In March 2012, the second home initiative was accepted. A study now suggests that the regulations have mainly been detrimental to mountain communities with a strong focus on tourism. Moreover, the initiative has further increased the unequal distribution of wealth.
The history of the boarding school Le Rosey and that of Gstaad have been closely linked for 104 years. In fact, it is mainly thanks to this institution that Gstaad has become the world-famous holiday resort it still is today.
Sina Hauswirth from Saanen is making her mark on football. Aged just sixteen, she plays outside midfielder for the Swiss national U17 team and the BSC Young Boys.
Next summer, the Hotel Bernerhof Gstaad will take over the Hotel Weisses Kreuz in Abländschen and run it under the new name Zur Sau (literally To the Sow).
Weltwoche, La Repubblica and Les Echos: Press & Books in Gstaad has a shelf of around 30 daily newspapers from around the globe on offer. Some of them unfortunately arrive a day late.
Hospital groups Spital STS AG and Spitäler fmi have taken measures to counter overload.
After the epidemiological situation in Switzerland had further deteriorated, the federal council has taken the lead again, which had previously been in the hands of the individual cantons.