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Austria summer tourism surge & Vision T rollout
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Austria’s tourism sector continued its upward trajectory in July 2026, posting the strongest early‑summer figures on record since the series began in 1973/74. Provisional data showed 22.35 million overnight stays in May and June, a 1.5 % year‑on‑year gain, while total international arrivals rose 2.9 % to 15.1 million nights. Growth was led by visitors from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and an 8.4 % jump from the United States. Tourism Secretary Elisabeth Zehetner said the results reflect confidence in Austria’s hospitality standards and linked them directly to the newly unveiled “Vision T” framework (2025‑2035), which aims to sustain competitiveness, create regional value, streamline bureaucracy, improve infrastructure and stabilise the workforce. In parallel, Zehetner met Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni in during the Salzburg Festival to deepen bilateral tourism cooperation and address skilled‑worker shortages. cooperation. The two sides discussed expanding year‑round tourism, sustainable mountain tourism, and talks focused on securing seasonal labour for Austria’s winter 2025/26 season, with a goal of recruiting roughly 2,000 Greek workers through a new digital platform that will match Austrian employers with Greek labour through integrates the EU EURES network. Pilot projects with Greece and a recruitment event Cyprus are planned slated for the summer and autumn, targeting staff for Austria’s winter season 2025/26. and a dedicated recruitment event will be held in Greece. Both officials highlighted that tighter labour coordination governments will extend also exchange expertise—Austria on mountain tourism and Greece on agrotourism, barrier‑free and sustainable destination development. Chancellor Christian Stocker and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis endorsed the tourist season, generate initiative, emphasizing year‑round tourism as a way to provide planning security, stable jobs and boost added regional value. value while reducing bureaucratic hurdles.
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