The Visit USA Committee is a non - profit Trade Association of destinations, industry partners and
individuals with the goal of promoting travel and tourism to the United States of America
Visit USA Commitee – Switzerland
Heinz Zimmermann, Chairman
Förrlibuckstrasse 110
CH-8005 Zurich
Visit USA Committee
Förrlibuckstrasse 110
CH-8005 Zürich
Swiss arrivals in the U.S. started to grow again in 2018 with a plus of 4.9% and keeps growing in the first half of 2019 by a phenomenal 8.1 percent. Arrivals reached 212,314 by the end of June 2019 approaching the numbers of the record year 2015
The annual General Assembly Meeting of the Visit USA Committee Switzerland turned into a true industry meeting of the "creme" of the US specialists. Budget and program for FY 2019 were approved. The focus was on the resignation of longtime Chairman Werner E. Wiedmer and the election of the new board, including some new members. Some 60 people attended from Switzerland and Germany.
The Visit USA Committee Switzerland was established in 1984 at the initiative of the U.S. Embassy in Bern in order to make up for the lack of a relevant U.S. government agency such as the former USTTA. The founders included local travel industry representatives such as TO's, airlines and U.S. destinations, resp. their local representations.
The primary goal was to pool the scarce resources with the goal of educating and informing the Swiss trade and to provide U.S. industry with an attractive and cost effective promotional platform. The annual Visit USA Seminar became soon the Committee's main and most visible activity and was in the 1990ties with over 1,000 attending travel agents the largest destination promotion in the country. Together with Canada the Committee produced, for a period of 5 years, the "Visit North-America Seminar".
A strong Dollar in particular and the events following 9/11 resulted in a drastic reduction of Swiss travel to the U.S. which dropped from the all-time high of 430,000 arrivals to 260,000 in 2004. Since then the numbers of Swiss arrivals started to climb back reaching new record numbers. With annually over 536‘000 arrivals in 2015 Switzerland ranks worldwide among the 20 most attractive tourist markets for the U.S.with one of the world’s highest purchasing powers.
In 2007 the Committe expanded its member services providing market information, economic data and additional events complementing the annual Visit USA Seminar. A new and cost-effective group membership (DACH) including the German and Austrian Visit USA Committees is now available. It allows to cover the German speaking part of Europe by means of joint promotional activities.
The «Visit USA Committee Switzerland» operates in close coordination and support of «TheBrandUSA» the (ppa) agency for the promotion of travel and tourism to the U.S.
Chairman
Heinz Zimmermann
Visit USA Committee / Topline Marketing Ltd.
Förrlibuckstrasse 110
8005 Zürich
Switzerland
Vice Chairman
Reto Schneider
United Airlines
Obstgartenstrasse 27
8302 Kloten
Switzerland
Kenny Prevost
Hotelplan Suisse
Sägereistrasse 20
8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland
Andreas Heinzer
Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
P.O. Box
ZRH HX/DC-S
8058 Zürich-Airport
Switzerland
Marcel Gehring
Knecht Reisen AG
Schwimmbadstrasse 1
5210 Windisch
Switzerland
Tino Swoboda
DER Touristik - Kuoni Reisen
Emil-von-Behring-Straße 6
60424 Frankfurt
Germany
Project Manager
Alina Edelmann
Topline Marketing Ltd.
Förrlibuckstrasse 110
8005 Zürich
Switzerland
Air France KLM Delta
Schaffhauserstrasse 146
8302 Kloten
Switzerland
American Airlines
Hardturmstrasse 11
2124
8060 Zürich
Switzerland
Avis Budget Car Rental
Flughofstrasse 61
8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland
Kuoni - DER Touristik Schweiz AG
8048 Zürich
Switzerland
AVIS
Flughofstrasse 61
8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland
FTI Touristik AG
Brandbachstrasse 10
8305 Dietlikon
Schweiz
Hertz Car Rental
Rütistrasse 22
8952 Schlieren
Switzerland
Hotelplan Suisse
Sägereistrasse 20
8152 Glattbrugg
Switzerland
Knecht Reisen AG
Schwimmbadstrasse 1
5210 Windisch
Switzerland
Swiss International Air Lines Ltd
ZRH HX/DC-S
P.O. Box
8058 Zürich-Airport
Switzerland
Para Tours
Seftigenstrasse 201
3084 Wabern-Bern
Switzerland
Thomas Cook Service AG
Poststrasse 4
8808 Pfäffikon
Switzerland
TUI Suisse Ltd
Friesenbergstrasse 75
P.O. Box 9180
8036 Zürich
Switzerland
United Airlines
Obstgartenstrasse 27
8302 Kloten
Switzerland
Voyageurs du Monde Suisse
Rue de la Rôtisserie 19
1204 Genève
Switzerland
Adventure Travel West, Inc.
P.O.Box 12181
80212 Denver CO
USA
Alamo Rent A Car
Dwight D. Eisenhower Stzr. 2
65197 Wiesbaden
Germany
Aer Lingus
Kaiserstrasse 77
60329 Frankfurt
Germany
Alabama Tourism Department
Am Weidendamm 1A
10117 Berlin
Germany
Fort Myers & Sanibel - The Beaches of ...
Hanauer Landstr. 184
60314 Frankfurt
American Steamboat Company
1 Longview Terrace, Histon Road
Cambridge CB4 3JH
UK
Arizona Office of Tourism
Luisenstrasse 4
30159 Hannover
Germany
Avis Budget Autovermietung GmbH & Co. KG
Zimmersmühlenweg 21
61437 Oberursel
Germany
Bradenton Area CVB
63739 Aschaffenburg
Germany
Capital Region USA
Hindenburgstrasse 2
64665 Alsbach
Germany
Choice Hotels Europe
Martin-Kollar-Straße 9
81829 München
Germany
Colorado Office of Tourism
Neumarkt 33
50667 Köln
Germany
Dallas & Ft. Worth CVB
Scheidswaldstr. 73
60385 Frankfurt
Germany
Denver CVB
80202 Denver, CO
USA
Dallas & Fort Worth
Scheidswaldstr. 73
60385 Frankfurt
Germany
Discover New England / get it across marketing
Neumarkt 33
50667 Cologne
Germany
Discover America - Get-it-Accross Mktg
Neumarkt 33
50667 Köln
Germany
Enterprise Autovermietung Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG
Dwight D Eisenhower Str. 2
65197 Wiesbaden
Germany
Explore Fairbanks
Schuchstr. 15
01139 Radebeul
Germany
Fairflight Touristik GmbH
Neustraße 11-12
06886 Wittenberg
Germany
Florida Keys & Key West
Neumarkt 33
50667 Köln
Germany
Florida - Visit Florida
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
Georgia Tourism - Lieb Management GmbH
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
Greater Miami CVB
Postfach 1425
61284 Bad Homburg
Germany
Hawaii Tourism Europe - Lieb Management
Bavariaring 38
80336 Munich
Germany
Hilton Hotels
Lyoner Straße 20
60528 Frankfurt
Germany
Hyatt International Hotels & Resorts
Römerpassage 1
55116 Mainz
Germany
Icelandair
Weissfrauenstr. 12-16
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Illinois Office of Tourism
Scheidswaldstr. 73
60385 Frankfurt
Germany
Kansas/Oklahoma Travel & Tourism
Landaustr. 26
38112 Braunschweig
Germany
Kentucky , Memphis & Mississippi, Tennessee
Eilendorferstr. 20
50933 Cologne
Germany
Kissimmee - Experience Kissimmee
6021 325 303 Aschaffenburg
Germany
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
Neumarkt 33
50667 Köln
Germany
Mall of America
60 East Broadway
55425 Bloomington, MN
USA
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Dreieichstr. 59
60594 Frankfurt
Germany
Marriott International Inc.
Frankfurter Str. 10-14
65760 Eschborn
Germany
Memphis & Mississippi
Adenauerplatz 4
33602 Bielefeld
Germany
Naples/Marco Islands/Everglades
Königstr. 10 b
70173 Stuttgart
Germany
Nevada - Travel Nevada
Josephspitalstr. 15
80331 München
Germany
New Orleans CVB
Scheidswaldstraße 73
60385 Frankfurt
Germany
North Carolina FVA
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
New York State Division of Tourism
Seeleitn 65
c/o CircleSolution Germany LTD.
82541 Münsing
Germany
NYC & Company
Josephspitalstr. 15
80331 München
Germany
Norwegian Cruise Line
Kreuzberger Ring 68
65205 Wiesbaden
Germany
Oregon Travel - Lieb Management
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
Orlando Tourism Bureau
Angelbergstraße 7
56076 Koblenz
Germany
Papillon Helicopters
3900 Paradise Rd Suite 233
89169 Las Vegas NV
USA
Philadelphia, PA
Scheidswaldstraße 73
Frankfurt /Main
Germany
Phoenix Motorhomes LLC
7225 N 110th AVE # 8
58307 Glendale, AZ
USA
Puerto Rico Tourism Company
Schenkendorfstr. 1
65187 Wiesbaden
Germany
RCL Cruise Lines LTD
Lyoner Str. 20
60528 Frankfurt
Germany
Real America - The Real America
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Luisenstraße 7
63263 Neu Isenburg
Germany
Seattle & Washington State - Visit
Bavariaring 38
80336 München
Germany
South Carolina Tourism
Postfach 1425
61284 Bad Homburg
Germany
Visit St. Pete/Clearwater
61288 Bad Homburg
Germany
Tampa Bay - Visit
63739 Aschaffenburg
Germany
Tennessee Tourism
Horstheider Weg 106 a
33613 Bielefeld
Germany
US Bike Travel
Hauptstrasse 28
91341 Röttenbach
Germany
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
Badenerstr. 15
8004 Zürich
Germany
Vail Resorts
Rolandswerther Str. 3a
50937 Köln
Germany
Brand USA
1725 Eye Street NW Suite 800
20006 Washington D.C.
USA
U.S. Travel Association
1100 New York Avenue NW, Suite 450
20005-3934 Washington, DC
USA
RSAA - Receptive Services Ass. of America
2365 Harrodsburg Road
40504 Lexington, KY
Visit USA Committee Germany e.V.
Friedrich-Ebert-Str.-113
42719 Solingen
Germany
Visit USA Committee Austria
Buchenweg 8A
4072 Alkoven
Austria
