What this edition is based on

Research was checked on 2 October 2026. Google News and the destination source register were used for discovery, followed by exact reports and operator or municipal pages. Accommodation searches covered all ten AlpeanGlow destinations. A search result alone did not qualify a stay for selection.

The principal dated reporting is htr's 29 September Plavna announcement and 2 October chef appointment, together with the 30 September Schweizerhof profile in Hotellerie Gastronomie Zeitung. Accommodation specifications come from the operators. This is desk research, not a record of visits or independently tested services.

Plavna is a December preview. INN LODGE and Bargis are established properties newly selected for this edition; Cresta Palace and Schweizerhof return because of current reporting. Booking pages do not establish available rooms on particular dates. Wi-Fi speed has not been tested, and published tariffs should be read with their stated basis and exclusions.

The issue photograph is an archive image credited to Corsin Taisch on Unsplash, identified by the photographer with Scuol. It illustrates the area, not Plavna, and is not evidence of this week's weather. Accommodation-card images are also identified as destination views rather than photographs of the properties.