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Massive drop in overnight stays during summer tourism in Austria

Border closures and plant closures due to the pandemic were responsible for the decline, according to the statistics. Since the middle of March, these had virtually caused a total failure in tourism. Accommodation companies have been open again since May 29, which is why the decline in the past month was not quite as pronounced as in the previous month of April (minus 97 percent).

Overnight stays decreased massively

Since the beginning of the year, the number of overnight stays has dropped by around a third (32.6 percent) to 42.98 million, Statistics Austria writes. The corona-related loss of overnight stays by the end of May 2020 amounted to 21 million.

From January to May, there was a greater decline in overnight stays among domestic guests at minus 41.2 percent than among foreign guests (minus 30.0 percent). Above all, guests from Switzerland and Liechtenstein (minus 35.7 percent) and Great Britain (minus 34.3 percent) did not come from abroad. According to the statistics, 29.4 percent fewer guests came from Germany.

Fat minus in tourism

In May alone, domestic tourism recorded a minus of 97.3 percent among German visitors. 93.1 percent fewer guests from Austria also stayed in Austria. Overall, the number of foreign guests declined by 96 percent in the past month, while by 80.5 percent fewer guests from the country stayed in the accommodation establishments.

(Those: APA)

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