WEF 2022: Snowy mountain views were replaced by colourful pavilions

For Davos regulars, the missing snow was the key talking point

High above the main promenade at Davos is Hotel Schatzalp. It imperiously looks over the Swiss town of Davos, the main street and its Congress Centre, where global political and industry leaders have been converging for over half a century to discuss world affairs. 

Hotel Schatzalp was built in 1900 by Zurich architects Otto Pfleghard and Max Haefeli as a deluxe sanatorium for Dutch entrepreneur Willem Jan Holsboer. The lawns of the luxury hotel with accompanying chalets are now the venue for the farewell lunch hosted by World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Annual Meeting on the last day of the conference.