Advantage Austria Dublin and the Austrian National Tourist Office London hosted the Irish Travel Trade and Media at a networking event, followed by lunch and presentations in the Camden Court Hotel, Dublin today.
Austria has a lot to offer for summer in terms of outdoor adventure like biking, mountain biking, walking and culture. Austria also continues to be Ireland’s most popular winter sports destination. With flights from Dublin, Cork and Belfast, some offering seasonal flights, Austria is within easy access from Ireland.
Austria offers an excellent value proposition for summer – in terms of outdoor adventure – biking, mountain biking, hiking, walking, and culture. Austria also continues to be Ireland’s most popular winter sports destination. And all within easy access from Ireland, with flights from Dublin, Cork and Belfast, some on a seasonal basis.
In attendance at today’s event were Martina Jamnig, Austrian National Tourist Office London, Nina Holstein, Wilder Kaiser Tourism, Christina Schaireiter, Zell am See-Kaprun Tourism, Stefan Leitner, Skijuwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau and Jane Shepherd, Innsbruck Tourism.
Key points mentioned in today’s presentations were:
- Most English and Irish tourists travel to the village of Soll which is located in Wilder Kaiser.
- There are 113km of slopes in Tyrol and they promote their family offers including family ski passes and family fun slopes.
- Alpbachtal Wildshönau has a 13-metre wooden bridge with a 360-degree viewpoint and an alpine coaster.
- The ski season in Zell am See runs from early October to the end of May due to the glacier.
- Innsbruck, the capital of the Alps have 13 ski resorts with 308km of skiing, it’s an all-year-round destination as it’s also very cultural and more than just a traditional ski destination. There are even two shopping centres with a Penney’s.
