The EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (EHL SSTH) is a Swiss hotel management school located in Passugg, a Village outside of Chur, Switzerland. The School was founded in 1966, and joined the EHL group in 2013. An average of 350 students from 30 different countries are educated each semester. The hotel management school offers federally recognized qualifications, ranging from basic vocational training and higher education to Bachelor of Science degrees. The EHL Campus Passugg is built around a 19th-century spa hotel and includes several buildings, offering accommodations and five in-house restaurants. History Foundation of the hotel management school In 1966, Markus Christoffel founded the hotel department of the hotel secretarial school in Chur to train specialists and managers for the tourism and hospitality industry. In 1972, the first Special Course in English was launched, which, thanks to the international reputation of the Swiss educational landscape, attracted students from the around the globe. As a result, the school gradually developed into a higher technical college with training programs of varying levels and multiple languages. History of the school hotel Today the EHL SSTH is located in outside of Chur in the historic small village of Passugg. Passugg was chosen due to the belief in the medical benefits of its springs, which dates back to as early as 1562. At the end of the 19th century, an increased interest in Alpine tourism attracted many people to the mountains. One of these people was Ulrich Sprecher, a saddler and upholsterer master craftsman from Chur, who was in the area around Passugg to prospect for gold and rediscovered the medicinal springs. The mountains and the Swiss springs were thought to cure many diseases. The Passugg Ulricus Spring, whose water was used to treat stomach disorders, became particularly famous. The inn was subsequently transformed into a spa hotel. Guests from all over the world travelled to Passugg for the belief in the healing power of the springs. An excerpt from the guest list from 1911 shows how international the visitors of the spa hotel were. They came from Buenos Aires, Chicago and Paris to Passugg to enjoy the springs. After the decline of spa tourism, students from all over the world now once again populate the spa hotel. Since 1991, the EHL SSTH has been located in the historic health resort Passugg. The former health resort is the heart of the EHL Campus