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Inflation is currently a central issue in all areas of life - and in the coming year travelers will also have to be prepared for additional costs.
"Many will feel the sharp increase in the price of the Hungarian vignette - the monthly vignette, for example, will be 70 percent more expensive," says ÖAMTC tourism expert Dagmar Redel. There will also be innovations in Italy and Croatia: Croatia joins the Schengen area and introduces the euro - a relief for many travellers. An entrance fee for day tourists in Venice, on the other hand, will not be due from January 16 as planned, but will probably not be introduced until mid-2023.
Vignettes – higher prices in Hungary and Slovakia, e-vignette in Switzerland
At the turn of the year, there were sometimes significant price increases for motorway vignettes in neighboring countries. In Hungary, the monthly vignette for passenger cars has increased in price by 70 percent to 8.900 forints (approx. 21 euros), the weekly vignette now costs 5.500 forints (equivalent to around 13 euros), an increase of 44 percent. The price increase of five percent for the annual vignette, which now costs 49.190 forints (119 euros), is comparatively moderate.
In neighboring Slovakia, the ten-day vignette has increased in price from ten to twelve euros, the monthly vignette from 14 to 17 euros and the annual vignette from 50 to 60 euros. Switzerland will receive an electronic vignette in the course of 2023. Similar to Austria, parallel operation is planned - both sticker and e-vignette will then be available.
Croatia - Euro and no border controls, Italy - Entry into Venice
The innovations for Croatia in 2023 are a relief for many travellers: no more money exchange and border controls are history to the same extent as before. Because: Croatia will join the Schengen area on January 1, 2023 and the euro will replace the kuna as the currency. Both currencies can be used in parallel until January 14, from January 15 only payment in euros will be accepted. “After that, currency exchange is only possible in Croatia itself. Croatian commercial banks will change remaining stocks until the end of 2023, from 2024 you would have to contact the Croatian central bank," says the mobility club's tourism expert.
Venice is worth a trip for many travelers - the entrance fee for day tourists originally planned from January 16, 2023 will be postponed by half a year. Then entry into the city without an overnight stay will only be possible after purchasing an online ticket. The price should be between three and ten euros.
