Tourism in Austria
Tourism in Austria forms an important part of the country's
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.[2] As of 2007, the total number of tourist overnight stays is roughly the same for summer and winter season, with peaks in February and July/August.[1]
In 2007, Austria ranked 9th worldwide in international tourism receipts, with 18.9 billion US$.[3] In international tourist arrivals, Austria ranked 12th with 30.8 million tourists.[3]
Most visited areas
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, and Obertauern.[1]
Visits to
Tiergarten Schönbrunn (2,453,987 visitors) and Mariazell Basilica (1,500,000 visitors).[4]
Sports and nature
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Of great touristic importance are the Austrian
Tyrol, Ski Arlberg is the largest connected ski area in Austria and one of five largest ski areas in the world.[5]
Art and culture
For visitors interested in media art, there is the
Ars Electronica Center in Linz. Since 1979 this center has organized the Ars Electronica Festival and presented the Prix Ars Electronica, the worldwide highest-ranked prize for media art.[6]
Internationally known annual events
| Name | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bregenzer Festspiele | Bregenz, Vorarlberg | July/August | Opera festival |
| Vienna New Year's Concert | Vienna | 1 January | Traditional concert for classical music |
| Internationale Gartenbaumesse Tulln | Tulln, Lower Austria | End of August | Horticulture trade fair, Europe's biggest flower show |
| Vienna Opera Ball | Vienna | Thursday preceding Ash Wednesday | Ball |
| Salzburg Festival | Salzburg | July/August | Opera festival |
| Donauinselfest | Vienna | End of June | Biggest open air music festival in the world, free entry |
| Viennale | Vienna | October | Film festival |
| Ars Electronica Festival | Linz, Upper Austria | September | Festival devoted to technology and new media art including workshops, discussions and lectures |
| Hahnenkamm race | Tyrol
|
January | Ski race |
| Life Ball | Vienna | June | HIV and AIDS awareness event |
Arrivals by country
Most visitors arriving to Austria on short term basis are from the following countries of nationality:[7]
| Rank | Country | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany |
11,750,027 | 12,134,836 |
| 2 |  Netherlands |
1,671,581 | 1,734,453 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
1,309,660 | 1,400,251 |
| 4 |  Italy |
1,051,490 | 1,122,936 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
802,552 | 875,664 |
| 6 |  China |
497,925 | 715,119 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic |
660,086 | 711,351 |
| 8 |  United States |
632,512 | 708,233 |
| 9 |  France |
516,770 | 517,708 |
| 10 |  Belgium |
514,264 | 514,329 |
| 11 |  Hungary |
493,055 | 501,595 |
| 12 |  Poland |
425,730 | 456,615 |
| 13 |  Spain |
309,794 | 348,768 |
| 14 |  Denmark |
264,704 | 331,507 |
| 15 |  Russia |
467,565 | 313,406 |
| 16 |  South Korea |
234,557 | 277,032 |
| 17 |  Romania |
264,704 | 275,806 |
| 18 |  Japan |
245,306 | 236,621 |
| 19 |  Sweden |
205,501 | 224,258 |
| 20 |  Slovakia |
176,760 | 194,186 |
| Total foreign | 25,291,371 | 26,718,945 | |
Slogans of the provinces
- Burgenland – The sunny side of Austria
- Carinthia – The joy of living
- Lower Austria – Feel alive!
- Upper Austria – ?
- Salzburg – Stage of the World
- Styria – The Green Heart of Austria
- Tyrol – Heart of the Alps
- Vienna – Now. Forever.
- Vorarlberg – Poetry in Nature[8]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e "TOURISMUS IN ÖSTERREICH 2007" (PDF) (in German). BMWA, WKO, Statistik Austria. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ Norden, Gilbert (Spring 2001). "Austrian Sport Museums" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 28 (1): 87–107. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b "UNTWO World Tourism Barometer, Vol.6 No.2" (PDF). UNTWO. June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ "Die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten in Österreich". Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ West, Ski Arlberg, Pool. "Die Wiege des alpinen Skilaufs". Ski Arlberg, Pool West (in German). Retrieved 2019-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ars Electronica". Ars Electronica. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ Tourismus in Österreich 2015
- ^ "Holidays in Vorarlberg Austria - Official Travel Guide & Tourist Information". Urlaub in Vorarlberg. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Austria.
- Official Website of the Austrian National Tourist Office
Media related to Tourism in Austria at Wikimedia Commons
