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Media release | 16 April 2019 Clemens Bartlome becomes Managing Director UK

Switzerland Travel Centre, the largest official Swiss holiday operator, has appointed Clemens Bartlome as Managing Director for the London office, effective 1 August 2019. He will focus on enhancing cooperation across all locations.

Bartlome will use his experience as an entrepreneur, in marketing and in the digital world to build on the success of the already profitable subsidiary and lead it into a digitalised future. From their London office, Switzerland Travel Centre serves the important Great British, Northern Irish, Irish, Australian and Scandinavian markets among others.

Originally from Chur in Switzerland, Bartlome was most recently part of the ‘Graubünden Ferien’ management team, responsible for product and experience marketing. He began his professional career in Zurich where, as a business administration graduate, he founded a marketing agency which he led for five years as CEO. He was later involved in marketing consultancy mandates abroad before sharpening his entrepreneurial skills as a consultant for start-ups. He therefore brings valuable experience in the digital field with him to London.

"I am looking forward to this new challenge at Switzerland Travel Centre. The British, along with other important overseas markets within the Commonwealth, love Switzerland for its authenticity and nature. I am certain that we will continue to surprise our UK partners and visitors with inspirational products. The new ‘Voluntourism’ programme, where our guests can work to actively support Swiss mountain farmers duringtheir holiday, returning home with an authentic Swiss Alpine experience is just one such offer", explains Clemens Bartlome.

José Lamorte will continue to lead the UK subsidiary during the summer, after which time he will return to Zurich to be responsible for the Products & Groups Division.

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Switzerland Travel Centre – The complete package for Switzerland  

Switzerland Travel Centre is the official and largest tour operator for holidays in Switzerland, catering to Swiss residents, international individual travellers, and major travel providers from around the world. With the most extensive range of bookable offers, Switzerland Travel Centre provides easy access to over 2,000 Swiss hotels, exciting rail offers and packages and tailored round trips, activity tours, as well as city and cultural experiences. With offices in Zurich, London, Stuttgart and Hong Kong, Switzerland Travel Centre operates globally while staying close to its customers. A subsidiary of Hotellerie Suisse, Switzerland Tourism, SBB, and various regional railways, Switzerland Travel Centre employes around 130 people worldwide who are passionate about sharing Switzerland’s unique charm. The head office is in Zurich.

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