AWARD FOR BEST EMPLOYER
In 2014, 2015 and 2017, the Übergossene Alm Resort was named Best Employer by the Best Alpine Wellness Hotels. More than 2,000 employees work in all Best Alpine Wellness Hotels member companies. During the annual survey carried out by the Association of Best Wellness Hotels Austria, around 35% of all employees were asked to complete a questionnaire with a total 130 questions. The survey content related to employee satisfaction in different areas such as management competence, working conditions, team, work content, opportunities to learn and develop, as well as communication. In addition, questions were asked about business and working structures and employees' sense of belonging. The Übergossene Alm Resort achieved the top ranking as best employer in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and we are very proud of this.
STATE AWARD FOR TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS: 2012
Our future depends on well trained apprentices. This is why we pay particular attention to training our members of staff. Our efforts have been rewarded. On 16th October 2012, during Austria's biggest apprentice trade fair, the hotel Übergossene Alm was awarded the "State Award for Training Establishments". We are very proud of the fact that we were the only hotel and hospitality business in Austria who received this award in 2012. Reinhold Mitterlehner, Minister for Economic Affairs and Youth, presented the award to Christian Obermeier, who held the post of deputy hotel director at the time.
HOLIDAY CHECK TOP HOTEL - SALZBURG PROVINCE: 2012
Our hotel is one of the most popular in the region. It was given exceptionally high ratings by guests in 2011, and recommended by a large number of them. The Übergossene Alm Resort is especially popular with the "testers" from HolidayCheck. They rate our hotel as the "Top Hotel of 2012" in Salzburg province.
AMA GASTRONOMY SEAL OF QUALITY
Regional products and controlled origins - the AMA (Austrian Agricultural Market) gastronomy seal of quality identifies gastronomic establishments who serve regional, sustainably sourced products of the highest quality. Try it yourself - and taste just how good it is.
AUSTRIAN ECO LABEL FOR TOURISM BUSINESSES: 2011
Sustainability, environmental protection and a clean world worth living in for future generations - this is what counts for the Übergossene Alm Resort. In 2011, this commitment was rewarded with the Eco Label for Tourism Businesses from the Ministry for Environmental Affairs. The hotel will continue to develop the concept of sustainability. It is important to create a symbiosis between ecological, business and social issues. We are using organic regional products, reducing our water consumption and improving waste separation procedures.
The Übergossene Alm Resort has made a major contribution towards CO2 neutral heating. In autumn 2008, Peter Burgschwaiger, Wolfgang Burgschwaiger's cousin and neighbour, constructed a woodchip plant that reduces CO2emissions by 400 tonnes yearly. All areas of the hotel can now be heated with this organic source of warmth.
GOLD MEDAL AT THE FEDERAL APPRENTICES' COMPETITION FOR APPRENTICE CHEFS: 2011
Alexander Kössler, our apprentice chef and waiter, won the gold medal for apprentice chefs in the 47th Federal Apprentices' Competition for Jobs in the Tourist Industry 2011, held in the Tyrol. 45 apprentice chefs from throughout Austria competed for this coveted award, but only one of them beat the competition: our "Xandi"!
Xandi is now a qualified chef and will be part of our kitchen crew. The Burgschwaiger family and the Alm team would like to congratulate their "Xandi" for his extraordinary achievement.
BEST FOR PEOPLE: 2008 und 2010
The hogast purchasing cooperative has created a seal of quality for the best employers in the hotel and hospitality sector with the "best for people" certificate. The certificate provides specialist staff looking for work with information about companies having the most attractive working conditions and best work atmosphere. The hotel "Übergossene Alm" in Dienten was the first hotel in Austria to receive the "best for people" certificate in June 2008. Our dedication was rewarded when we received the certificate again in 2010.
EXCELLENT APPRENTICE TRAINER: 2008 TO 2010
The high quality of our apprenticeship training is ensured by motivated and dedicated instructors. The Übergossene Alm Resort is proud to say that it has received recognition not only from hogast, but also from the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce as an "Excellent Apprentice Trainer".
RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE: 2010
The Übergossene Alm Resort applied using the strict EFQM model and "Quality Austria" checked the company using the extensive list of criteria in the catalogue. The hotel was awarded the title "Recognised for Excellence" for its high standards of quality. A quality management system has been in force at the hotel for years, recording all important procedures in writing and by showing us our strengths and weakness, helping us to improve services.
BEST PERFORMER OF THE BEST ALPINE WELLNESS HOTELS: 2008
Every year members of the Best Wellness Hotels Austria undergo a complex quality checking procedure. The criteria checked are levels of guest satisfaction, quality of hotel services, hygiene and project implementation. The highest weighting is given to guest ratings based on surveys, and the mystery check. The Übergossene Alm Resort achieved top ratings in all three areas: guest satisfaction, wellness competence and hygiene, winning the award "Best Performer 2008" at the General Meeting of the Best Alpine Wellness Hotels on 16th November 2008.