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- 1,705
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tourist guides
In 2025, 1,705 people accredited tourists guides led tourists around Austria’s towns and cities.
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- 13.6%
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share of GDP
Direct and indirect added value of the tourism and leisure industry accounted for 13.6% of Austrian GDP in 2024.
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- 46,282
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food service businesses
The Tourism and Leisure Industry division of the WKÖ had 46,282 food service enterprises in 2025.
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- 80%
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export quota
The export quota of the Austrian skiing industry was more than 80%.
Facts and Figures - Sports / Leisure
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| Companies of the Austrian tourism and leisure industry in 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Food service enterprises | 46,282 |
| Leisure and sports enterprises | 23,284 |
| Hotel establishments | 19,432 |
| Cinema, cultural and amusement facilities | 2,496 |
| Travel agencies | 2,301 |
| Health sector businesses | 2,269 |
| Sport defined in economic terms | Persons employed | Gross value added in EUR million |
|---|---|---|
| Broad definition: All activities which require sport as an input (i.e. all goods and services related to a sport activity but without eing necessary for doing sport) plus the Narrow Definition | approx. 357,000 | approx. 24,100 |
| The largest companies of the Austrian sports/leisure sector by net revenue in million euro (2025) | |
|---|---|
| Intersport Österreich eGen. | 783.00 |
| Head Sport GmbH | 475.20 |
| SPORT 2000 Österreich / ANWR Sports GmbH | 404,00 |
| KTM Fahrrad GmbH | 365.30 |
| Intersport Austria GmbH | 339.00 |
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Last update : 31. July 2026