Brigitte Berger Kurzen is the newest member of the Board of Directors

Switzerland Travel Centre welcomes Brigitte Berger Kurzen as a new member of the Board of Directors. She takes over from Philippe Zurkirchen, who has left the Board after six years at Switzerland's largest tour operator. 

Brigitte Berger Kurzen has been elected to the Board of Directors of Switzerland Travel Centre and will represent the interests of HotellerieSuisse on the Board together with the Chairman of the Board, Thomas Allemann. The Bernese Oberland native has been a member of HotellerieSuisse's Executive Board since 2022. As the owner of the Hotel Royal-St. Georges in Interlaken and with her doctorate in law, she brings valuable expertise and new ideas to the Board of Directors of Switzerland Travel Centre. Brigitte Berger Kurzen sees the collaboration on the Board of Directors as a unique opportunity to promote sustainable tourism in Switzerland: "The close cooperation between the hotel industry, national marketing organisation and public transport on the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Switzerland Travel Centre is unique. This collaboration offers us the opportunity to promote and further develop sustainable tourism in a targeted manner." 

Brigitte Berger Kurzen replaces Philippe Zurkirchen, who has been a member of the Board of Directors of Switzerland's largest tour operator for the past six years. Thomas Allemann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, is very much looking forward to the future collaboration: "With Brigitte Berger Kurzen, our Board of Directors is gaining an outstanding expert from the hotel industry who brings both in-depth industry knowledge and valuable legal expertise in compliance issues. This combination is an enrichment for Switzerland Travel Centre." 

Participants at the last meeting of the Board of Directors from left to right: Philipp Mäder, SBB; Michael Maeder, CEO Switzerland Travel Centre; Thomas Allemann, HotellerieSuisse; Brigitte Berger Kurzen, HotellerieSuisse; Piotr Caviezel, Rhaetian Railway; Martin Nydegger, Switzerland Tourism; Marc Isenring, Switzerland Tourism. Not present: Simon Berger, SBB. ©Switzerland Travel Centre/Dominik Peyer 

The Board of Directors of Switzerland Travel Centre is now made up of the following members: 

• Thomas Allemann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, HotellerieSuisse 


• Martin Nydegger, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Switzerland Tourism 


• Brigitte Berger Kurzen, HotellerieSuisse 


• Philipp Mäder, SBB 


• Simon Berger, SBB 


• Marc Isenring, Switzerland Tourism 


• Piotr Caviezel, Rhaetian Railway 

Switzerland Travel Centre – a concentrated load of Switzerland 

Switzerland Travel Centre is the official and largest tour operator for holidays in Switzerland – whether for the Swiss themselves, international individual customers or major travel providers from all over the world. Switzerland Travel Centre also offers the largest range of bookable offers for holidays in Switzerland, providing easy and convenient access to over 2,000 Swiss hotels, exciting rail offers, individual round trips and activity tours as well as city and cultural experiences. With offices in Zurich, London, Stuttgart and Hong Kong, Switzerland Travel Centre operates both globally and close to its customers. Switzerland Travel Centre is a subsidiary of HotellerieSuisse, Switzerland Tourism, SBB and various regional railways and employs around 130 people around the world who are passionate about Switzerland. The head office is in Zurich. 

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