
Switzerland has revamped its tourism brand, replacing the logo known as Goldblume (“golden flower”) with a new emblem featuring the Swiss Cross and the English name of the country. Since 1995, Switzerland’s tourism sector has been overseen by Switzerland Tourism (ST), a national organization. Thirty years ago, ST adopted the Goldblume as its inaugural logo, designed by Swiss designer Hermann Strittmatter from the GGK agency. The emblem depicted a three-dimensional image of a shimmering nine-petal flower (resembling an edelweiss, the country’s floral symbol) with the Swiss flag at its core. This rebranding initiative is part of a broader transformation of…