Anyone looking for a state-of-the-art, affordable accommodation and dining option in Montreux will be delighted: The hostel on the shores of Lake Geneva is welcoming guests to its newly renovated facilities since April. Renovations mainly focused on the restaurant, and the rooms were adapted to the needs of travellers. The Montreux region offers schools and groups as well as families, couples, and individual travellers a varied stay with numerous excursion options.

Vier Sonderauszeichnungen für besonders nachhaltiges Engagement: Das Schweizer Nachhaltigkeitslabel ibex fairstay verlieh anlässlich des Hospitality Summit 2023 den «Best of ibex fairstay 2023»-Preis an vier Mitgliedsbetriebe, die sich durch herausragende Leistungen in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit auszeichnen.

A family celebration at the Richterswil youth hostel, various mountain forest projects, a grand table football tournament across 26 hostels and the Swiss-wide Youth Challenge: The Swiss Youth Hostels are heading towards their 100th anniversary on 28 April 2024, offering numerous activities.

For 50 years, the Swiss Foundation for Social Tourism has been building, renovating and managing the buildings of the Swiss Youth Hostels – from the historic castle to the modern wellness hostel. It focuses on high-quality architecture and provides affordable accommodation throughout Switzerland with a vibrant building culture. Young travellers from Switzerland and abroad should also be able to afford a stay at a youth hostel.

After two difficult years due to the COVID pandemic, the Swiss Youth Hostels concluded 2022 with accommodation numbers above the pre-crisis level, starting the new year off with strong booking numbers. There are various new things coming to the hostel network in 2023 as well, plus both the Swiss Youth Hostels and the Swiss Foundation for Social Tourism are heading towards their 100th and 50th year anniversaries, respectively. Numerous anniversary activities are on the agenda, starting with the Switzerland-wide «Youth Challenge», based on the values of the non-profit organisations.