Austria had 151,14 million overnight stays

According to preliminary results from Statistics Austria, in 2023 Austria achieved 151,14 million overnight stays and 45,20 million arrivals in all accommodation providers. Despite higher prices, overnight stays were only just below the peak in 2019.

The federal capital Vienna achieved the strongest growth compared to the previous year. With 57,43 million overnight stays and an increase of 7,5 percent over the previous year, German guests continued to represent one of the most important and stable origin markets for Austria, followed by the Netherlands with an increase of 11,2 percent over the previous year. It is interesting to note that overnight stays are increasing across all accommodation categories, with the holiday apartment sector recording the strongest growth. Almost 28 percent of all overnight stays in Austria are now in holiday apartments, private accommodation and farm holidays, and the trend is rising.

“The annual figures for 2023 show very encouragingly: Austria's tourism continued to grow in 2023 and is only around one percent behind the overnight stay figures of the record year 2019. Domestic demand has returned to its former strength and confirms that Austrian guests see holidays in Austria as a fixed point in their lives Holiday planning taken into account. Foreign demand also increased by 13,5 percent and, with a share of 74 percent of foreign guests, is as international as before the pandemic. The desire to travel remains unbroken despite challenges such as inflation, short-termism and price sensitivity. This is also confirmation of the very good value for money in all price and offer categories in Austria,” said Tourism State Secretary Susanne Kraus-Winkler.

In the first third of the 2023/24 winter season, total overnight stays also rose by 5,6 percent compared to the previous year, with foreign guests recording an increase of 6,1 percent. “Winter tourism is more popular than ever, despite the ongoing debate about pricing or lack of snow. “Austria was fortunately able to further expand its position as a leading winter sports country in the first third of winter,” said Kraus-Winkler.