The commercial register lists 1 411 active companies in hospitality in the canton of Lucerne, placing Lucerne 11th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 1 088 of them (77 %) are VAT-registered, and 523 (37 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Hospitality and catering see the fastest turnover in the register: takeovers of establishments, new LLCs with every opening, frequent liquidations. Contacting an establishment as soon as it registers, before it has chosen its suppliers, makes all the difference.
This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of Lucerne, against 5 % across Switzerland. 9 companies in hospitality were registered in the canton of Lucerne over the past 30 days, 31 over 90 days.
Lucerne is the centre of central Switzerland: tourism and hospitality around the lake, wholesale trade and logistics at the crossing point of the north-south routes, mechanical engineering in the valleys, and a tax regime that has attracted many head offices and consultancies over the past twenty years. The Lucerne register is one of the most dynamic outside Zurich and Zug.
Of these 1 411 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (49 %), Sole proprietorship (23 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (23 %). 255 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 135 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (110 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.
Share capital is known for 1 040 companies (74 %): CHF 108 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 328 of them (32 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
1 088 companies (77 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 411 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 271 publish a general phone or email, 304 have a website verified by ciblr, and 78 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 31 new registrations, 19 changes of directors, 11 relocations of seat, 24 other amendments, 5 liquidations or deletions.
1 411 companies in hospitality are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Lucerne, or 4 % of the 37 490 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
1 088 of these companies (77 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,064 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.