Our Sources
Transparency matters to us. Here you'll find all studies, official sources, and media articles underpinning our position. Every figure on this website can be traced back to its original source here – the links lead directly to the external documents.
Key Studies and Reports
- SAB (Swiss Association for Mountain Regions) – "Current Approaches to Regulating Airbnb in Switzerland", 25 Nov 2025
- ARE / Rütter Soceco AG (commissioned by SECO) – "Impact Analysis of the Second Homes Act", 9 Dec 2020
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS) – Parahotel Statistics
- Martin Falk, Miriam Scaglione (2023) – "Effects of regulations on the Airbnb market in Geneva", Tourism Economics, 30(3)
Official Sources
- ARE – Housing Inventory (primary and second homes)
- ARE – Second Homes, Spatial Planning Law
- SECO/SEM report on accommodation registration (17 Jan 2025)
- Canton Bern – Building Act BSG 721.0
- HEV Canton Bern – Vacancy Rate
- Municipality of Interlaken – Overnight Stay Statistics
- Interlaken Tourism Organisation – Annual Reports
- HotellerieSuisse – "Sharing Economy and Airbnb"
Press Articles (Selection)
- Berner Zeitung – "After the Wilderswil vote: SP withdraws Airbnb initiative"
- Berner Zeitung – "Bönigen wants to massively restrict Airbnb and co."
- swissinfo.ch – "Airbnb initiatives on the Bödeli remain valid"
- Chamber of Progress – "New NYC Data Shows that Airbnb Restrictions Aren't Solving Housing Crunch"
- NZZ – "Tourism Ticino: Holiday apartments may only be rented for 90 days a year"
- Plattform J – "SP Bödeli-Jungfrau: five municipalities, five approaches"
This list is a selection of key sources, not exhaustive. For questions about specific sources: Contact.