BUSINESS YEAR

On the following timeline you can see all our annual reports of the last years. The documents can also be downloaded immediately in PDF format.

An eventful and moving year lies behind Belalp Bahnen AG. The financial situation and the introduction of the necessary measures to put the company back on a healthy footing have presented the management and the Board of Directors with major challenges. We are all aware of the importance of an economically prosperous railway for the region. Accordingly, we are doing everything we can to find a sustainable solution in cooperation with our creditors and shareholders. The positive annual result, which was achieved despite the difficult economic and meteorological conditions, gives us confidence for the future.

Review of the 2022/2023 Tourism Year

René Kamer, as Chairman of the Board of Blatten-Belalp Tourismus AG, if you had to pick one highlight from the past year, what would it be?

René Kamer: Without a doubt, the first edition of the Belalp Hexe event after the COVID-19 pandemic. This event has a powerful impact on our destination, both nationally and internationally. It is an integral part of Blatten-Belalp and creates a strong sense of identification with our region.

The business year of Belalp Bahnen AG can be described as successful. An increase in sales was achieved in both summer and winter. However, the high debt burden requires financial restructuring.

Review of the tourism year 2021/2022

Urs Zenhäusern, how would you sum up the past tourism year as CEO of Blatten-Belalp Tourism in one word?

Urs Zenhäusern: "Liberating" is the word that comes closest to my mind.

René Kamer, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Blatten-Belalp Tourismus AG, what word sums up the past year for you?

René Kamer: I would describe "together" as apt.

Belalp Bahnen AG can look back on a successful year. The number of guests increased in both summer and winter. The debt burden remains high, which presents the company with major challenges.

Tourism in times of the pandemic

The second business year of our young tourism organization was also largely characterized by the Corona crisis. Incisive measures for our guests, planning uncertainties, cancellation of numerous planned activities and lack of future prospects challenged us.

In the 2020/21 financial year, the Board of Directors held six ordinary and two extraordinary meetings. In particular, the Board of Directors dealt with COVID-related restructuring measures, securing the liquidity of Belalp Bahnen AG and strategic projects such as Hexpress, Magic Pass, connecting railroad, etc.

It is with great joy and gratitude that I remember October 16, 2019. In the Junkerhof Council Chamber of the municipality of Naters, the new Blatten-Belalp Tourismus AG was founded with the main shareholders of the municipality of Naters, Belalp Bahnen AG and the Blatten-Belalp Tourist Office. What a great honor for me, as representative of the municipality of Naters and new president of the board of directors, to be able to start the new development of the new tourism company together with Yves Zurwerra, Michel Berchtold, Martin Zumstein and Raimund Johann Staubli.

Let's look back together - When the first aerial cableway went from Blatten to Belalp 65 years ago, it initially served the local population as an important new means of transport. Initially, the railroad was only in operation in summer. But soon the first hotels were built on the Belalp. And thus the foundation stone for tourism was laid.