{"id":1996,"date":"2019-12-06T14:04:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T14:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2019-12-06T14:05:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T14:05:55","slug":"verbier-consacree-switzerlands-best-ski-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/verbier-consacree-switzerlands-best-ski-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbier awarded Switzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-ski-resortsignature-email-2.jpg\" alt=\"Verbier Ski Resort\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-ski-resortsignature-email-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-ski-resortsignature-email-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-ski-resortsignature-email-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Best-ski-resortsignature-email-2-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Verbier was once again recognised for its global reputation at the World Ski Awards in several categories of the World Ski Awards, winning Switzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort. The prestigious Awards ceremony took place in Kitzb\u00fchel (Austria) on Saturday 23, November. It was during this gala ceremony, that the various categories were officially announced with a delegation from Verbier in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Initially nominated in the \u201cSwitzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort\u201d category along with ten other finalists, including Zermatt, St-Moritz and Gstaad, the candidates had a 16-week period to promote their bid at the World Ski Awards. The path to victory was not without its challenges and Verbier had to mobilise all its resources to win the \u201cSwitzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort\u201d award. Indeed, Verbier had to secure the most votes possible to win its category. \u201cThis award is the result of all the efforts made by the local actors and partners. Verbier is not only known for its great ski slopes but also for the great customer experience that everyone can enjoy. Indeed, Verbier offers its customers a complete panel of sporting, cultural and relaxation activities\u201d says Laurent Vaucher, CEO of T\u00e9l\u00e9verbier Group, the ski lift company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Several Verbier partners were also nominated in various categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was not just Verbier\u2019s victory in the \u201cSwitzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort\u201d category that was announced at the World Ski Awards. The W Verbier hotel also received awards in the \u201cSwitzerland\u2019s Best Ski Hotel\u201d and \u201cWorld\u2019s Best Ski Hotel 2019\u201d categories for the fourth year running. Pierre-Henri Bovsovers, Managing Director of the W Verbier hotel, added: \u201cIt is the support of our owners, and the dedication of each team member in providing outstanding service, exceeding the hotels guest\u2019s expectations 24\/7, as well as their passion for their work, that have made these prestigious awards possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>World Ski Awards \u2013 celebrating excellence in tourism<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The World Ski Awards organisation is the only initiative to recognise and reward excellence in ski tourism. Launched in 2013, the World Ski Awards initiative aims to raise standards in the ski industry and to reward the organisations that are leaders in their field.<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/worldskiawards.com\/\">https:\/\/worldskiawards.com\/<\/a>)","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verbier was once again recognised for its global reputation at the World Ski Awards in several categories of the World Ski Awards, winning Switzerland\u2019s Best Ski Resort. The prestigious Awards &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":1997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2001,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996\/revisions\/2001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apcav.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}