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Great Demand for Austrian Tourism Knowledge in Bulgaria

The Bulgarian tourism industry pushes for an improvement in quality. Austrian AWO brings together Austrian suppliers and potential business partners in Bulgaria.
May 21, 2012


Massive Gap in Purchasing Power

Purchasing Power Parities 2012: Higher travel costs for overseas destinations; Austrians' purchasing power 40–70% above the level in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary.
May 21, 2012


Congresses: Vienna Ranks First

Vienna is still number one worldwide in cities hosting international congresses. The U.S. takes first in the country category.
May 18, 2012


Austrian Labor Market: Most Jobs in SME

The quantitatively most important employer in Austria are still small and medium sized enterprises. Above all, handicraft enterprises are a major pillar for the domestic labor market.
May 12, 2012


Austria Achieved Positive Current Account in 2011

Last year, Austria´s current account reached a surplus of 1.9% of the GDP.
May 4, 2012


Small Growth in Austrian Winter Season

The current tourism winter season 2011/12 recorded a rise in overnights by 2.1%.
April 26, 2012


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