Founded in 1897, the tourism promotion office is the advisory body for the municipalities of Sierre, Salgesch, Chippis and Noble-Contrée in tourism matters and includes both professional organisations and people interested in regional tourism.
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Missions
The goals of the tourism promotion office are:
to be involved in the development of local tourism policy;
to represent and defend the interests of local tourism;
to carry out the tasks delegated to it by the municipalities with its agreement.
To achieve these goals, it exercises the powers devolved to it by law, notably:
by contributing to the socioeconomic and cultural development of Sierre and its region;
by promoting the development of tourism facilities;
by collaborating with Valais/Wallis Promotion on tourism advertising;
by being actively involved in the protection of the sites;
by organising itself or collaborating on the organisation of tourist, cultural, artistic and sporting events in Sierre and the surrounding area for the entertainment of local residents and visitors.
The committee
The committee is made up of 10 members:
President and representative of the municipality of Sierre: Nicolas Melly;
Vice president and representative of the municipality of Salgesch: Natacha Clavien;
Representative of the municipality of Chippis: Olivier Perruchoud;
Representative of the municipality of Noble-Contrée: Grégoire Clavien;
Member of the Club PME/PMI: Roger Bonvin;
President of the Group of Merchants of the Town of Sierre; Nathalie Tuberosa;
Representative of the accommodation sector: Krista Genoud;
Representative of the winegrowing sector: Blaise Florey;
Representative of the restaurant sector: Michel Van der Lugt;
Representative of the cultural sector: David Garcia.
General meeting
The members
Any company or individual may become a member of the tourism promotion office. In addition to supporting the work of the Tourist Information office, members are entitled to be listed on the website and, depending on the activity, in the tourism brochure.
The membership fee is set at CHF 100 per year for companies (including hotels, restaurants and wine cellars), CHF 80 for bed & breakfasts and CHF 50 for individuals.
