Austria is a major tourist destination: 29.5 million international arrivals in 2017 for 106 million nights (source: WTO). This has been true for many years: in 2009 Austria represented 4.6% of international arrivals in Europe; nearly 10 years later, this figure practically hasn’t changed and was 4.39% in 2017. So why Austria? What more is there to say about this country that is an old standard of tourism? The answer is simple: plenty. Recently Austria realized impressive results: double-digit growth in RevPAR, soaring occupancy rates, a number of tourists up by 5% in 2017... does Austria have any surprises up its sleeve?
Austria, a very solid destination Austria has long been part of the tourist ecumene. The Republic of the Alps has no shortage of attractions of interest: the Salzburg Festival, which has been held in the city of Salzburg since 1920, the Grossglockner, the highest peak in the country, culminating at...
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