Tourism Trends 2009/10 in Austria

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1 Peter Laimer Tourism Trends 09/ in Austria Development of key figures againts the backdrop of the economic and financial crisis UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Madrid, January We are moving information STATISTICS AUSTRIA Statistics Austria: Tourism and Travel Statistics Surveys Accommodation capacity Arrivals & overnight stays Trips with overnight stay Same-day trips Accommodation in Austria Travel Behavior of Austrians Travel Balance of Payments (TBoP) Accounts Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA) International tourism receipts International tourism expenditure Value added Labour force 2 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

2 Overview Inbound and domestic tourism Travel behavior of the Austrians Tourism in the national economy 3 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Inbound and domestic tourism 09/*) January - October Number of Total Non-residents Residents Nights spent in Mn. (+/- in %) (+0.8%) (+0.4%) (+1.9%) Arrivals (in Mn.) (+3.5%) (+3.3%) 9.90 (+3.9%) Summer season (May October ) Number of Total Non-residents Residents Nights spent in Mn. (+/- in %) (+1.3%) 42. (+1.2%).17 (+1.5%) Arrivals (in Mn.) (+3.9%) (+4.3%) 6.57 (+3.3%) Winter season 09/ (November 09 - April ) Number of Total Non-residents Residents Nights spent in Mn. (+/- in %) (-0.4%) (-1.1%) (+2.1%) Arrivals (in Mn.) (+1.6%).62 (+0.6%) 4.75 (+4.0%) *) Source: Statistics Austria; accommodation statistics (commercial and private rental establishments). 4 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

3 Internal tourism by seasons *) : 78.2 mn 09: 61.7 mn : 62.5 mn Overnight stays in Mn. 70 Summer season Winter season % 07/08: 63.3 mn 08/09: 62.9 mn 09/: 62.7 mn - *) Source: Statistics Austria; accommodation statistics (commercial and private rental establishments). 5 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Inbound and domestic tourism by winter season 1958/59 09/ 07/08: 49.1 mn Overnight stays in Mn. Inbound Domestic 09/: 47.8 mn 09/: 14.8 mn - *) Source: Statistics Austria; accommodation statistics (commercial and private rental establishments). 6 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

4 Inbound and domestic tourism by summer season *) Overnight stays in Mn : 61.2 mn Inbound : 42.3 mn Domestic :.2 mn - *) Source: Statistics ustria; accommodation statistics (commercial and private rental establishments). 7 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Travel behavior of the Austrians: Travel intensity*) (in %) 70 06: 62.8% 09: 59.3% 1969: 27.5% in % 0 *) Source: Statistics Austria; quartely (yearly) sample surveys (CATI) of the Austrian population aged 15 years and over. Share of persons on overall population with at least one holiday trips with at least 4 overnight stays. 8 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

5 Travel behavior by the Austrians: Holiday trips by destination*) (in %) 0% 90% 1969: 55% 09: 38% 80% 70% % domestic abroad % % % % % 0% 1969: 45% 09: 62% *) Source: Statistics Austria; quartely (yearly) sample surveys (CATI) of the Austrian population aged 15 years and over. Holiday trips with at least 4 overnight stays. 9 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Travel behavior by the Austrians: Holiday trips by destination in summer 09 (in %) Hungary 2,3% Trips outside Europe 3,2% Other 12,2% Turkey 2,6% Greece 3,8% Spain 2,3% Austria 47,8% Germany 6,0% Croatia 7,8% Italy 12,0% *) Source: Statistics Austria; quartely sample surveys (CATI) of the Austrian population aged 15 years and over. Holiday trips with at least 4 overnight stays. UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

6 Tourism in the national economy: Tourism consumption 00 - *) Tourism consumption, non-residents Tourism consumption, residents 08: mn. : 15 3 mn. 0 0 : mn. in mn. Euro *) Source: Statistics Austria/ Austrian Institute of Economic Research; Tourism Satellite Accounts 00 - ; 09 and : forecasts. 11 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA Tourism in the national economy: Tourism as % of GDP 00-09*) 6,0 5, : 5.4 % 01-04: 5.0% excl. business trips incl. business trips 09: 4.9% 4,0 09: 5.3 % in % 3,0 2,0 1,0 0,0 *) Source: Statistics Austria/ Austrian Institute of Economic Research; Tourism Satellite Accounts 00 - ; 09: forecast. 12 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA

7 Conclusions Domestic tourism still showing an increasing trend, new record marks; Less German tourists, but still the most important guests; Winter season 09/ only with a slight decrease related nights, but a record mark related arrivals; Summer season with the highest overnights since 1995, and a record mark related arrivals; urban tourism is recovering; Holiday trips still popular, in particular short-term trips in Austria; decreasing prices (i.e. packages, fuel); Near destinations popular, long-distance holidays less frequent; Trend towards non-rental accommodation (i.e. VFR, 2 nd homes); International tourism receipts decreasing, international tourism expenditure remain rather stable in 09; 13 UNWTO Committee on Statistics and TSA so far, Austrian tourism less concerned by the economic/ financial crisis than expected! Visit us on Contact: Peter Laimer Tel: +43 (1) peter.laimer@statistik.gv.at Jürgen Weiß Tel: +43 (1) juergen.weiss@statistik.gv.at /web_en/statistics/tourism/index.html 14