MANAGEMENT & TOURISM
Management & human resources, organisation & logistics, training & instruction, marketing, tourism and hospitality in the cable car and mountain railway industry.
How price-sensitive are skiers?
The company Smart Pricer has conducted price sensitivity analyses among more than 10,000 customers of mountain railroads in Austria and Switzerland - with exciting results.
Ski market collapses by a third
The sales figures of ski retailers for the past 2020/2021 season clearly show: open borders and open ski resorts in the coming weeks are crucial for both retailers and the industry.
Sponsoring a Cable Car
The cable car Emirates Air Line in London is looking for a new sponsorship arrangement.
AUSTRIA: Innovative personnel campaign – luxury lodge for staff
Normally, only the guests get to stay in ...
SWITZERLAND: Destination LAAX got through the pandemic digitally
These are challenging times, but anyone who is ...
Recovery for cable cars – Effective control of energy flows
Luzern University of Applied Sciences and Arts has developed a new system for aerial tramways, which offers significant savings on energy costs.
Japan – A ski market in transition
The Japanese mountain cable car industry is battling with challenges but has huge potential.
United States – strong recovery
With a total of 59 million skier visits, 2020/21 was the 5th best season on record and shows a strong comeback after the shortened pandemic season of 2019/20.
Destination: Success!
Touristic summer and winter concepts for families: faszinatour, based in Immenstadt in the Allgäu region, is a pioneer in the outdoor industry operating throughout Europe. They advise investors and operators in the leisure industry regarding the development of holistic concepts for recreational destinations.
Luxury lodge for employees
Innovative measure against the staff shortage: The 4-star nature hotel Chesa Valisa in Kleinwalsertal invested three million euros in the construction of luxurious staff lodges.
Success factors in the alpine summer
Where does the development of the alpine summer point? What lessons can be learned from the first Covid 19 summer for the second? Klaus Grabler from Manova in an SI interview.
Unique Swiss Zipline Park opens in Appenzellerland
faszinatour created a perfect world of experience true to the motto "only flying is more beautiful"