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Although the border crossings remain open, calls from Germany to contain round-trip shopping traffic to and from Austria do not please the trade in Salzburg much. And there is concern that the measures could be expanded.
The president of the Salzburg Chamber of Commerce, Peter Buchmüller, told the APA that he assumed that most people would follow the request and would no longer come to Salzburg or go to Bavaria for shopping. As long as the lock is limited in time, it is valid for at least two weeks, you can live with it. “It would be bad if there were border closures. That would be a collapse,” Buchmüller said.
Basically more Bavarians come to Salzburg to buy than the other way around. “The measures in Berchtesgadener Land will therefore have an impact on trade. But maybe they will equalize a bit, if hardly any other Austrians will cross the border,” Buchmüller said. It is important that the Christmas business is not affected. “At the beginning of November the business begins with the first buyers, who buy gifts from the beginning.”
The Association of the Old City of Salzburg also emphasized Tuesday that Bavarians are an important target group for the Old City of Salzburg. The measures should be manageable for old town businessmen and hopefully they won’t be extended or even toughened, he said in a statement to the APA.
