This project was researched in 2005 by a team of experts commissioned by CIPRA as part of the Future in the Alps Project. The contents are not being updated.
- Best Practice
- Topics
- Mobility
- Regional value added, Governance capacity, Mobility
- Short description
- GAST is a network of several car-free Swiss touristy communities that promotes car-free recreation and holiday experiences in alpine resorts. The resorts commit themselves to nine decided quality criteria, which are exminded regularly. Members of GAST are Bettmeralp VS, Braunwald GL, Riederalp VS, Rigi LU/SZ, Saas-Fee VS, Stoos SZ, Wengen-Mürren BE, Zermatt VS.
- Project executive
- GAST (Gemeinschaft Autofreier Tourismusorte) is a network of several car-free Swiss communities.
- Participants
- Switzerland Tourism and the respective car-free communities: Bettmeralp VS, Braunwald GL, Riederalp VS, Rigi LU/SZ, Saas-Fee VS, Stoos SZ, Wengen-Mürren BE, Zermatt VS.
- Activities
- Activities differ from community to community. Detailed information on products and services is provided on the respective communities' homepages: http://www.bettmeralp.ch -- http://www.braunwald.ch -- http://www.riederalp.ch -- http://www.rigi.ch -- http://www.saas-fee.ch -- http://www.stoos.ch -- http://www.wengen-muerren.ch -- http://www.zermatt.ch