BEAUSiTE Zermatt: Winter beneath the Matterhorn: The enduring British love affair with Zermatt: a celebrated Alpine hotel for Members to enjoy

  British mountaineering history, Swiss hospitality and a remarkable Alpine setting come together at one of Zermatt’s most distinctive hotels. In July 1865, the British mountaineer Edward Whymper achieved what many had thought impossible: the first ascent of the Matterhorn. His triumph was overshadowed by tragedy when four members of the seven-man party fell to […]

The Quiet Thrill of Gstaad—And Why The Alpina Gstaad Remains the Discerning Traveller’s Choice

There are few places left in the Alps where the snow falls thick and silent, the chalets glow warmly against the dusk, and the only sound breaking the hush is the soft swish of skis on fresh powder or the distant clatter of hooves on packed snow as ponies prepare for a snow polo chukka. […]