Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality

What Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality does

Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality, operating under the brand EHL Hotel School Passugg, is a Swiss hospitality education institution headquartered in Chur-Passugg, Switzerland. Founded in 1966 and integrated into EHL Group in 2013, it functions as the sister school to EHL Hospitality Business School in Lausanne — historically the world's oldest hotel management school. The school delivers professional hospitality education on a 150-year-old Alpine hotel-resort campus, combining academic theory with hands-on training across student-run in-house restaurants (The Essence, Campigiana, Umami, Da Fortunat), internships, and an "affective hospitality" pedagogy centered on emotional intelligence assessment.

Its core product is the three-year Swiss Professional Degree in Hospitality Management (HF), supplemented by three specialization tracks (Culinary Arts, Spa & Wellness Management, Sustainable Management), the federally certified Hotel Communications Specialist EFZ (HoKo) apprenticeship (taught in German), the Professional Path pathway to an EHL Bachelor's degree, and EHL Academy pre-university courses. The school is revenue-modeled on tuition and program fees paid by individual students (subscription-recurring revenue streams), enrolled directly through the school's website with program-advisor consultations, Open Days, campus tours, and an annual Food Festival serving as top-of-funnel demand-generation. It holds Swiss federal SBFI accreditation for its HF programs and is a member of THE-ICE (C2Q) and HotellerieSuisse.

The institution serves prospective hospitality students globally through its digital channels and EHL Group's broader media presence, while operating within the German-speaking Swiss vocational higher education framework. It does not publish revenue, pricing, or enrollment figures in available source material, and operates with 101–250 employees as part of EHL Holding SA's portfolio.

Name

Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality

Legal name

EHL Holding SA

Website

http://www.ssth.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EHL Hotel School Passugg is a Swiss hospitality education institution in Chur-Passugg offering the Swiss Professional Degree (HF) in Hospitality Management, specialization tracks, and a pathway to an EHL Bachelor's degree, serving prospective hospitality students through tuition-funded, campus-based programs within EHL Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Business and Secretarial Schools (611410), Business and Secretarial Schools (61141)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality, Tourism & Sports Management Schools (within Business Schools) (EDAHAHAL)

Keywords

• Hospitality education
• Hotel management training
• Culinary arts programs
• Spa and wellness management
• Professional degree programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Passaggio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Program Fees: Revenue generated from professional hospitality degree programs including Swiss Professional Degree (HF), Hotel Communications Specialist (HoKo) apprenticeship, and pathway programs to EHL Bachelor degrees. Programs include combined academic and practical training components.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality delivers multi-year professional hospitality education, principally a three-year Swiss Professional Degree (HF) in Hospitality Management and a federal Hotel Communications Specialist (HoKo) apprenticeship, taught through classroom instruction combined with internships and student-run in-house restaurants. Students can specialize in Culinary Arts, Spa & Wellness Management, or Sustainable Management, and may continue into the EHL Bachelor degree at Lausanne via the Professional Pathway program.

Product overview

EHL Hotel School Passugg offers a portfolio of hospitality education programs centered around its core Swiss Professional Degree (HF) in Hospitality Management. The school provides three specialization tracks (Culinary Arts, Spa & Wellness Management, and Sustainable Management) that feed into the HF diploma. Students can progress through a Professional Path to earn the EHL Bachelor's Degree. Additional offerings include the Hotel Communications Specialist (HoKo) apprenticeship and EHL Academy pre-university courses. The school operates student-run in-house restaurants (The Essence, Campigiana, Umami, Da Fortunat) for practical training, and publishes the EHL Insights Blog as an industry knowledge resource.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Swiss Professional Degree in Hospitality Management (HF) A three-year Swiss Professional Degree program combining hands-on professional training, internships, and management theory, preparing students for careers across the hospitality industry; offered to prospective students worldwide at EHL Campus Passugg.
• Hotel Communications Specialist EFZ (HoKo) Apprenticeship A federally certified Swiss Hotel Communications Specialist Apprenticeship Diploma taught in German, providing a vocational entry pathway into the hospitality industry.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EHL GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization providing academic governance and brand affiliation. EHL Hotel School Passugg has been part of EHL Group since 2013. Students benefit from professional pathway to EHL Bachelor degree and access to EHL campus in Lausanne.
• THE-ICEminorOthersInternational quality label for tourism and hospitality education. EHL Hotel School Passugg is a C2Q member of THE-ICE global network.
• HotellerieSuisseminorOthersSwiss Hotel Association with over 3,000 industry members. EHL Hotel School Passugg is a member, providing connections to the Swiss hospitality industry.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EHL Hospitality Business School (Lausanne): The flagship campus of EHL Group and sister school to EHL Hotel School Passugg. Offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in hospitality management and shares the same parent, accreditation, and methodology, making it the closest functional and brand-level comparable.
• Glion Institute of Higher Education: Swiss-based hospitality management school offering Bachelor's and Master's degrees with campuses in Switzerland and the UK. Directly competes for the same international applicant pool seeking Swiss hospitality credentials.
• Les Roches International School of Hotel Management: Swiss-founded hospitality management school (now part of Sommet Education) with campuses in Switzerland and Spain. Competes head-to-head for Swiss vocational (HF-style) and Bachelor's hospitality applicants.
• César Ritz Colleges Switzerland: Swiss hospitality school in Le Bouveret and Brig offering Swiss Professional Degree (HF) and Bachelor's pathways in hospitality and culinary arts — directly mirrors Passugg's program structure and target student.
• HIM Hotel Institute Montana: Swiss-based hospitality school in Zermatt offering Bachelor's and diploma programs in hospitality and culinary arts. Competes for the same Alpine-region, Swiss-vocational-pathway applicants.
• IHTTI School of Hotel Management: Swiss hospitality school in Neuchâtel offering Swiss Higher Diploma, Bachelor's, and Master's programs. Operates in the same Swiss vocational (HF) qualification ecosystem as Passugg.
• Hotel & Tourism Management Institute Switzerland (HTMI): Swiss-based hospitality and tourism school offering Swiss Professional Degree (HF) and Bachelor's pathways, serving a comparable international student demographic in a similar Swiss Alpine setting.

Broad incumbents

• Vatel International Business School: International hospitality and hotel management school network headquartered in France with campuses across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Competes for the same global hospitality student pool, though at much greater geographic scale.

Regional players

• Les Roches Marbella (Spain): Spanish campus of Les Roches offering Swiss-quality hospitality education in southern Europe. Competes for European students seeking hospitality credentials without relocating to Switzerland, a key alternative for Passugg's applicant pool.

Others

• HotellerieSuisse: Swiss Hotel Association with over 3,000 industry members; Passugg is itself a member. Functions as an industry ecosystem body rather than a school, but is comparable as a stakeholder in Swiss hospitality education and employer pipelines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ssthch
• Facebookfacebook.com/SwissSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2666401

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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