Interlaken open now May 15, 2012

The new, highly modern Youth Hostel with its own restaurant is open now. It is located right next door to Interlaken-Ost Railway Station. The Youth Hostel contains a total of 220 beds. More information about the youth hostel Go to the p... More

Fairtrade Breakfast in the newly Interlaken Youth Hostel May 11, 2012

On 12 May 2012, the Fairtrade Breakfast with Max Havelaar products is hold at the newly opend Interlaken Youth Hostel. The aim of Max Havelaar’s Fair-Trade Breakfast is to encourage consumers to shop more conscientiously. By switching... More

Pontresina Youth Hostel actually to be refurbished Mar 30, 2012

From the beginning of April until June 2012, the Youth Hostel Pontresina, built in 1979, will be getting a bit of a facelift; the youth hostel will remain closed during this period. This partial refurbishment will get the youth hostel in shape ... More

New Youth Hostel in Saas-Fee / VS Nov 28, 2011

Swiss Youth Hostels are delighted that the municipality of Saas-Fee and the civic community of Saas-Fee gave their approval at the weekend to the refurbishment of Bielen Leisure Centre, the building law for the Youth Hostel and the necessary ad... More

Swiss Solar Prize 2011 Oct 10, 2011

The Swiss Youth Hostels association has been chosen to receive the 2011 Swiss Solar Prize in the category A Personalities/Institutions for its comprehensive environmental management in construction and operation as well as for its pioneering ro... More

Canada study trip with the Management and Board of the Swiss Youth Hostels Sep 30, 2011

A nine-man delegation, consisting of the Board and CEO of Swiss Youth Hostels, travelled to Canada on a study trip from 25 August to 4 September 2011. The exciting journey took them from Calgary, via Banff, Vernon, Vancouver Island and Whistler... More

Topping-out ceremony for the Youth Hostel in Interlaken Aug 25, 2011

On Thursday Raiffeisenbank Jungfrau and Swiss Youth Hostels held a topping out ceremony for their new building in Interlaken. The event at Bahnhof Ost was also attended by the architect as well as the builders. The project remains on schedule; ... More

Sustainability strategy is paying off May 27, 2011

Despite the difficult underlying conditions, the Swiss Youth Hostels organisation is able to look back on a successful year in its just published 2010 annual report. With 945,828 overnight stays, it almost succeeded in matching the previous yea... More

New Youth Hostel in Fiesch Apr 29, 2011

The new Youth Hostel will be officially opened in the “Sport- und Feriencenter Fiesch” on 30 April 2011. The former military hospital in Fiesch has been converted into a modern Youth Hostel containing a total of 92 beds at a cost of... More

Facebook Competition Mar 28, 2011

Win a weekend for two at a Youth Hostel! Take an original photo of your stay at any Youth Hostel in Switzerland. Post the photo with a few comments on www.facebook.com/youthhostel.ch and share it with your friends. This entitles you to take... More