Tourism in Austria

Tourism structures an essential part of Austria's economy, representing very nearly 9% of the Austrian gross residential product. As of 2007, the aggregate number of visitor overnight stays is generally the same for summer and winter season, with tops in February and July/August.1

In 2007, Austria positioned ninth worldwide in universal tourism receipts, with 18.9 billion US$. In global traveler landings, Austria positioned twelfth with 20.8 million tourists.2

Vienna draws in a significant piece of travelers, both in summer and winter. Salzburg gets about a fifth of vacationer overnight stays contrasted with Vienna, which positions it second in the mid year season. In the winter season, various winter game resorts in western Austria surpass Salzburg in the quantity of visitor overnight stays: Sölden, Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Ischgl, Sankt Anton am Arlberg, and Obertauern.1
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Visits to Austria basically incorporate treks to Vienna with its Cathedral, its "Heurigen" (wine pubs) and sentimental Waltz music occasions. Worth a visit are Salzburg, origin of Mozart, Innsbruck, capital of Tyrol encompassed by the Alps, and the Danube valley with its vineyards, for instance the Wachau or Dunkelsteinerwald, which are in the middle of Melk and Krems. In the western piece of the nation the region Vorarlberg achieves the Lake Constance, in the eastern part Neusiedler See. The three most went to milestones in Austria are Schönbrunn Palace (2,590,000 guests every year), Tiergarten Schönbrunn (2,453,987 guests) and Mariazell Basilica (1,500,000 visitors).3

Of incredible touristic significance are the Austrian skiing, trekking and mountaineering resorts in the Alps and also family-accommodating amusement regions (e.g. the Witches' Water in Tyrol). The same applies to the various Austrian lakes (e.g. Wolfgangsee and different lakes in the Salzkammergut east of Salzburg or Wörthersee in Carinthia) and mansions.

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