Dr. Anna-Maria Fässler

Hotel Director | Entrepreneur | Visionary

Dr. Anna-Maria Fässler is the CEO & Owner of Sonnenalp Resort, a five-star superior hotel with over 100 years of history, 200 rooms and suites, 4 exclusive alpine chalets, 1 Michelin-starred restaurant, and a unique 20,000 m² wellness park featuring a nature spa, mountain lake, panoramic sauna & yoga decks. Additionally, Dr. Fässler is the founder of the Sonnenalp Glücksbringer e.V. charity association, Chairwoman of AllgäuTopHotels, and guest lecturer at MCI – Management Center Innsbruck and Hochschule Kempten.

Dr. Anna-Maria Fässler will provide exclusive insights into the facts and figures that make Sonnenalp Resort—also in collaboration with Landsberg’s expertise—one of the most renowned privately owned hotel resorts in the German-speaking Alpine region at the Landsberg Conference at FIBO on 11 April 2025 at 11:00 AM.

Below is an overview of her career and outstanding achievements:

Vita

Entrepreneurial Responsibility

Managing the Sonnenalp Group together with her husband, Michael Fässler

Four independent companies: Sonnenalp Resort (five-star superior hotel), Sonnenalp Golf Resort, Sonnenalp Shopping GmbH, Sonnenalp Laundry GmbH

More than 500 employees | Annual revenue of 60–65 million euros

One of the most renowned privately managed hotel resorts in the German-speaking Alpine region

Sonnenalp Resort

Hotel Director & Host of Sonnenalp Resort – a five-star superior hotel with over 100 years of history

200 rooms and suites, 4 exclusive alpine chalets, 1 Michelin-starred restaurant

Unique 20,000 m² wellness park with nature spa, mountain lake, panoramic sauna & yoga decks

Warm hospitality meets luxurious alpine lifestyle

Academic Background & Career Path

Studied Marketing and Communication at the University of Vienna

Held multiple leadership positions in tourism marketing for organizations such as Österreich Werbung, Bayern Tourismus, and Allgäu GmbH

Lecturer at various tourism universities in Austria and Germany

Commitment & Voluntary Engagement

Founder of the charity association Sonnenalp Glücksbringer e.V.

Chairwoman of AllgäuTopHotels

Guest lecturer at MCI | Management Center Innsbruck and Hochschule Kempten

Since 2019, a member of the European Entrepreneurs Club

Awards & Recognitions

2019: State Medal for Outstanding Contributions to the Bavarian Economy

2020: Awarded the prestigious Brillat-Savarin Plaque

Personal Profile

From winemaker’s daughter to top hotelier – driven by passion, diligence, and vision

Master of balancing business leadership & family

Mother of two | lives and loves what she does – with heart, discipline, and an unmistakable sense of quality

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