Touring Club Switzerland (TCS)
The TCS is the largest mobility Club of Switzerland. Founded in 1896 as a not-for-profit organisation in Geneva, it is composed of 24 Chapters and a central club. As an influential partner of local and federal authorities, it stands for the free choice of the means of transportation. For over a century, it has been committed to the security of all road users, through awareness campaigns and studies on the quality of road infrastructures. Its 14 training tracks and its 32 centers offering courses for the two-phase driving license make it the leader in driver training and improvement. A major actor in consumer protection, it carries out reference tests, and offers neutral and expert advice in its 19 technical centers. The 220 TCS patrolmen and women repair over 300’000 breakdowns every year, allowing a large majority rescued members to get back on the road straight away. Around 1.5 million members trust the assistance services from TCS. Over 700’000 of them have the ETI booklet when traveling abroad, and over 1’000 people and close to 2’500 vehicles are repatriated to Switzerland each year. Thanks to its medical service ETI-Med and in collaboration with Alpine Air Ambulance, the ETI intervention center provides assessments and medical advice, and organizes sanitary returns to Switzerland by ambulance, helicopter or medical evacuation plane. The TCS legal protection, the TCS MasterCard and the TCS car insurance are amongst the most recognized products of the Club, which also runs 34 camping sites and 2 hotels. Twenty times a year, members receive “Touring”, the club’s magazine printed in 1.3 million copies.
