Salzburg AG: rush at tourism companies
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According to their own statements, the five tourism companies of Salzburg AG in the city and state have significantly more visitors today. The Schafbergbahn, boat trips on Lake Wolfgang, the Mönchsbergaufzug and the Drinking Water Museum are showing double-digit growth rates – the Festungsbahn a three-digit plus.
According to Salzburg AG, tourists are back in the city of Salzburg and in the Salzkammergut. This has been shown by the interim balance of the tourism company for this summer since the beginning of June, says managing director Daniela Kinz: “We have a very large increase in the city. The number of visitors to the fortress railway has increased. There were 13,000 ascents and descents on the busiest days.”
New wanderlust, record-breaking trend
Weeks of sunshine and many people’s desire to travel even gave rise to hope that the record values of 2019 could be reached again this year, says Kinz: “If late summer and autumn bring good weather, then we are confident. We settle at the end.”
Rush at child pirates
This year there are already more than 600,000 passengers on the Festungsbahn, an increase of 120 percent compared to the same period in the Corona summer of 2021. There is also strong demand for action days with pirate boat trips for children on Lake Wolfgang, says Managing Director Kinz.