Facts and Figures

Based on some selected data, find out here about the importance of the industry: tourism know-how and infrastructure

18

billion euros in income

In 2017, the income from foreign visitors to Austria, including income from passenger transport, was more than EUR 18 billion.
53

million overnight stays in 5-/4-star hotels

The most overnight stays are posted by 5-/4-star hotels; in 2018, the figure was 52.92 million.
1,110

cableway facilities

In Austria, more than 250 cableway companies operate more than 1,100 facilities, from chair lifts to gondola lifts.
74,300

employees

More than 74,000 people were employed in Austria in the areas of transport, travel agents and tour operators alone in 2016; in tourism, the figure was a total of approx. 335,000.

Source: ABA Invest in Austria; Statistics Austria
Tourism know-how/training
Tourism courses at universities	approx. 6
Tourism courses at universities of applied sciences	approx. 40
Tourism colleges	28
Private university in the tourism sector	1
Apprentices in tourism professions in the dual training system	approx. 11.300

Source: WKÖ, Professional Association of Austrian Cable Cars (FSÖ). Factsheet 2018
Key figures on the infrastructure in the area of cableways / mountain railways – Winter 2017/2018
Cableway companies	253
Drag lift companies	550
Cableway facilities	1,110
Drag lifts	approx. 1,820
Skiable area	23,700 ha
Investments (safety/quality of the facilities, production of snow on the ski slopes etc.)	approx. EUR 600 million

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