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Summer Season 2011: New Record of Arrivals
The number of nights spent in Austria increased by 2.1% in the period from May to August. Arrivals went up by 4.3%.
September 23, 2011
Austrian Tourism Industry Satisfied
In spite of a rainy July, the domestic hotel industry is quite satisfied with the summer season 2011. This is mainly due to the summerly August.
September 6, 2011
Tourism: New Record in Arrivals
First half of tourism summer season 2011: Rise in overnights by 1.7%, arrivals peaked at 9.19 million.
August 25, 2011
New Record for Tourism in Vienna
The Austrian capital registered a plus in overnights of 1.8% in July 2011. Hotel revenue grew by 13.7% in the first half of the year.
August 19, 2011
Hypo Alpe Adria Sells Schlosshotel Velden
The Austrian bank signed a purchase agreement with Amisola Immobilien AG. Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group will take over management of the hotel.
July 29, 2011
Austrians’ Holiday Patterns Are Changing
Traditional summer vacation is getting less important; every third main holiday trip takes place in winter.
July 27, 2011
Austrian Tourism: Slight Increase in Overnights
First third of summer season 2011: Rise in overnights by 3.7% in the period May to June. The number of arrivals reached a new record high.
July 25, 2011
Weak Start of Summer Season in Austrian Tourism
Tourism in May 2011: 11.6% less overnights and 7.9% less guests. The number of visitors from CEE increased strongly.
June 27, 2011
Shopping Tourism: Asian Visitors Spending Heavily
Russia remains the top shopping nation while Asian tourists' spending is increasing significantly.
June 14, 2011
Austrians Prefer Holidays Abroad
Only 20% want to stay in Austria during their summer holidays. Increasing trend towards online booking.
May 17, 2011
Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group on Growth Course
With the four-part investment strategy in Central and Southeastern Europe, the Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group AG (FMTG) is on the path to success.
May 12, 2011
Austria's Importance as a Location for Conventions increases
Events, conferences and trade shows are developing as an important part of Austria’s tourism industry. By international comparison, Austria is already ranks in eighth place.
May 5, 2011
Austrian Unemployment Still Declines
Compared to April 2010, the number of unemployed persons decreases by 5.4%. The number of trainings went down by 19.3%.
May 3, 2011
Austrian Tourism: Small Decrease in Overnights
Current tourism winter season 2010/11: Overnights decreased slightly by 0.9% - rise in overnights in March by 2.7%.
April 29, 2011
Surplus of Timber in Austria
More timber grows in Austria's forests wood than is harvested. The Chamber of Agriculture calls for looser terms of use.
April 23, 2011
Overnight Stays Record for Vienna in March: +3.3%
This year, Vienna recorded its so far highest March concerning overnight stays: 867,000 overnight stays, an increase of 3.3% over March 2010.
April 21, 2011
Record Results for Arcotel Hotel
ARCOTEL Hotel AG ends the financial year 2010 with extremely positive results. Sole director Manfred Mayer intends to continue expanding in future.
April 20, 2011
Bad Image for Tourism-Related Professions
Austria's tourism industry workers are dissatisfied with their jobs because of relatively low pay and bad working conditions.
April 19, 2011
Mitterlehner PromotesTourism Strategy for Austria
The Minister of Economy is working on a new alliance of federal and provincial governments in order to focus on marketing, subsidies and innovations for the tourism industry.
April 2, 2011
Falkensteiner Builds in Serbia and Slovakia
The Austrian developer of tourism projects is expanding in the CEE region. The premium segment in the hotel industry is to be strengthened.
March 31, 2011
Search for SME Owners in Austria
Almost one-fifth of domestic SMEs will be looking for new owners in the next decade. 57,000 businesses and 500,000 jobs will be affected.
March 29, 2011
Trend Reversal in Austrian Winter Tourism
Current tourism winter season 2010/11: -2.1% decrease in overnights due to slump in February
March 24, 2011
Geinberg Thermal Springs are Expanding
The Upper Austrian Wellness facility is being expanded massively and gets its own luxury area.
March 15, 2011
Tourism: Trend for High-Price Segment Continues
Austria's tourism industry shows itself satisfied with the current winter season. Guests come increasingly from Eastern Europe.
March 3, 2011
Tourism: Small Increase in Overnight Stays
Results of the first half of the winter season 2010/11: 0.8% rise in overnight stays due to non-resident visitors.
February 24, 2011
Hypo Group: Losses up to € 1.3bn
The emergency-nationalized Hypo Group is deep in the red zone as the result of high provisions and value adjustments.
February 19, 2011
Austria Provides 1.09 million Beds for Tourists in 2010
In Austria, the bed capacity utilization in the winter season is higher than in the summer season.
February 4, 2011
Consumption Expenditure of Foreign Tourists Grows
Russian and Chinese tourists are proving to be particularly generous consumers in Austria. Overall sales rose by 23% in 2010.
February 3, 2011
Slight Upward Trend in Austrian Tourism
Tourism in 2010: 0.4% more overnights; all-time-high in number of arrivals.
January 27, 2011
Booming Tourism in Vienna
In 2010, guest-nights grew by 10.3% in Vienna. This is a new record since 1989.
January 25, 2011
Growth in Austria's Foreign Trade and Direct Investment
Austria's goods, services and capital transactions abroad grow strongly, a sign of solid recovery.
January 13, 2011
Austrian Tourism Operators Continue to Invest Heavily
Investment in the tourism business is estimated at € 5.0bn for 2011. The previous year’s level will therefore be maintained.
January 10, 2011
Red Bull Massively Invests in Upper Styria
The Austrian energy drink producer Red Bull re-opens the former Formula1 race track in Styria.
January 1, 2011
Structural Change in Austrian Winter Tourism
Despite the current good bookings in Austrian winter tourism, the industry will have to reorient in the long term. Guests may fail to appear soon.
December 31, 2010
Tourists from Russia Increase
The number of Russian guests in Austria continues on the rise. A double-digit growth might even be possible again.
December 28, 2010
AustrianTourism Figures Increase.
According to Statistik Austria, the winter season started with positive figures in Austria: November breaks a new record in overnight stays with 3.8m..
December 23, 2010
Encouraging Development of Austrian Tourism
The summer 2010 season ended successfully: the number of guests reached an all-time high record of 17.9 million, 62.5 million overnight stays are the best value since 1995.
November 24, 2010
Study: Austrian Thermal Market Saturated
The regional management Burgenland has commissioned a study on the regional thermae. The offer is currently exceeding the demand.
November 19, 2010
Hoteliers: Threat of Staff Shortage
On one hand, hotel owners are confronted with more vacancies, on the other the seasonal contingent is reduced, so they are calling for the opening of the labor market.
November 17, 2010
Fast Growth in Temporary Employment
The demand for temporary workers has increased strongly on the Austrian labor market strong, reaching almost the level before the economic crisis.
November 9, 2010
Booming Tourism: Aeroflot Pressure on Austria's Airports
New routes of Aeroflot subsidiaries to Austria are created due to the growing flow of Russian guests.
October 20, 2010
Tourism in Vienna is Booming Like Never Before
All hotel categories are benefiting from strong growth in bookings. August and September were record months.
October 20, 2010
Austria is Getting More Popular Among Arab People
Arab tourists find Austria increasingly pleasant. So far this year, the number of arrivals between January and August grew by 21% to 91,600 as compared to the same period of the previous year.
October 8, 2010
Austrian tourism - summer season 2010 plus 1.1%
The most important summer month stabilizes the positive development of the current season (+1.1%)
September 24, 2010
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