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Discover Austria 2019

After its launch in 2018, the tourism roadshow DISCOVER AUSTRIA successfully returned to Jakarta on 24 October 2019. Like last year, the event was organized by the ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Offices in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and (for the first time) Manila in cooperation with the Austrian National Tourist Office. 

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Altogether 13 representatives of Austrian tourism companies presented themselves and promoted Austria as a holiday destination in Jakarta. The Austrian delegation consisted of tourism experts from all over Austria who presented the culture, landscapes and hospitality of their nation. More than 100 local partners joined the showcase at the Hermitage Hotel Jakarta in order to get an impression of the huge variety of activities that Indonesian visitors can enjoy in Austria.

The event started with a session of presentations of the Austrian companies, who had the possibility to present themselves and their products to the interested visitors. After lunch a 2-hour long session of B2B-meetings, where the local participants took the chance to ask their questions to each company, took place. The event ended with a lucky draw with valuable prizes sponsored by our participating Austrian companies. A big thank you to our main sponsor Turkish Airlines, who will make it possible for one lucky winner to fly to Austria! 

The Austrian participants were enthusiastic about the great interest of the Indonesian tourism companies and above all, the depth of the talks was highlighted. On the other hand, the Indonesian visitors enjoyed the possibility to reach out to 13 Austrian companies at once.

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“Austria's economic relations with the three dynamic economies of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have noticeably intensified in the past few years. These growth markets are not only important partners for the Austrian export economy but also emerging markets of growing interest for the national tourism industry.“, says Austrian Commercial Counsellor Mr. Sigmund Nemeti. Also in view of this year's event, he was pleasantly surprised by the great interest: “After the successful kick-off event in 2018 we were not sure, if the local partners would be as enthusiastic as last year. However, the interest to travel to Austria in 2019 has even grown further. The arrival statistics in Austria substantiate this interest, as there were around 237.000 arrivals (+8,2%) from Southeast Asia in 2018; and this trend continues 2019 with a further +7%! Therefore, we are constantly trying to improve the concept of this event and look forward to organizing the DISCOVER AUSTRIA Workshop series again in 2020.” 

On behalf of the Austrian National Tourist Office, the event was organized by Regional Market Director for Southeast Asia Mr. Robert Gröblacher. The Austrian National Tourist Office complemented the workshop series with a digital package for Austrian companies to digitally support the sustainability of this event.

However, the face-to-face contact with the travel agency offices in Indonesia is important and necessary to establish a profitable partnership for the future. The tourism activities of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA were coordinated by Christoph Plank, who is in charge of the tourism program of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in close cooperation with the Austrian National Tourist Office.

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For more impressions visit our Photo Album “Discover Austria 2019 – The event”  or watch the video of the event .

In the important Indonesian newspaper “Kompas” you can also find an article on Discover Austria 2019: https://travel.kompas.com/read/2019/11/24/170000627/turis-datang-ke-austria-demi-sound-of-music (Bahasa Indonesia)

In case you have further questions on tourism in Austria and Discover Austria 2020, just contact our office via jakarta@advantageaustria.org.