A Magellan PR Press Release

Client Name: Gstaad

Title: Gstaad Saanenland and Zweisimmen

Date of Release: May 2003

With the successful ‘Gstaad easyaccess card’ you know exactly what you are getting: simply pay once and that is it for three days! You are free to explore a host of unforgettable attractions at very special prices. You can travel with the Montreux-Berne Oberland Railway on the Panorama Express through breathtaking secenery to Montreux or take a dramatic cable car ride up to Glacier 3000. And all at a discount of up to 40%.

The price is right. The handy price saving "easyaccess card" has proved extremely popular since its launch three years ago and is ideal for family holidays. At SFr 28.50 (€ 19.00) for adults (additional day SFr 9.50 / € 6.30) and SFr 15.00 (€ 10.00) for children aged 6 to 16 (additional day SFr 5.00 / € 3.30), three days of holiday fun are guaranteed. Free admission to museums and indoor and outdoor swimming pools, free cable car rides and on the Post bus (Postauto) between Schönried, Gstaad, Turbach, Lauenensee and Col du Pillon – and all without having to put your hand in your pocket once.

Even more fun As the gateway to Saanenland, Zweisimmen is also included in the unique "Gstaad easyaccess card". There's a wealth of fun to discover. How about trying the summer bobsleigh run from Sparenmoos to Zweisimmen – an experience to set your pulse racing. Or you could jump on a mountain bike and pedal along National Cycle Route 9 to Gstaad. For those who prefer to take life a bit slower, there's the Obersimmentaler Farmhouse Walk that guides you past wonderful, richly decorated farmhouses, showing off the outstanding quality of local Swiss carpentry. And the folk museum (Heimatmusem) is a real treasure trove, telling the enthralling history of the region and its crafts – and of course with the "Gstaad easyaccess card" admission is free.

Discounts you can count on Float away into the high Alps with the Glacier 3000 cable car at an attractive 40 percent discount or whizz off to Montreux with the Montreux-Berne Oberland Railway's Panorama Express at 25 percent discount. The easyaccess card is available from all tourist offices in the Gstaad and Zweisimmen region, from all hotels and from various hostels and group accommodations.

Festival Mecca: Gstaad Summer Highlights 2003
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (Women/Men) 17th – 22nd June
Allianz Swiss Open Gstaad 5th – 13th July
Saveurs 13th – 20th July
Menuhin Festival Gstaad 18th July – 6th September
Polo Silver Cup Gstaad Cartier Trophy 14 th – 17 th August
Country Night Gstaad 12th – 14th September

For more information contact:
Adriena Daunt, Account Manager
Tel: 020 8875 2850
Email: [email protected]