Title: Tourism - Switzerland - Climatechangepost.com
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Switzerland
Tourism Switzerland
Tourism in numbers - Europe
Tourism in numbers - Switzerland
Tourism in numbers - The Alps
Vulnerabilities – In general
Vulnerabilities - Trends in the past
Vulnerabilities – Projections for the future - the Alps
Vulnerabilities – Projections for the future - Switzerland
Adaptation strategies – In general
Adaptation strategies - Switzerland
Examples of shut down of ski resorts
Adaptation costs - Switzerland
Barriers to adaptation - Switzerland
References

Content: The snow shortage at the end of the 1980s left a clear mark on the tourist trade. The earnings of cable-way companies decreased by 20% compared to the ‘normal’ winter of 1986/1987. Particularly affected were smaller companies at lower and medium altitudes (1). Read more...
Due to changing climate conditions, the overall number of lifts in the Alps is slightly decreasing and in areas at low altitudes ski-resorts are already closed or will be closed in the near future (11). A number of companies in regions above 1700 m achieved good and even first-rate results due to the lack of snow at lower and medium altitudes. The slump in the hotel and holiday-apartment trade was less pronounced, as they also accommodate non-skiers. Hotel rooms and holiday apartments also tend to be booked quite a long time in advance. The question does arise, however, as to how long tourists will remain loyal to a location and keep returning to it if they are repeatedly confronted with inadequate snow conditions (1). The experience acquired by Swiss ski resorts shows that a ski resort can be considered snow-reliable if, in 7 out of 10 winters, skiing is possible on at least 100 days between December 1 and April 15 (2). It is estimated that the snowline, as well as the line of natural snow-reliability, will rise by 150 m with 1°C warming (6).