Tourism · 2025

Share of overnight stays by foreign guests: ranking of municipalities

Share of overnight stays by foreign guests: Interlaken comes top with 81.3% and Schangnau comes last with 3.4%. The median across 185 municipalities is 38.7%.

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1Interlaken81.3%2Chiasso79.1%3Geneva78.7%

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of overnight stays by foreign guests
1	Interlaken	Bern	81.3%
2	Chiasso	Ticino	79.1%
3	Geneva	Geneva	78.7%
4	Grindelwald	Bern	77.8%
5	Unterseen	Bern	77.3%
6	Lucerne	Lucerne	75.2%
7	Meggen	Lucerne	73.4%
8	Kriens	Lucerne	71.5%
9	Lauterbrunnen	Bern	71.1%
10	Matten bei Interlaken	Bern	71.0%
11	Zürich	Zurich	70.0%
12	Meyrin	Geneva	68.4%
13	Mendrisio	Ticino	67.3%
14	St. Moritz	Grisons	67.1%
15	Collina d'Oro	Ticino	66.0%
16	Zermatt	Valais	65.6%
17	Val de Bagnes	Valais	64.3%
18	Zug	Zug	64.2%
19	Meiringen	Bern	63.9%
20	Kloten	Zurich	63.3%
21	Basel	Basel-Stadt	62.9%
22	Wilderswil	Bern	62.0%
23	Rapperswil-Jona	St. Gallen	61.7%
24	Gurtnellen	Uri	61.4%
25	Egerkingen	Solothurn	61.0%
26	Lugano	Ticino	59.7%
27	Vernier	Geneva	59.2%
28	Vevey	Vaud	59.1%
29	Buchs (SG)	St. Gallen	58.3%
30	Orsières	Valais	58.2%
31	Eschenbach (SG)	St. Gallen	58.0%
32	Beatenberg	Bern	57.9%
33	Küssnacht (SZ)	Schwyz	57.3%
34	Lausanne	Vaud	57.2%
35	Schwyz	Schwyz	56.8%
35	Lenzburg	Aargau	56.8%
37	Engelberg	Obwalden	56.3%
38	Zofingen	Aargau	54.5%
39	Nyon	Vaud	54.4%
40	Bern	Bern	54.2%
40	Montreux	Vaud	54.2%
42	Anniviers	Valais	53.1%
43	Kandersteg	Bern	51.8%
44	Sursee	Lucerne	51.6%
45	Opfikon	Zurich	51.0%
45	Chur	Grisons	51.0%
47	Schaffhausen	Schaffhausen	50.7%
48	Monteceneri	Ticino	50.5%
49	Pratteln	Basel-Landschaft	50.4%
50	Beckenried	Nidwalden	50.1%
51	Emmen	Lucerne	49.3%
52	Lancy	Geneva	48.8%
53	Brienz (BE)	Bern	48.2%
53	Blonay - Saint-Légier	Vaud	48.2%
55	Paradiso	Ticino	48.1%
56	Feusisberg	Schwyz	47.4%
57	Kreuzlingen	Thurgau	47.0%
58	Vitznau	Lucerne	46.7%
59	Neckertal	St. Gallen	46.1%
60	Leysin	Vaud	45.9%
61	Champéry	Valais	45.8%
62	Spiez	Bern	45.7%
63	Bulle	Fribourg	45.4%
64	Haut-Intyamon	Fribourg	45.2%
64	Uzwil	St. Gallen	45.2%
64	Flims	Grisons	45.2%
67	Emmetten	Nidwalden	44.6%
68	Dübendorf	Zurich	44.3%
68	Olten	Solothurn	44.3%
70	Bellinzona	Ticino	44.1%
71	Andermatt	Uri	43.9%
72	Horgen	Zurich	43.7%
73	Aeschi bei Spiez	Bern	43.4%
73	Weggis	Lucerne	43.4%
75	Baden	Aargau	43.1%
76	Freienbach	Schwyz	43.0%
77	Morges	Vaud	42.9%
78	Bregaglia	Grisons	42.8%
79	Winterthur	Zurich	42.5%
80	Samnaun	Grisons	42.0%
81	Klosters	Grisons	41.9%
82	Bourg-en-Lavaux	Vaud	41.8%
83	Uster	Zurich	41.7%
84	Samedan	Grisons	41.5%
85	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Neuchâtel	41.1%
86	Ingenbohl	Schwyz	41.0%
87	Visp	Valais	40.8%
88	Thun	Bern	40.5%
89	Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel	40.2%
90	Brig-Glis	Valais	40.0%
91	Köniz	Bern	39.9%
92	Martigny	Valais	39.3%
93	Ollon	Vaud	38.7%
94	Herzogenbuchsee	Bern	38.6%
95	St. Gallen	St. Gallen	38.5%
96	Yverdon-les-Bains	Vaud	38.4%
97	Wil (SG)	St. Gallen	38.1%
98	Wädenswil	Zurich	37.4%
99	Fribourg	Fribourg	37.3%
100	Bad Ragaz	St. Gallen	36.9%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Canton	Share of overnight stays by foreign guests
171	Goms	Valais	14.9%
172	Glarus Nord	Glarus	14.5%
172	Hundwil	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	14.5%
174	Zernez	Grisons	13.8%
175	Flums	St. Gallen	13.2%
176	Gonten	Appenzell Innerrhoden	12.2%
176	Val Müstair	Grisons	12.2%
178	Gais	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	11.7%
179	Bullet	Vaud	10.4%
180	Plaffeien	Fribourg	9.5%
181	Porrentruy	Jura	9.2%
182	Saignelégier	Jura	7.5%
183	Lumnezia	Grisons	7.3%
184	Clos du Doubs	Jura	5.0%
185	Schangnau	Bern	3.4%

Regions compared

Averages weighted by “Hotel overnight stays”.

Geneva73.7%
Lucerne69.5%
Zurich65.0%
Basel-Stadt62.9%
Zug60.5%
Bern58.6%
Vaud51.7%
Valais51.2%
Schaffhausen50.7%
Obwalden50.6%
Nidwalden47.2%
Basel-Landschaft46.4%
Uri44.6%
Solothurn42.8%
Ticino41.8%
Aargau41.6%
Thurgau39.9%
Neuchâtel38.9%
Grisons38.8%
St. Gallen36.3%
Fribourg34.0%
Schwyz29.8%
Glarus19.8%
Appenzell Innerrhoden19.8%
Appenzell Ausserrhoden17.3%
Jura12.0%

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of overnight stays by foreign guests”?

Interlaken ranks first for “Share of overnight stays by foreign guests”, with 81.3%.

What is the median for “Share of overnight stays by foreign guests”?

The median across the 185 ranked municipalities is 38.7%.