Switzerland

Hospitality marketing for Swiss restaurants, alpine hotels and lodges

HMRA supports Swiss restaurants, alpine hotels, chalets and lakeside properties — reaching international, English-searching guests and building direct revenue across both summer and ski seasons.

Where we work in Switzerland

Remote-first, region-aware

Remote-first, with calls scheduled in CET business hours. We work with operators nationwide, with campaigns built around your catchment rather than a national average.

  • Zurich & the north-east
  • Geneva & Lake Geneva
  • Zermatt, Verbier & the Valais
  • Grisons, Davos & St. Moritz
  • Bern & the Bernese Oberland
  • Lugano & Ticino

Built for the Switzerland market

What we do differently here

English-first international demand

A large share of Swiss hospitality revenue comes from guests searching in English. We build English-language pages and campaigns alongside your German, French or Italian presence.

Two peak seasons, one plan

Ski winter and hiking summer behave differently, and shoulder months need their own offers. We plan rate and campaign strategy across the whole year.

Premium positioning, protected rates

Discounting damages a premium property. We drive direct demand through value-added packages and best-rate messaging instead of price cuts.

Direct bookings over commission

For alpine and lakeside hotels, every direct room night is materially more profitable. We fix the booking journey and shift channel mix onto your own site.

Pricing in CHF

Switzerland retainers

Free Audit

Free

Enter your page and target keyword and get an instant ranking readiness score with a prioritised fix list.

Ad spend billed separately, always in your own accounts
Enquire about Free Audit

Starter

CHF 56/week

Domain, website build and hosting, Google Business Profile setup, local SEO foundation, booking or ordering setup and AI search optimisation. No minimum term.

Ad spend billed separately, always in your own accounts
Enquire about Starter

Super Deal 1 Year

CHF 1,130/year

The same Starter package paid once for twelve months — around 62% below the weekly rate, with the price locked for the term.

Ad spend billed separately, always in your own accounts
Enquire about Super Deal 1 Year

Prices are illustrative starting points shown in CHF and converted from our UK rate card for guidance. Final scope, currency and fees are confirmed after the audit. Taxes are not included.

Illustrative results

What this looks like in Switzerland

Alpine boutique hotel

Zermatt, Valais

Challenge. Strong ski-season occupancy but almost all of it via OTAs, and a weak summer hiking season.

What we did. Direct booking engine and rate-parity messaging, English-language summer hiking package pages, and destination paid search targeting UK, US and Benelux travellers.

+29%

direct room revenue in 7 months

Lakeside restaurant

Lake Geneva, Vaud

Challenge. Excellent summer terrace trade, very quiet from November to March, and no English-language presence for international visitors.

What we did. English-first local SEO and Business Profile rebuild, winter set-menu and private-dining pages, and geo-targeted Meta campaigns across the Lausanne–Geneva corridor.

+36%

winter covers in 5 months

Chalet operator

Grisons

Challenge. Direct site converting poorly against OTAs, with enquiries lost to slow response and unclear pricing.

What we did. Rebuilt the enquiry and booking flow with transparent seasonal pricing, added package pages, and set up an enquiry follow-up sequence.

2.4x

direct booking conversion rate

These are illustrative examples showing the kind of work we do and the outcomes it can produce — not verified claims from named clients. Results vary by venue, market and budget.

FAQs

Switzerland hospitality marketing questions

Do you work in English if our guests search in German, French or Italian?
We build and run the English-language side of your presence — pages, ads and listings — alongside whatever you already have in German, French or Italian. For many Swiss properties, English-searching international guests are the highest-value segment and the least well served.
How much should a Swiss hotel or restaurant budget?
Our fees are the same everywhere: a free audit, then the Starter package at CHF 56/week, or the Super Deal at CHF 1,130/year paid once (around 62% below the weekly rate). Advertising budget is separate and stays in your own accounts — most single venues here run CHF 1,000–3,000/mo in Google and Meta spend. Billing is in GBP; local figures are indicative conversions.
Can you reduce our Booking.com and Expedia commission?
That is the core of most engagements. We fix the direct booking journey, add best-rate and value-added package messaging, and bid on your own brand terms so guests who already know you book direct instead of through an OTA.
How do you plan for ski winter and hiking summer?
As two distinct campaigns with different audiences, creative and lead times — winter demand books earlier and from further away, summer books shorter and more regionally. Shoulder months get their own offers rather than being left dark.
We are a premium property and cannot discount. Does that limit you?
No. We drive direct demand through value-added packages, longer-stay incentives and experience-led content rather than price cuts, which protects both rate integrity and brand positioning.
How long before we see results?
Paid search on branded and destination terms can shift channel mix within weeks. Organic visibility and review-led gains usually build across three to six months, with monthly reporting on direct revenue share.

Where to go next

Next steps for Switzerland operators

Everything below applies in Switzerland — the services are the same, the pricing converts to CHF, and the audit runs on your local search results.

Operating in Switzerland?

Free Growth Audit for Switzerland operators

We'll review your local search presence, booking journey and channel mix, then show you the changes most likely to add covers and room nights in Switzerland.

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