Sustainability for our partners

The use of public transport in tourism is more sustainable as it reduces private transport, increases energy efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions.  In addition, travelling by public transport offers cultural experiences and is often more cost-efficient. In addition, the holiday region can be discovered much more consciously during the journey by train or bus!

Overall, providing a sustainable holiday experience helps tourism become not only a short-term, but also a long-term and sustainable source of success for a destination. By protecting the environment, respecting culture and promoting socially responsible practices, the tourism sector can benefit in a sustainable way. Our holiday offers have been assessed for sustainability.

On 16 August 2022, the time had come: the tourism organisation was able to officially receive its certificate from TourCert. Together with the two holiday regions Engadin Scuol Zernez and Val Müstair, it is thus the first destination in Switzerland to be awarded this sustainability label. The certification recognises the efforts of the destination management organisation (DMO) and the partner businesses for more sustainability in tourism.

As a destination management organisation (DMO), we have created the Dürabilità group together with locals, second home residents and guests. Working closely together, we are committed to the sustainable development of the residential and holiday region in ecological, social and economic terms. Would you also like to become a member?

We live in paradise - living nature, the change of seasons, clear water, pure products and clean air. It goes without saying that we should do everything we can to preserve this and hand it down to our children responsibly and intact. A commitment in this context is a great honour for me and an obligation at the same time.

As a regional developer, I accompany people and organisations that transform innovative ideas into sustainable projects. The Sustainability Council offers a platform to initiate precisely such processes and to maximise their impact - for the benefit of a region that is constantly evolving as a living space.

I am convinced that we have to take this issue very seriously. In recent years, Bogn Engiadina Scuol has invested a lot of money in optimising its energy balance. The energy expenditure is very high for a spa that uses (cold) spring water from the mineral springs around Scuol. However, as an important service provider in the overall offer mix, it is a constant concern for us to make our contribution. We also want to examine the other dimensions of sustainability in order to be a credible partner for our guests and our employees.

For me, sustainability means a forward-looking and respectful use of our natural resources so that our children can continue to live in such a wonderful region in the future. But it also means being aware that we live in a small community and that this should also be nurtured and developed and ultimately this is only possible if we all have a basis here that enables us to earn our living.

In addition to respectful treatment of nature, as a young father of a family, the quality of life for local families is particularly close to my heart. Attractive work and living opportunities for the local population contribute, in my opinion, to being able to create an intact and attractive living space for future generations.

In my function as co-director, I attach great importance to considering sustainable aspects in product development from the very beginning and to developing natural, authentic and genuine holiday experiences for our holiday guests.

Holistic, balanced concepts, supported by new approaches, are necessary to preserve this home - a "healthy" environment will be the "attraction of tomorrow"; our children and grandchildren as well as loyal guests will thank us.

"Come to us, we have nothing!" That is the best advertisement for our region that I have seen so far. What that means: Intact natural space, living culture, regional cycles and products. As a model region for sustainability, we want to develop further. In this way, we are a place where people can make a living in harmony with their living space and where guests can relax without staging and clamour. I am wholeheartedly committed to this!