Tourism: Small Increase in Overnight Stays

Lifestyle & TravelTravel ♦ Published: February 24, 2011; 00:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

Results of the first half of the winter season 2010/11: 0.8% rise in overnight stays due to non-resident visitors.

Tourism: Small Increase in Overnight Stays / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Robinseed [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

According to Statistics Austria's latest preliminary data, 27.81 million overnights were registered in the first half of the winter season 2010/11 (November to January). This means a rise of 0.8% compared with the same period last year. This positive result was caused by an increase of 1.7% to 21.20 million overnight stays by non-resident visitors, while the nights spent by resident…