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Burgenland recorded just under 450,000 overnight stays last July, around 17,500 more than last year. This 4.1 percent increase compared to July 2019 represents the largest increase in overnight stays in Austria, according to Didi Tunkel, officially Director General of Tourism for Burgenland as of Tuesday: “Among other things, we benefit from the demand for small room units and individual accommodation. The winners in July were campsites, holiday apartments and Kellerstöckl “.
The bonus ticket is considered partly responsible for the positive development. Anyone who stays at least three times in Burgenland and has their place of residence here will receive a refund of 75 euros from the state. 4,360 tickets have already been exchanged, 250 companies are participating in the campaign. The number of Burgenlanders who went on vacation to their own country increased by more than 54.1 percent, emphasized Governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ): “We can expect very positive feedback from companies, but also from guests. and therefore they have decided to extend the bonus ticket for one more month, that is, until the end of October 2020. “By the end of the year, Doskozil also wants to consider establishing the bonus ticket permanently and permanently.
Burgenland took the right step with the bonus ticket, that is, “not investing in vanishing advertising, but leaving the money in its own country”, emphasized Hannes Anton, for the last three years for Burgenland Tourism and now for development . responsible for the Burgenland umbrella brand. According to Anton, the favorable evolution continued in August, but the figures are not yet available.
The new tourism law will also provide support for a successful tourism year in 2021 and beyond, where fewer regional associations will join forces, as Governor Doskozil announced. The corresponding draft will go before the state parliament this fall.
Chamber of Commerce for a look “behind the stats”
Burgenland’s accommodation companies apparently got away with “a black eye,” but the “supposedly beautiful statistics” would hide the facts, Chamber of Commerce President Peter Nemeth said. For many local gastronomy and tourism companies, the season was anything but good; No restaurant in Burgenland could survive without celebrations like First Communion, Confirmation or weddings. “Anyone thinking about how many of these festivals were held this year can find out how Burgenland’s food really fares,” says Nemeth. What is missing is a long-term concept for domestic tourism.
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