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Despite the Corona crisis, Austria wants to keep the ski areas open next winter. So are the plans of the federal government.
“Skiing fun, yes, but without après-ski,” Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Thursday morning in the context of a joint press conference with Tourism Minister Elisabeth Köstinger, Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Harald Mahrer, and the Tyrolean governor, Günther Platter.
These are the crown rules for winter
Despite the Corona crisis, Austria wants to keep the ski areas open next winter. A challenge: after all, the federal states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg have been on the travel red list of Germany and Belgium since Wednesday.
In the face of the ski season, Kurz pointed out that tourism is an important economic factor in Austria, around 15,000 million euros and many jobs.
Therefore, the government has agreed to the following winter crown rules, which should also be intensified and randomly checked:
Keep a minimum distance
MNS protective masks when entering and leaving bars and when visiting the bathroom
“The après-ski income represents only three percent of the added value in Tyrol, the rest is skiing, culinary art, experiences in a beautiful natural world, etc. So it cannot be that this three percent represents 97 remaining percent in danger, “warns Tyrolean Governor Platter.
Eating and drinking should only be consumed sitting down
“This regulation also applies to the outdoor area”, announced the Minister of Tourism Köstinger, thus putting a brake on après-ski. “Singing, dancing and being tight on the umbrella bars is a potential source of infection, we will not do it this year,” said Köstinger.
Mandatory face masks on gondolas and cable cars
“Only guests who feel safe can feel comfortable,” explains the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Mahrer. Of the 59 million overnight stays in the last winter season, 78 percent were guests from abroad. 675,000 full-time jobs that are directly or indirectly related to this industry, from cable car employees to retailers: “With this concept we fight for every job, we have to be aware of that,” said Mahrer.
Ski schools: a maximum of 10 people per course group, mixing groups is prohibited
Advent and Christmas markets can take place under strict Corona conditions
“Safety and tourism can be easily combined, as the summer showed,” said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, who was convinced of this “practicable concept based on protection”. And furthermore: “That won’t hurt us.”
