As a tourist destination, Gstaad has ended the summer with a healthy balance sheet. The number of overnight stays increased by 9.5 per cent and, over the summer, trips on the Rinderberg, Horneggli, Wispile and Videmanette cable cars increased by 22 per cent.
It was a day with much sunshine and nearly as much of a sense of poignancy, the MOB (Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway) presented the gauge changer for the meter gauge to switch to the standard gauge. This happened just as the work was taking place in Zweisimmen.
The Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG (BDG) will be offering dynamic prices next winter, following a Swiss-wide trend.
Gstaad is introducing a dynamic new ski pass pricing system and will open the new Eggli-Bahn at the start of the season.
