The Swiss Hotel Schools Association was founded in 1986 with the aim of protecting the good image of the existing, traditional hotel schools. All these schools taught their programs in German or French. It was only in 1980 that the first English teaching schools opened their doors and challenged the established schools. The first English teaching colleges were Ecole des Roches in Bluche and Hotelconsult "César Ritz" Colleges in Brig. At present ASEH groups Switzerland's 12 leading hotel management schools, teaching their programs in French, German, and/or English (8 of which teach programs in English).

Quality assurance and guarantee
Member Schools include the official schools of the Swiss Hotel Association, Gastrosuisse, and the Swiss Union of Hotel Employees. The Association welcomes hotel management schools located in Switzerland who meet and abide by the strict standards of quality outlined in its bylaws.

To become a member of ASEH, every school applying has to undergo very strict procedures for accreditation. High quality educational and professional standards are maintained, thereby ensuring an exceptional education in the hotel trade for each of its students.

ASEH establishes standards of quality for professional education and training.

ASEH member schools are Hotel & Restaurant management schools offering courses leading to a Swiss Hotel Management Diploma.

ASEH member schools follow high Swiss standards of professional education and industry experience.

ASEH prescribes high ethical standards in promotion and advertising.

The purpose of ASEH today is to accredit Swiss Hotel Schools. It has established strict academic, professional and ethical standards for its members, and schools are inspected on a regular basis. ASEH is now a stamp of guarantee for quality hotel management education. The accreditation team is composed of professionals and experts from the Swiss Federal Office of Technology and Education. (OFFT).

Unfortunately there are also some purely business oriented hotel schools in Switzerland, which have never applied for accreditation by ASEH, and are therefore not controlled in the same rigorous way. Some of these schools destroy the excellent reputation of the ASEH schools and it is recommended that future students look at the membership directory of the ASEH accredited schools under http://www.aseh.ch or ask for information at the ASEH office.