Engadin St. Moritz Facts & Figures English
2 Contents 1 General information about the 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 Added value from tourism...6 4.3 Cantonal tax revenue, Oberengadin District, in CHF...6 4.4 Number of persons employed / resort (STATENT 2014)...6 4.5 Employment data by sector, resort of Engadin St. Moritz (STATENT 2014)...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 (Summer 2016)...9 6.4 Total overnight stays by nationality (Winter 2016/17)...9 6.5 Total overnight stays by nationality (Year 2016)...9 6.6 Average length of stay in Engadin St. Moritz...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 (Engadin St. Moritz, June 2017)... 10 7.2 Number of hotel beds in Engadin St. Moritz... 11 7.3 Number of hotel beds per village (January 2016) (source: BfS)... 12 7.4 Guests by country of origin (hotels only)... 12 8 Non-hotel accommodation... 13 8.1 Holiday apartments as featured on the internet... 13 8.2 Total holiday apartments and second homes (as at 30.06.2014)... 13
3 8.3 Private rooms (source: BfS, 28.12.2016)... 13 8.4 Group accommodation (source: BfS, 28.12.2016)... 13 8.5 Mountain huts (as at December 2016, BfS)... 13 8.6 Campsites (summer 2016, BfS)... 14 9 Gastronomy... 14 9.1 Restaurants... 14 9.2 Night life: Bars, Discos... 14 10 Culture... 15 10.1 Museums... 15 10.2 Galleries... 15 10.3 Libraries... 16 10.4 Cinemas... 16 10.5 Casino... 16 11 Wellness, leisure pools and spas... 17 11.1 Public wellness facilities, pools and baths... 17 11.2 St. Moritz mineral springs... 17 11.3 Spa & wellness facilities, hotels... 17 12 Sporting activities... 18 12.1 Summer... 18 12.2 Winter... 19 13 Mountain railways & cableways... 20 13.1 Summer... 20 13.2 Winter... 20 13.3 The 10 mountain railway companies... 20 14 How to get there... 21 14.1 Rail... 21 14.2 Car... 21 14.3 Car transport... 21 14.4 Airport shuttles... 21 14.5 Air... 21 15 The Engadin St. Moritz Tourism Organisation... 22 15.1 Main functions... 22 15.2 Additional services... 22
4 1 General information about the Engadin 1.1 Location 57 km-long high valley at 1,800 metres above sea level Situated in the south of Canton Grisons and follows the River Inn from Maloja to the Engadin lake plateau as far as Brail 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. The river rises from a three-part watershed at the Lunghin Pass (2,484 metres above sea level). Its glaciers make this an important source of water for Europe Borders the regions of Engadin Scuol Samnaun Val Müstair, Val Poschiavo, Bergell Home to 11 district municipalities (Sils i.e./segl, Silvaplana, St. Moritz, Celerina/Schlarigna, Pontresina, Samedan, Bever, La Punt Chamues-ch, Madulain, Zuoz und S-chanf) 1.2 Geographic data Area: 998 km 2 Valley elevations range from 1,450 to 1,800 metres above sea level Lowest point Zernez 1,450 metres above sea level Highest point Piz Bernina 4,049 metres above sea level 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 Franc Euro and US Dollars accepted in many shops and hotels
5 2 Population 2.1 Inhabitants in each municipality incl. weekday residents (Source: Oberengadin District, 2015) Total, Oberengadin District: 17 162 Total incl. Maloja and Zernez: 18 547 Total population per km 2, Oberengadin District: 24 Sils 761 Silvaplana 1068 St. Moritz 5067 Celerina 1534 Pontresina 2166 Samedan 2996 Bever 627 La Punt Chamues-ch 749 Madulain 229 Zuoz 1250 S-chanf 697 Maloja 339 Zernez 1046 2.2 Language The two official languages are Romansh and German The Romansh dialect known as Putér is spoken in the upper Engadin area (Sils to S-chanf) Italian and German are spoken in Maloja 3 Education Höhere Fachschule für Tourismus (higher vocational school for tourism) Samedan Academia Engiadina Samedan Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz Berufsschule Oberengadin Samedan (vocational school) Scoula sportiva (talent school for sports and music) Champfèr
6 4 Economy 4.1 GDP Nominal GDP at market rates, Engadin in CHF m: 645 556 (2015;BAK Basel) Oberengadin District:70'968 (GDP GR 2014) Share of cantonal GDP: 12.0% (GDP GR 2014; CHF 13 869.1 m) 4.2 Added value from tourism Tourism in Switzerland generates a direct added value of around CHF 16.3 bn, representing a 68% share of the region s entire economic output. (Most recent study dating from 2015) 4.3 Cantonal tax revenue, Oberengadin District, in CHF Oberengadin District (2013 average) Natural persons in CHF: Income tax and tax on assets: 36 948 230.- Tax on earnings and tax on capital: 15 313 679.- Total: 52 261 909.- 4.4 Number of persons employed / resort (STATENT 2014) Total (incl. Maloja/Zernez) 18'495 (as at 2014) Total Engadin 16 958 (as at 2014) Sils i. E. 955 Silvaplana 848 St. Moritz 7 590 Celerina 945 Pontresina 1 964 Samedan 2 897 Bever 315 La Punt Chamues-ch 264 Madulain 77 Zuoz 823 S-chanf 280 Zernez 641 Maloja 896 4.5 Employment data by sector, resort of Engadin St. Moritz (STATENT 2014) Agriculture and forestry 422 (2.3%) Industry and manufacturing 3 202 (17.3%) Service industry 14 871 (80.4%)
7 5 Public transport 5.1 Engadin Bus 8 bus routes, all year round Samedan Pontresina St. Moritz station - St. Moritz Bad Corvatsch Lagalb* - Diavolezza* Pontresina - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf - Sils Maloja (*winter only) St. Moritz local bus St. Moritz station St. Moritz Bad - Sils Maloja Samedan - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf Silvaplana Chamues-ch - Samedan - Celerina - St. Moritz Dorf St. Moritz Bad - Corvatsch - Furtschellas Sils Chamues-ch Madulain - Zuoz - S-chanf - Parc Naziunal* - Cinuos-chel - Brail Zernez (*summer only) St. Moritz Dorf - Bahnhof - Signalbahn - Youth Hostel Hahnensee-Express (Route 8) St.Moritz Bad Signal Champfèr Guardalej during winter season Surlej Corvatschbahn Passenger numbers 2 250 000 (2015) 5.2 PostBus Routes from 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 383 832 (2016) 5.3 Rhaetian Railway Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina landscapes since July 2008 UNESCO World Heritage Site Bernina Express Chur Tirano St. Moritz Tirano Glacier Express St. Moritz - Zermatt Passenger numbers Glacier Express: 188 000 p.a. Bernina Express: 276 000 p.a.
8 6 Overnight stays 6.1 Total overnight stays Average overnight stays (hotel and non-hotel accommodation) 2.1 million (summer) 2.3 million (winter) 6.2 Overnight stays hotels Summer 2016 (hotel business only) Total Engadin St. Moritz 702 435 Maloja 6 306 Sils 94 723 Silvaplana 30 642 St. Moritz 264 725 Celerina 45 257 Pontresina 142 956 Samedan 28 423 Bever 8 447 La Punt Chamues-ch 3 773 Madulain 1 077 Zuoz 21 377 S-chanf 1 654 Zernez 53 075 Winter 2016/17 (hotel business only) Total Engadin St. Moritz 811 996 Maloja 15 814 Sils 95 260 Silvaplana 45 523 St. Moritz 363 018 Celerina 66 050 Pontresina 145 015 Samedan 22 270 Bever 10 416 La Punt Chamues-ch 3 646 Madulain no figures available Zuoz 22 247 S-chanf no figures available Zernez 19 786 Year 2016 (hotel business only) Total Engadin St. Moritz 1 484 455 Maloja 20 989 Sils 188 639 Silvaplana 72 537 St. Moritz 610 740 Celerina 107 797 Pontresina 295 056
9 Samedan 74 005 Bever 16 457 La Punt Chamues-ch 7 367 Madulain 1 593 Zuoz 41 356 S-chanf 2 761 Zernez 72 158 6.3 Total overnight stays by nationality (Summer 2016) Guests from Switzerland: 60% Guests from outside Switzerland: 40%, Germany 10% Belgium 6% USA 5% Italy 3% UK 2% 6.4 Total overnight stays by nationality (Winter 2016/17) Guests from Switzerland: 50% Guests from outside Switzerland: 50%, Germany 21% Italy 5% UK 5% USA 3% Belgium 1% 6.5 Total overnight stays by nationality (Year 2016) Guests from Switzerland: 54% Guests from outside Switzerland: 46% Germany 16% Italy 5% USA 4% Belgium 3% UK 3% 6.6 Average length of stay in Engadin St. Moritz Winter 2016/17 Summer 2016 3.6 nights 2.5 nights 2016 2.9 nights
10 7 Hotels 7.1 Hotels in Engadin St. Moritz Total hotels: summer: 149, winter: 151 7.1.1 Breakdown by number of stars 5 star: 9 4 star: 23 3 star: 36 2 star: 5 Not rated or not stated: 51 of which Swiss Lodge:14 7.1.2 Breakdown by location (Engadin St. Moritz, June 2017) Maloja 7 1 **** 6 not classified Sils 18 1 ***** 1 **** + Silvaplana 10 1 ***** + St. Moritz 38 5 ***** + Celerina 11 1 **** + 2 **** 1 *** + 6 *** 1 ** + 1 ** 5 not classified 1 **** + 2 **** 2 *** 1 ** 3 not classified 3 **** + 3 **** 2 *** + 13 *** 12 not classified 2 **** 1 *** 7 not classified
11 Pontresina 28 1 ***** + Samedan 10 2 **** 1 *** + Bever 6 1 *** + La Punt Chamues-ch 4 1 *** + 2 **** + 2 **** 3 *** + 9 *** 1 ** + 1 ** 9 not classified 1 *** 1 ** 5 not classified 1 *** 4 not classified 3 not classified Madulain 1 1 not classified Zuoz 5 1 **** + 1 **** 2 *** 1 not classified S-chanf 2 2 not classified Zernez/Brail 12 1 ***** + 7.2 Number of hotel beds in Engadin St. Moritz Total beds (summer 2016): approx. 12 768 (source: BfS) 5-star: 2 000 4-star: 2 505 3-star: 3 336 2-star: 305 Not rated or not stated: 4 622 1 *** + 2 *** 8 not classified
12 7.3 Number of hotel beds per village (January 2016) (source: BfS) Maloja 823 Sils i. E. 1414 Silvaplana 624 St. Moritz 5035 Celerina 899 Pontresina 2372 Samedan 494 Bever 250 La Punt Chamues-ch 78 Madulain 26 Zuoz 308 S-chanf 35 Zernez 744 7.4 Guests by country of origin (hotels only) Summer 2016 Winter 2016/17 60% Switzerland 10% Germany 5% USA 3% Italy 2% UK 1% France 0.2% Russia 18.8% others 50% Switzerland 21% Germany 5% Italy 3% UK 3% Russia 3% USA 2% France 13% others Year 2016 53% Switzerland 16% Germany 5% Italy 3% UK 3% Belgium 3.5% USA 2% Russia 2% France 2% Japan 10.5% others
13 8 Non-hotel accommodation 8.1 Holiday apartments as featured on the internet (source: BfS, 2016) Locality Apartments Beds Maloja 79 290 Sils 234 863 Silvaplana 264 990 St. Moritz 333 1333 Celerina 155 668 Pontresina 246 914 Samedan 152 592 Bever 72 308 La Punt 171 664 Madulain 51 270 Zuoz 150 674 S-chanf, Cinuos-chel 33 129 Zernez 46 175 Engadin St. Moritz 1986 7870 Online booking available 507 8.2 Total holiday apartments and second homes (as at 30.06.2014) Total apartments approx. 11 476 Beds 38 236 (2014) Summer Winter 8.3 Private rooms (source: BfS, 28.12.2016) Total rooms 62 62 Total beds approx. 109 approx. 109 8.4 Group accommodation (source: BfS, 28.12.2016) Total group accommodation 29 27 Total rooms approx. 637 approx. 474 Total beds approx. 1884 approx. 1724 8.5 Mountain huts (as at December 2016, BfS) Mountain and scenic restaurants 53 60 Alpine huts 7 4
14 Mountain shelters & SAC mountain lodges 14 9 TOTAL 74 73 Total beds approx. 726 approx. 564 8.6 Campsites (summer 2016, BfS) Total, campsites 9 4 Total, pitching sites 1360 424 9 Gastronomy 9.1 Restaurants Total Engadin St. Moritz: 314 Of these, with GaultMillau points with Michelin Stars 23 (in total 331 GaultMillau points) 4 (in total 8 stars) 9.2 Night life: Bars, Discos Total bars, winter 98 Total bars, summer 81 Total discos 5
15 10 Culture 10.1 Museums 19 Museums: Atelier Segantini, Maloja Mili Weber House, St. Moritz Casa al Larasc, Maloja Minerals and Fossils Museum, St. Moritz Andrea Robbi Museum, Sils Bob-Museum Altes Schulhaus, Celerina Nietzsche House, Sils/Segl Maria Chesa Planta, Samedan Berry Museum, St. Moritz La Tuor, Samedan Forum Paracelsus, St. Moritz Kulturarchiv Oberengadin, Samedan Museum St. Moritz The World s Smallest Museum Museum Alpin, Pontresina Segantini Museum, St. Moritz Museum Foto Flury, Pontresina Engadiner Museum, St. Moritz Caferama Coffee Museum, Zuoz Nationalparkzentrum, Zernez 10.2 Galleries Art galleries: Art Club Galerie, St. Moritz Vito Schnabel Gallery, St. Moritz Atelier Eve-Line, Pontresina Lleshi Art, Zuoz Galerie Jean-David Cahn, St. Moritz-Bad Werkstatt Hildegard Schenk, Zuoz Ausstellung Chesa Cumünela, Sils/Segl Maria Kunstschmiede Niggli, Samedan Gallaria Chesina, Sils-Maria Galerie Palü, Samedan Galleria Curtins, St. Moritz-Bad Atelier Pedretti, Celerina Galleria Monica De Cardenas, Zuoz 2art Gallaria Punt & Kunstraum Riss, Samedan Atelier-Galerie Elena Denoth, Zernez Galerie Roseg, Pontresina Galerie Fex, Fex Curtins Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz Atelier-Ausstellung Annetta Ganzoni, Zernez Galerie Peter Vann, S-chanf/St. Moritz Galerie Gmurzynska, St. Moritz Galerie von Bartha, S-chanf Atelier Reto Grond, Sils/Segl Maria Galerie Karsten Greve, St. Moritz Atelier Riet Luck, Pontresina The St. Moritz Design Gallery, St. Moritz Galerie Stefan Hildebrandt, St. Moritz Galerie Andrea Caratsch, St. Moritz
16 Galleria Curtins, St. Moritz Galerie Kunsthalle, St. Moritz Galerie La Laterna, Zuoz Galerie Manuela Gadient, Zuoz Galerie Pace, Zuoz Galerie Palü, Pontresina Galerie Patricia Low, St. Moritz Gallaria Chesina, Sils-Maria Diverse exhibitions in hotels 10.3 Libraries Biblioteca Maloja, Maloja Biblioteca Engiadinaisa, Sils/Segl Baselgia Dokumentationsbibliothek, St. Moritz Library St. Moritz, St. Moritz Biblioteca da Samedan, Samedan Chesa Planta, Rätoromanische Bibliothek, Samedan Ludoteca Arlekin, Samedan SAC Library, Pontresina Biblioteca La Plaiv, Zuoz Library Zernez, Zernez 10.4 Cinemas Kino Scala, St. Moritz Kino Rex, Pontresina Cinema at Hotel Castell, Zuoz 10.5 Casino 1 casino: Casino St. Moritz Bad (B casino)
17 11 Wellness, leisure pools and spas 11.1 Public wellness facilities, pools and baths Ovaverva Bath, Spa & Sports Centre St. Moritz Bellavita Adventure Pool & Spa, Pontresina Zernez Family Pool Mineral Baths & Spa Samedan 11.2 St. Moritz mineral springs St. Moritz mineral springs The Medical Therapy Centre St. Moritz Spa 11.3 Spa & wellness facilities, hotels Public spa & wellness facilities at hotels include: Hotel Europa Wellness-Welt, Champfèr Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski, St. Moritz Hotel Laudinella Wellness, St. Moritz Hotel Cresta Palace Spa, Celerina Grand Hotel Kronenhof, Pontresina Hotel Castell Hamam, Zuoz Hotel Kulm, St. Moritz Hotel Waldhaus, Sils Hotel Schweizerhof, Sils Hotel Giardino Mountain, Champfèr-St. Moritz Hotel Saratz, Pontresina
18 12 Sporting activities 12.1 Summer Hiking trails 580 km Via ferrata 2 (Piz Trovat (2 routes), La Resgia) Climbing garden 17 Mountain-bike trails 400 km (easy, moderate, difficult) Inline skating trail 14 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 5 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) Rope park 1 (Pontresina) Alpine tours and mountaineering various offers (Pontresina Mountaineering School) Water sports Kite-surfing, sail-boarding, sailing, canoeing on the Engadin Lakes
19 12.2 Winter Altitude, skiing area Descents, total Night slopes Longest descent Full moon descents Freeride Slopes for unregulated skiers Skiing areas Snow Parks Halfpipes Snowsports schools Cross country skiing trails Winter walking trails Tobogganing slope 1,716-3,303 metres above sea level 88, of which: 20% easy (18 descents) 70% moderate (61 descents) 10% difficult (9 descents) 4.2 km Corvatsch (Switzerland's longest floodlit night ski slope) 0.5 km Skilift Survih, Samedan 0.5 km Languard, Pontresina 10 km glacier descent (Diavolezza- Morteratsch) 5 km slope Diavolezza mountain/valley Alpine Safety Center, Diavolezza Freeride areas: Lagalb to La Rösa Val Arlas (Diavolezza) Georgi (Corvatsch) Sass Corviglia (Corviglia) Collinas (Diavolezza) 4 (Corviglia, Corvatsch, Diavolezza/Lagalb, Zuoz) 3 (Corviglia, Zuoz and Corvatsch) 1 (Snow Park Corvatsch: Superpipe, 6.8m/22ft) 10 Swiss Snowsports, numerous private over 220 km in total: 233 km classic & 225 km skating Floodlit trails in St. Moritz, Pontresina, Zernez 150 km regional 4.2 km on Muottas Muragl with 705 metre difference in altitude; 8 other, smaller tobogganing slopes. 18 km total Natural ice rinks 8 Snowkite Lake Silvaplana, Lago Bianco
20 13 Mountain railways & cableways 13.1 Summer 4 mountain railway companies Number of facilities: 13 6 aerial ropeways, 1 cable car, 3 funicular railways, 3 chairlifts Mountain restaurants 49 restaurants; 2 mountain hotels 13.2 Winter 10 mountain railway companies Number of facilities: Total 58: 7 cable railways, 3 funicular railways, 1 gondola lift, 21 chairlifts, 26 ski lifts (10 beginners lifts) 34 slope vehicles 384 snow guns Transportation capacity 65,000 passengers / hour Mountain restaurants 54 restaurants; 2 mountain hotels 13.3 The 10 mountain railway companies Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG *, St. Moritz (areas covered: Corviglia, Diavolezza/Lagalb, Muottas Muragl) Corvatsch AG*, Silvaplana (areas: Corvatsch, Furtschellas) Luftseilbahn Corviglia-Piz Nair AG* (Corviglia-Piz Nair cable car, Lej da la Pêsch chairlift) Sessel- und Skilifte AG Pontresina*, Pontresina Sessel- und Skilifte Zuoz AG, Zuoz Skilift Müsella AG, La Punt Skiliftgenossenschaft Survih, Samedan Skilift Aela Maloja AG, Maloja Skilift Cristins, Silvaplana (Silvaplana municipality) Skilift S-chanf-Bügls, S-chanf *also runs in summer
21 14 How to get there 14.1 Rail From Zurich main railway station to St. Moritz 3 hours 18 minutes. Rhaetian Railways (RhB) from Chur From 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) 14.4 Airport shuttles Minibus services to the airports at Milano-Malpensa, Milano-Linate, Bergamo, Zürich Kloten, Basel- Mulhouse. Frequency: Route: Contact: on demand Milano St. Moritz Milano Zurich St. Moritz Zurich www.engadin-stmoritz-express.com 14.5 Air By car from airport Zurich Basel Lugano Geneva Munich Frankfurt Friedrichshafen Innsbruck Milan Bergamo 215 km 290 km 180 km 480 km 280 km 590 km 210 km 190 km 175 km 195 km Engadin Airport for private aircraft and air taxi connections to national and international destinations.
22 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 Engadin eligible voters Entrusted with marketing the destination and the local Tourist Information since January 2007 This unincorporated organization under public law was created following the merger of the tourism organisations of the 11 Oberengadin District Municipalities Today it comprises 13 municipalities (Maloja to Zernez) Combined financial and personnel resources Has a total budget of around CHF 15 million On average 60 employees (full and part time) (as at 2015): CEO: Gerhard Walter Corporate communications: 1 employee Assistant to the CEO: 1 employee Brand management: 1 employee PR: 4 employees Product management: 4 employees Sales / MICE: 5 employees Portal Management: 4 employees Information offices/tourist Information: 35 employees Trainees: 1 15.1 Main functions Marketing and promoting the Engadin St. Moritz destination in 17 markets Maintaining an incoming booking platform (call centre and internet) for the destination. Operating information and sales offices (14 information offices/tourist Information, of which one [St. Moritz Dorf] is open 365 days) Branding and positioning Engadin St. Moritz 15.2 Additional services Providing marketing advisory services to municipalities and service providers upon request. Situation as of February 2017, next edition in October 2017