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NOGA 55.1 Hotels and similar accommodation
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
551Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Hôtels et hébergement similaire |
| Deutsch (de) | Hotels, Gasthöfe und Pensionen |
| Italiano (it) | Servizi di alloggio di alberghi e simili |
| English (en) | Hotels and similar accommodation |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 55.1 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| class | 55.10 | Hotels and similar accommodation |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 55.1 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 55.1 | 55.1 Hotels and similar accommodation | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 55.1 | Hotels and similar accommodation | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 551 | Short term accommodation activities | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 55.1 | Hôtels et hébergement similaire | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 55.1, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 55.2 | group | Holiday and other short-stay accommodation |
| 55.3 | group | Camping grounds and recreational vehicle parks |
| 55.4 | group | Intermediation service activities for accommodation |
| 55.9 | group | Other accommodation |
| 56.1 | group | Restaurants and mobile food service activities |
| 56.2 | group | Event catering, contract catering service activities and other food service activities |
| 56.3 | group | Beverage serving activities |
| 56.4 | group | Intermediation service activities for food and beverage services activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 55.1.
A company whose main activity falls under "Hotels and similar accommodation" is classified under NOGA code 55.1.
This category covers all companies whose main economic activity matches this description, whatever their size: sole traders, SMEs, large companies, branches and Swiss establishments.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 55.1 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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