Food is something wonderful! When you go on vacation, it's usually the culinary experiences that you talk about at home. We have promised that the offer in Andermatt will expand and improve with development - we now have the best Japanese restaurant in Switzerland and the highest awarded mountain restaurant on mountain Gütsch.

But it doesn't always have to be Michelin stars or GaultMillau points. In Andermatt, everyone can find something to suit their personal preferences.

We hope that this episode will leave many growling stomachs in its wake.

Sustainability is a major issue and is anchored in the corporate strategy at Andermatt Swiss Alps. With the Andermatt Responsible initiative, we are committed to resource-conserving tourism and are pursuing numerous projects.

In today's podcast, we focus on the electricity from EW Ursern, the heating from the Gotthard heating plant in Göschenen and food waste in the restaurants of Andermatt Swiss Alps and Andermatt-Sedrun Sport AG.

The forest is an important aspect of climate regulation. The Ursern Forest and Climate Association has set itself the goal of reforesting the Ursern Valley. Compared to other mountain valleys in Switzerland, there is very little forest in the Ursern Valley. In addition to memberships or donations, you can also actively support the association with work assignments.

With these and other projects, we are pursuing the goal of being climate-neutral in our operations by 2030.

Destinations in the mountains often face the challenge of revitalising communities all year round. For the sustainable development of a mountain region, it is important that the interests of tourism and the population converge - a complex issue. The Graubünden University of Applied Sciences is focussing on this topic.

Lena Pescia, lecturer in tourism management at the Institute for Tourism and Leisure, is leading this project. She explains what the term community building means and what they have been able to find out so far in the pilot regions of Andermatt and Bergell.