The new Job Internet platform of the Hotelier Association shows the job opportunities that are available in the hotel industry in Zermatt. Zermatt is attractive – not only for holiday guests, but also for employees. Many award-winning hotels and well-known village and mountain restaurants are always on the lookout for qualified workers. So why not win your professional spurs here?
ZT Zermatt Matterhorn was today presented with the highest award as a touristic sustainable holiday destination by the VCS (Swiss Motor Club). In the related survey entitled “mobile & ecological”, Zermatt was honoured with first place.
The Zermatt mountain guide Andreas Steindl is the fastest. He succeeded in running from the Zollhaus in Zermatt at the end of the village to the summit of the Matterhorn in 2 hours and 57 minutes.
Watch, listen, get close to the artistic action: a rehearsal is sometimes more thrilling than the actual concert. Guests are welcome when members of the Berlin Philharmonic teach students at the Zermatt Festival Academy.
The winner of the Matterhorn Photo Competition on Facebook has been chosen: Jacqueline Karakoc from Switzerland received the most votes for her Matterhorn photo. 185 people from all over the world submitted Matterhorn photos that could be voted for on Facebook.
The Weisshorn (4506m) is regarded by alpinists as one of the most beautiful and challenging mountains in the Alps. To celebrate the anniversary of the first ascent, exactly 150 years to the day, on Friday 19 August 2011, mountain guides and climbers from Randa and Zermatt as well as a journalist reached the summit.
Since 18 August 2011 it’s been possible to ski several pistes with just one mouse click so that in summer you can see how the runs look in winter. All thanks to Street View in Google Maps.
Zermatt hoteliers can be proud of themselves. In the latest hotel rating of the business magazine Bilanz at the end of July 2011, Zermatt once again achieved very good ratings. This time, two hotels have been classified as the best Swiss Hotels in their respective categories: the Riffelalp Resort and the Hotel Coeur des Alpes.
With its three ridges and its pyramid-like shape, the Weisshorn (4,506 m a.s.l.) fascinates people from far and wide. The 19th August is the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Weisshorn by the Briton John Tyndall. Many mountain guides and alpinists are making their way to the mountain for this anniversary.
This is something for real gourmets. From the start of August 2011, there will be mini-Matterhorns (Matterhörnli) to eat, in the form of filled pasta. They will be served as an exclusive dish in a lot of restaurants in Zermatt.
