstraum Riss, Samedan  Galerie Fex, Fex Curtins  Galerie Roseg, Pontresina  Atelier-Ausstellung Annetta Ganzoni,  Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz Zernez  Galerie Gmurzynska, St. Moritz  Galerie Peter Vann, S-chanf  Galerie Karsten Greve, St. Moritz  Galerie von Bartha, S-chanf  Atelier Reto Grond, Sils/Segl Maria  The St. Moritz Design Gallery, St. Moritz

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10.1 Libraries  Biblioteca da Samedan, Samedan  Biblioteca Engiadinaisa, Sils/Segl Baseglia  Biblioteca La Plaiv, Zuoz  Biblioteca Maloja, Maloja  Library St. Moritz, St. Moritz  Library Zernez, Zernez  Dokumentationsbibliothek, St. Moritz  Ludoteca Arlekin, Samedan  SAC Library, Pontresina

10.2 Cinema

2 cinemas:  Kino Scala St. Moritz  Kino Rex Pontresina

10.3 Casino

1 casino:  Casino St. Moritz Bad (B casino)

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11 Wellness, leisure pools and spa baths

11.1 Public wellness facilities, pools and baths

 Bellavita Adventure Pool & Spa, Pontresina  Zernez Family Pool  Mineral bath & spa Samedan

11.2 Wellness facilities hotels

Public wellness facilities at hotels include:  Hotel Europa Wellness-Welt, Champfèr  Hotel Kempinski High Alpine Spa, St. Moritz  Hotel Laudinella Wellness, St. Moritz  Hotel Cresta Palace Spa, Celerina  Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina  Hotel Castell Hamam, Zuoz  St. Moritz mineral springs – St. Moritz Spa

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12 Sporting activities

12.1 Summer

Walking paths 580 km Via ferrata 2 (Piz Trovat, La Resgia) Bike trails 400 km (easy, medium, difficult) Inline trail 12 km Nordic walking trails 225 km 18-hole golf courses 2 (Zuoz-Madulain and Samedan) 9-hole golf courses 1 (near the Kulm Hotel, St. Moritz) 6 greens with driving range 1 (near the Romantik Hotel Margna, Sils) Swimming lakes 4 Lägh da Cavloc (near Maloja) Lej Nair and Lej Marsch (near St. Moritz Bad) Lej da Staz (between St. Moritz and Celerina) Golf lakes (Samedan)

12.2 Winter

Altitude ski area 1,720-3,303 metres above sea level Slopes 350 slope kilometres artificial snow (30%) Night slopes 4.2 km Corvatsch (Switzerland's longest night ski slope) 0.5 km Skilift Survih, Samedan 0.5 km Languard, Pontresina Total descents 88, of which: 20% easy (18 descents, 74 km) 60% medium (61 descents, 208 km) 20% difficult (9 descents, 68 km) Longest descent 10 km glacier descent (Diavolezza- Morteratsch) Full moon descents 5 km slope Diavolezza Freeride Alpine Safety Center, Diavolezza Freeride areas: - Lagalb to La Rösa - Val Arlas (Diavolezza)

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Slopes for unregulated skiers Georgi (Corvatsch) Sass Corviglia (Corviglia) Collinas (Diavolezza) Ski areas 4 (Diavolezza/Lagalb, Corviglia, Zuoz, Corvatsch) Snow Parks 3 (Corviglia, Zuoz and Corvatsch) Ski jumps 2 Snow sport schools 6 Swiss snowsports, numerous private Cross country skiing trails 200 km total, of which: 188 km classic & 190 km skating Winter walking trails 150 km regional Tobogganing slope 4.2 km on Muottas Muragl with 700 metre difference in altitude Natural ice fields 8

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13 Mountain railways

13.1 Summer

4 mountain railway companies Number of facilities 6 cable railways, 1 cable car, 3 funicular railways, 3 chair lifts Mountain restaurants 18 restaurants; 2 hotels

13.2 Winter

10 mountain railway companies Number of facilities: Total 56: 7 cable railways, 3 funicular railways, 1 cable car, 19 chair lifts, 26 ski lifts (10 beginners’ lifts) 35 slope vehicles 400 snow guns Capacity of 65,000 persons/hour Mountain restaurants 34 restaurants; 2 hotels

13.3 The 10 mountain railway companies

 Bergbahnen Engadin St. Moritz AG (Best AG)*, St. Moritz (Areas covered: Corviglia, Diavolezza/Lagalb, Muottas Muragl)  Corvatsch AG*, Silvaplana  Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG*, St. Moritz  Sesselbahn Languard*, Pontresina  Sessel- und Skilifte Zuoz AG, Zuoz  Skilift Müsella AG, La Punt  Skiliftgenossenschaft Survih, Samedan  Skilift Aela Maloja AG, Maloja  Skiflift Cristins, Silvaplana (Silvaplana municipality)  Skilift S-chanf-Bügls, S-chanf *also runs in summer

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14 How to get there

14.1 Rail

Zurich HB to St. Moritz – 3 hours 21 minutes. Rhaetian Railway (RhB) from Chur Tirano to St. Moritz with the Bernina Express – 2 hours 22 minutes

14.2 Car

Zurich - St. Moritz 200 km 3 hours Milan - St. Moritz 175 km 3 hours Munich - St. Moritz 280 km 4 hours Basel - St. Moritz 280 km 4 hours Only vehicles with 4-wheel drive or those fitted with tyre chains are permitted on the passes in snow conditions.

14.3 Car transport

 Car transport Vereina (Klosters Selfranga - Sagliains)  Car transport Albula (Thusis - Samedan)

14.4 Shuttles

Engadin St. Moritz Express Frequency: on demand Route: Milano – St. Moritz – Milano Zurich – St. Moritz – Zurich Contact: www.engadin-stmoritz-express.com

Engadin Express Frequency: 3x a day (from 17.12.2010 till 26.03.2011) Route: Airport Zurich - Silvaplana - St. Moritz Bad - St. Moritz railwaystation - Pontresina - Airport Zurich Contact: www.engadinexpress.ch

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14.5 Air

By car from airport Zurich 215 km Basel 290 km Lugano 180 km Geneva 480 km Munich 280 km Frankfurt 590 km Friedrichshafen 210 km Innsbruck 190 km Milan 175 km Bergamo 195 km

Engadin Airport for private aircraft and air taxi connections to national and international destinations

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15 The Engadin St. Moritz Tourism Organisation

 The creation of the destination Engadin St. Moritz was approved on 26.11.2006 by a referendum of Upper Engadine eligible voters  Entrusted with marketing the destination since 1st May 2007  This unincorporated organization under public law was created following the merger of the tourism organisations of the 11 district municipalities of the Upper Engadine  Today it comprises 13 municipalities (Maloja to Zernez)  Combined financial and personnel resources  Has a total budget of 15 million francs  On average 60 employees (full and part time) (as at September 2010): CEO: Ariane Ehrat Assistant of CEO: 1 employee Assistant of projects: 1 employee PR: 4 employee Product Management: 4 employee Sales: 5 employee Guest Management: 1 employee MICE: 1 employee Portal Management: 2 employee Information offices: 37 employee Trainees: 3

15.1 Main functions

 Marketing the destination Engadin St. Moritz  Maintaining an incoming booking platform (call centre and internet) for the destination.  Operating information and sales offices (13 information offices)  Branding and positioning Engadin St. Moritz

15.2 Additional services

 Providing marketing advisory services to municipalities and service providers upon request.

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