Sponsored Content
Tourism Industry
Moderate Increase in Vienna-held Congresses
3,151 congresses were held in Vienna in 2011. This is an increase by 7.0%.
March 27, 2012
Moderate Growth in Tourism Sector
Current Austrian tourism winter season 2011/12: +4.6% more overnights due to rise in February (+11.7%).
March 26, 2012
Moderate Rise in Austrian Bilateral Trade with Italy
In 2011, Austrian exports to Italy went up by 8.6% to € 9.3bn. After Germany, Italy is Austria´s second largest trade partner.
March 21, 2012
Boom in Viennese Tourism
In January 2012, the Austrian capital registered an increase of 11.5% in tourists. 675,000 guest nights were recorded.
February 20, 2012
Air France to Enlarge Operations in Austria
The loss-making airline is under enormous growth pressure and reorganizes itself. Austria is seen as growth market.
February 16, 2012
Support for AUA´s Management
Christoph Leitl, President of Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), shows support for the management of Austrian Airlines.
January 31, 2012
New Record in Austrian Tourism
Tourism in 2011: Almost 126 million overnights (+0.8%); all-time-high in number of arrivals.
January 26, 2012
Austria Increasingly Popular for Arab Tourists
In 2011, Austria registered 580,600 guest nights by Arab tourists. Hence, Austria exceeded Switzerland as touristic destination.
January 25, 2012
New Records for Viennese Tourism
In 2011, the Austrian capital registered 11.4 million guest nights, which is a new record.
January 24, 2012
Austrian Hotel Industry Under Pressure
Over the last years, the domestic hotel industry improved its size, capacity utilization and revenues. However, costs are rising massively.
January 14, 2012
Austrian Balance of Current Accounts Positive
In the first three quarters of 2011, the Austrian economy achieved a strong performance. The balance of current accounts was significantly positive.
January 9, 2012
Thomas Cook Austria Achieves Record Result
The Austrian subsidiary of the Germany Thomas Cook AG recorded a rise in operating profits by 19% in 2011.
January 4, 2012
Tourism: Slight Increase in Capacities
Austria offers 65 200 accomodation establishments and 1.09 million beds for tourists in 2011.
December 28, 2011
Record-Breaking Start of Tourism Winter Season
Austria’s tourism industry registered 3.98 million overnights in November. Arrivals rose by 3.5%.
December 23, 2011
Austria Considers to Employ South Europeans
Especially the tourism and the construction industries are ready to take on high-skilled workers from Spain, Greece or Portugal.
December 8, 2011
Austrian Tourism Industry is Cautiously Optimistc
The Austrian Minister of Economic, Reinhold Mitterlehner considers that the tourism industry has learned to deal with an economic crisis.
November 28, 2011
Tourism Industry Looks Back on Strong Summer Season
Summer season 2011: Arrivals exceed 18 million mark for the first time; 64 million nights spent.
November 23, 2011
Romanian Tourism as Chance for Austrian Economy
As the Romanian economy performs well, Austrian enterprises see the tourism sector as chance for new orders.
November 22, 2011
Winter Tourism: Austria is Favorite for Dutch
Dutch people appreciate Austria as winter tourism location. According to a survey, Austria is ranked on number one.
November 5, 2011
Tourism: Moderate Increase in Guest Nights
The current summer season 2011 brought a rise in overnights by 2.2% for the Austrian tourism industry between May and September.
October 25, 2011
New September Record for Tourism in Vienna
The Austrian capital registered a plus in overnights of 5.0% in September 2011. Hotel revenue grew by 7.7% in the first nine months of the year.
October 20, 2011
World Tourism Day 2011: Guests from 50 Countries Visit Austria
According to statistics Austria, the diversification of the guest´s nationalities further increased. Culture-oriented travels become increasingly important.
September 26, 2011
Rise in Turnover for Verkehrsbüro
The Austrian travel agency group records a rise in turnover up to € 850m.
September 26, 2011
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
Fast News Search
