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The smallest sports club in the Alps opened in Silvaplana Surlej this weekend. Skiservice Corvatsch and Hotel Nira Alpina have set it up to suit children's tastes. The Skiservice Kids pop-up store in Nira Alpina is currently open for a winter season.

The sculpture “The Sky Over Nine Columns” by German artist Heinz Mack is on display in St. Moritz. Several hundred guests watched the ceremonial unveiling of the nine golden steles on the shores of Lake St. Moritz, at which the play “The Sky Over Nine Trumpets” by Bernd Franke was premiered. The large sculpture will remain in St. Moritz until March — the exhibition is part of an installation journey through Europe.

Four teams with players from seven countries will compete in the St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup from January 27 to 29, 2017. 12,000 visitors are once again expected to attend the games of the only high-goal polo tournament on snow. The host country is Azerbaijan, the motherland of polo sports. There are also three Swiss players.

The ninth issue of Skiservice Magazine has been published. Impressive reports show Upper Engadin from its most beautiful side — portraits depict world skiing champions, volunteers and romantic mountain lakes. The magazine was entirely designed and produced in Graubünden.

With the opening of Schweizerhof Barstreet, the St. Moritzer Hotel Schweizerhof starts the winter World Cup season. The traditional meeting place for locals and guests features a new bar, the smallest cinema in the Engadin and even more space to meet and chat. The new Schweizerhof Barstreet opens on Saturday, December 3.

The population of Grisons, the St. Gallen Oberland and the Principality of Liechtenstein took possession of their new orthopedic clinic on Saturday. 2,500 people attended the open house at Klinik Gut Fläsch. They had specialist doctors and nursing professionals explain the clinic in detail on a guided tour.

The new Gut Clinic in Fläsch starts operating at the beginning of January. In the most modern orthopedic clinic in Graubünden, a team of specialists and therapists treats residents and guests of the region with musculoskeletal problems. Klinik Gut Fläsch is aimed at patients of all insurance classes. The new building cost around 35 million francs.

The sculpture “The Sky Over Nine Columns” by German artist Heinz Mack will be exhibited in St. Moritz from December 10. By mid-March 2017, the nine golden steles will be standing on the picturesque lakeside near the dairy. The exhibition is part of an installation journey across Europe.

Construction on the new Hotel Grace St. Moritz began in September. The former Hotel La Margna on Via Serlas is being extensively renovated and expanded with an annex. The historic structure of the hotel is being carefully restored and is being preserved.

A clear stance and positioning of regions and companies is crucial for successful health tourism in the Swiss Alpine region. At the “Health & Tourism” conference, experts from five countries called for long-term decisions to be made and also to take risks. Almost 150 participants came to Pontrtesina on Wednesday to learn about the potential of health tourism and its success factors for the Alpine region.

National and international experts in health tourism in the Alpine region will be on stage at the “Health & Tourism” conference in Pontresina on Wednesday. Speakers and case studies from all German-speaking Alpine countries give trade visitors and media an overview of the potential of health tourism in Switzerland. The main topics include the transformation of a holiday region into a health region and successful models of companies in health tourism.

Klinik Gut can play an important role in the Canton of Graubünden's entry into health tourism. The Bündner Health Director, District President Dr. Christian Rathgeb, came to this conclusion after his visit to the Gut St. Moritz Clinic. The project for a new Gut clinic and a health hotel in St. Moritz is a lighthouse for the canton.

Voters in the Upper Engadin should be more interested in regional policy issues, think regionally and exchange ideas about them: With this goal, the six regional parties in the Maloja region are launching the “Tavulin — Engadin Valley Talks” series of events, which will premiere on October 25 in Sils.

The four teams of the St. Moritz Snow Polo World Cup have already been decided five months before the tournament: Top players from Italy, Ireland, USA and Malaysia have registered their teams for the 33rd battle for the legendary Cartier Trophy at the most important snow polo tournament in the world. Sponsors and VIP guests are also showing even greater interest than in the previous year.

The 2nd “Health & Tourism” conference on September 21 is met with broad interest: participants from four countries have already registered for the second specialist conference on health tourism in the Alpine region. Registrations for the pre-sale price of just CHF 150 are still possible until Wednesday.

Patients in Valposchiavo can visit their regional hospital in Poschiavo for orthopedic consultations and treatments. The Centro Sanitario Valposchiavo -Ospedale San Sisto- and Klinik Gut have agreed on a cooperation under which orthopedists from Klinik Gut will carry out consultations and operations at the San Sisto Hospital in Poschiavo in the future.

Elections Engadin and Olympic triathlon champion Nicola Spirig will defend her title in Rio on Saturday afternoon. At the St. Moritz Hotel Reine Victoria, fans and friends of Spirig meet for a public viewing with a barbecue. Admission is free.

2nd “Health & Tourism” conference in Pontresina: The “Health & Tourism” conference is being expanded to its second edition. The new all-day program features numerous well-known speakers from Germany and abroad. The main topics include the transformation of a holiday region into a health region and successful models of companies in health tourism.

With a double victory, Olympic triathlon champion Nicola Spirig completed her last competition test in St. Moritz before the Olympic Games in Rio extremely successfully. Spirig won first in the duathlon and then in the triathlon superior.

The St. Moritz Triathlon is considered unique: from toddlers to beginners to experienced riders, all ages and levels of strength compete here. Stars such as reigning Olympic Champion Nicola Spirig are also there again and again. For the first time, a duathlon will also be held on Sunday.

Klinik Gut is taking on new corporate management: Finance Director Anke Senne will take over operational management of the private Graubünden hospital group as of December 1. The current CEO, Dr. med. Adrian Urfer, remains delegate of the Board of Directors and continues to push ahead with the project of a new Klinik Gut in St. Moritz.

With the movie “Predators!” The initiative “Hello dear Unterländer” is entering its second year. Since the first video film was published on Facebook, YouTube and traditional media, the private initiative for tourism in Grisons has already reached over 2.2 million advertising contacts. The films, which are not entirely serious, praise Grisons as a travel destination. They are distributed via social networks.

Spital Bülach AG takes over the Airport Medical Center (AMC) at Zurich Airport. This public practice, together with general practitioners in the region, ensures medical care around the airport. By taking over the majority of shares, Spital Bülach ensures the successful continuation of AMC and enables succession planning in the interests of the previous owners. The Airport Medical Center continues to operate as before, with all employees being taken over.

Events are an important marketing tool for tourism destinations worldwide. However, their importance and efficiency are disputed. In Engadin, too, opinions differ about their effectiveness and significance in tourism marketing. Events in tourism are the topic of the 10th St. Moritz Village Talk.