Ski holidays in Austria: Bitter! It’s expensive for tourists
For winter sports fans, things are now as they had to be: ski holidays in Austria also fall victim to the energy crisis and inflation this year.
The lift tickets in many ski areas are becoming significantly more expensive, and holidaymakers will also feel the effects of energy-saving measures. This means that the ski holiday in Austria could go differently than planned.
Ski holidays in Austria: price explosion!
The energy crisis not only concerns many people in everyday life, the problem is now also an issue on vacation. Winter sports enthusiasts planning a holiday in Austria have to dig deeper into their pockets, especially when it comes to lift tickets.
On average, ropeway representatives expect an increase of eight percent in several regions before the start of the season, and in some places there will even be an increase of ten percent. According to industry representative Franz Hörl, this increase is still below the inflation rate in Austria – the delay in September was 10.5 percent compared to the previous year.
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In the Tyrolean town of St. Anton, for example, the largest contiguous ski area in Austria, the day ticket will in future cost 67 euros instead of the previous 61 euros. Ticket prices in the large winter sports resorts in the Salzburger Land are also increasing by up to 6.5 and 11 percent.
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Ski vacation: Energy saving measures for winter sports enthusiasts
The developments are bitter for winter sports enthusiasts and operators, especially in the first year after Corona. “After two years of the pandemic, the current energy costs are the next challenge for the ski areas,” said Helmut Holzinger, head of the Hinterstoder and Wurzeralm mountain railways in Upper Austria. But: The higher costs will not be “passed on to customers one-to-one”. There, the season ticket will be eight percent more expensive.
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But tourists will not only feel the effects of higher prices, but also of energy-saving measures. Cable car operators want to save electricity by letting the systems run a little more slowly. According to Franz Hörl, it is basically difficult to take energy-saving steps without spoiling the holiday permit of winter sports guests – this includes switching off seat heating or restricting night skiing with the associated floodlight systems. (with dpa)