2023-12-10 12:12:40
Ticino entrepreneur invests 300 million in Graubünden Bergdorf
New life for San Bernardino: Stefano Artioli bought half the village and is converting it into a year-round tourist destination for 300 million from the family budget.
View of the village of San Bernardino: The Ticino entrepreneur Stefano Artioli wants to revitalize the place over the next few years with investments worth millions.
Photo: Yanik Burkli (Keystone)
The Ticino entrepreneur Stefano Artioli wants to develop San Bernardino GR into a year-round destination for 300 million francs. To do this, he bought half the village and initially invested millions of francs from his own pocket into his vision.
The entrepreneur Artioli wants to turn the once thriving mountain village into a tourism destination that offers activities all year round: mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, climbing, skiing, wellness and much more, as he wrote at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency.
The centerpiece of his vision is a five-star hotel with a public spa and wellness area. For this purpose, the municipality transferred a 16,000 square meter plot of land to him in the spring of this year. There are also several buildings in the village center, including two hotels, which Artioli is currently having renovated. He wants to open the Hotel Brocco & Posta this season.
Artioli is currently having several buildings renovated in the village center and the holiday apartments will then be rented out as San Bernardino Alpine Apartments.
Photo: Yanik Burkli (Keystone)
Artioli also wants to breathe new life into the ski lifts, most of which have been idle for several years. All of his plans should be implemented by 2033. During this first development phase, he wants to pay them from the “family office” – i.e. from his own pocket. Investors should then contribute their part later.
Not the only major project
Artioli isn’t just putting his money into San Bernardino. He is currently investing in the revival of the Grand Hotel in Locarno, which has been closed since 2005. Here too he taps into the family budget. He is investing 50 million francs in his vision of the newly gleaming luxury hotel.
Such major investments in tourism projects are reminiscent of the Egyptian businessman Samih Sawiris, who had six hotels, 500 apartments, 28 chalets, congress facilities, a golf course and much more built in Andermatt. If you compare the Sawiris and Artiolis projects, the latter are a piece of cake: Sawiris invested 1.8 billion francs in its construction projects and an additional 130 million francs in the Andermatt-Sedrun ski arena, as can be seen from a fact sheet from his stock corporation “Andermatt Swiss Alps”. Artioli’s investments amount to 300 million francs in Graubünden and 50 million in Ticino.
The Ticino entrepreneur Stefano Artioli earns his money from real estate, but has now handed over the business of his Artisa Group to his son.
Photo: Yanik Burkli (Keystone)
The southern Swiss man earns his money through real estate. He founded the Artisa Group, which now manages real estate investments across Europe. His son Alain Artioli now runs the business for the company, which employs over 135 people. Flavio Petraglio, who also sits on the board of directors of “San Bernardino Swiss Alps”, which was founded in September 2022, is also a member of the management team.
The former Graubünden government councilor Christian Rathgeb (FDP) and the CEO of Graubünden Ferien Martin Vincenz also contribute to the board of directors of the stock corporation, which is dedicated to the revitalization of San Bernardino.
Vision resonates
He is driven by a long-term, sustainable vision, wrote Stefano Artioli Keystone-SDA. This commitment comes from a deep belief in the potential of the region. The natural landscapes, combined with a convenient location of the village, would make it an attractive investment. He wants to create lasting values here for residents and future visitors.
The community is unanimously behind the Ticino investor and his plans in San Bernardino.
Photo: Yanik Burkli (Keystone)
The authorities of the responsible municipality of Mesocco GR are unanimously behind Artioli and his company. In May 2023, all 19 city council members approved the transfer of land for construction of the new resort.
As he writes, Artioli is aware of the hope that the investor gives the residents. The community is eagerly awaiting new infrastructure, services and tempting offers. He is absolutely convinced that his investments will bear fruit.
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