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Hotelier of the year 2019

It’s done: Our host Josef “Sepp” Schwaiger is Hotelier of the Year 2019!!!Courage, passion and lateral thinking

Josef “Sepp” Schwaiger is a passionate hotelier and host and is always there for his guests with total dedication and tireless commitment. The exceptional hotelier was nominated because the visionary brought the traditional Hotel Eder to new splendour with great courage and created the new Hotel Sepp with extraordinary architecture, surprising design and a hotel concept that goes beyond the mainstream.

 

Roots and wings

Growing up in the family business Gasthof Eder in Maria Alm, Josef Schwaiger, the eldest of five children, breathed hotel air from an early age and internalised the processes in the hotel business. After graduating from high school, studying architecture and management with a specialisation in business management in the tourism & leisure industry, Schwaiger took over his parents’ business in 2008 at the age of just 28 as owner and managing director of Eder Hotels GmbH and converted the 29-room inn into a 72-room lifestyle hotel in the four-star superior category with a wellness area. In 2018, Josef Schwaiger laid the foundation stone for the Eder Collection with the opening of Hotel Sepp, which was rebuilt according to his architectural ideas, and the founding of edersepp KG.

Standing still is not an option for the busy hotelier. With his honorary positions as tourism board member of the Hochkönig region, as a member of the supervisory board of the mountain railways and as a municipal representative of Maria Alm, Josef Schwaiger makes a significant contribution to the further development of regional tourism. At the same time, he is known for his cheerful, warm hospitality in his two hotels and is tirelessly committed to the well-being of his guests.

“If the guest is sad to be leaving but happy about their stay when they check out, we have done everything right,” says the passionate hotelier, explaining his daily goal and is delighted to receive the award: “The award makes me very proud, not only of my life’s work, but also of my family and my team, without whose great support this success would not be possible.”

To celebrate the victory and as a thank you to all those who have contributed to it with their vote, we are giving all those who voted a 10% discount on their next booking until 30 June 2019 under the motto “Hotelier of the Year” (valid until 3 November 2019) and a glass of sparkling wine to toast with Sepp.

Cheers then to our winner!