Romoos LU and Splügen GR are the best tourism villages

The two Swiss villages Romoos LU and Splügen GR were named “Best Tourism Villages” by the world tourism organization UN Tourism on Thursday evening in Colombia.

The two communities convinced the jury of the World Tourism Organization with their “strong focus on sustainable development”, their “picturesque village centers” and “various initiatives to preserve, promote and exploit cultural heritage for tourism”, as the Unesco Biosphere Entlebuch announced on Friday.

We were looking for gold in Romoos:

Six Swiss municipalities were put into the running by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), the Swiss Tourism Association and Switzerland Tourism. The municipalities of Ernen VS, Lens VS, Lavizarra TI and Valendas GR were left empty-handed.

Of the approximately 260 applications received from more than 60 countries, 50 were awarded the “Best Tourism Village” label. The awards ceremony took place during the 122nd session of the UN Tourism Executive Council from November 13 to 15 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

According to the announcement, the winning villages could benefit from a global media campaign by UN Tourism. The award gives the villages additional visibility.

Switzerland has nine “best tourism villages”. In recent years, Andermatt UR, Gruyères FR, Murten FR, Saas-Fee VS, Val Poschiavo GR, Morcote TI and Saint-Ursanne JU have already received this award. (dab/sda)

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