The number of domestic and international tourist overnight stays in Austria increased in 2024 over the previous year, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, travel accommodation establishments in Austria reported around 114 million inbound overnight stays and over 40 million domestic overnight stays.

Tourist Arrivals in Austria decreased to 2136.80 Thousand in October from 2743.20 Thousand in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Austria Tourist Arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, Austria welcomed over ** million international travelers. That year, Tyrol was the most visited Austrian state by inbound tourists, reporting around **** million arrivals. Vienna and Salzburg followed in the ranking, with roughly *** million and *** million international arrivals, respectively.

Key information about Austria Visitor Arrivals

• Austria Visitor Arrivals recorded 2,136,830 person in Oct 2025, compared with 2,768,004 person in the previous month
• Austria Visitor Arrivals data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1974 to Oct 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,427,804 person in Aug 2025 and a record low of 12,900 person in Apr 2020

In August 2025, the number of international tourist arrivals in Austria grew by *** percent over the previous year. That month, inbound tourist arrivals in the country totaled roughly *** million.

Historical dataset showing Austria tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

The number of international and domestic tourist arrivals in Austria increased in 2024 over the previous year, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, travel accommodation establishments in Austria reported over ** million inbound arrivals and **** million domestic arrivals.

Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 15.362 USD bn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25.924 USD bn for 2019. Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 15.128 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.924 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of 11.382 USD bn in 2000. Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Tourist arrivals in accommodation in Austria have been steadily rising. In 2019 they peaked at **** million arrivals, including both domestic and foreign visitors. The number of nights spent by tourists also gradually increased

Tourism in Austria

Over half of all visitors arriving at accommodation in Austria are international tourists, with numbers rising each year. Austria is popular with both summer and winter tourists. It benefits from an Alpine landscape and culture-packed cities, making it a key destination for both skiing and city breaks. Austria borders several countries and subsequently most inbound visitors arrive from neighboring countries, including Germany and Italy.

Accommodation market in Austria

The accommodation market in Austria mixes both urban and rural lodgings. As with most European destinations, hotels still dominate as main type of accommodation present across Austria, although other holiday accommodation such as chalets and pensions are also popular options in the mountain towns. The capital city Vienna is also an important market for the European hotel industry.

Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: Saudi Arabia data was reported at 12,358.000 Person in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 23,027.000 Person for Sep 2025. Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: Saudi Arabia data is updated monthly, averaging 3,619.000 Person from Nov 2010 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 180 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56,413.000 Person in Jul 2025 and a record low of 14.000 Person in Jan 2021. Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: Saudi Arabia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Austria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.Q: Tourist Arrivals. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2024, the combined number of inbound tourist arrivals in the state capitals of Austria totaled *** million. Vienna alone accounted for ********** of inbound arrivals, welcoming roughly *** million international travelers. Salzburg followed in the ranking in 2024, with around *** million inbound tourist arrivals.

International tourism, number of arrivals in Austria was reported at 15091000 in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Austria - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Austria AT: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 3,964,000.000 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11,902,000.000 Person for 2019. Austria AT: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 9,882,000.000 Person from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,902,000.000 Person in 2019 and a record low of 3,964,000.000 Person in 2020. Austria AT: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

From 2011 to 2020, the number of Austrian travelers in Luxembourg fluctuated slightly. In 2011, the country recorded about six thousand tourists from Austria. After peaking at 7.7 thousand in 2015, the number of visitors decreased gradually during the following years, reaching a low of nearly three thousand as of 2020. This drop in 2020 was a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: India data was reported at 7,735.000 Person in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,327.000 Person for Feb 2025. Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: India data is updated monthly, averaging 1,821.000 Person from Jan 1974 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 615 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47,348.000 Person in May 2018 and a record low of 15.000 Person in May 2020. Austria Tourist Arrivals: Asia: India data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Austria. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.Q001: Tourist Arrivals. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In 2024, international tourism receipts in Austria amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars. This figure, the highest reported to date, represented an increase of *** percent over the previous year.

Austria - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country was 2.18 % year-on-year in August of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Austria - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Austria - Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments: Foreign country reached a record high of 4377.80 % year-on-year in February of 2022 and a record low of -98.63 % year-on-year in April of 2020.

Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 13.881 USD bn in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.983 USD bn for 2019. Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 17.402 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.233 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 9.899 USD bn in 2000. Austria AT: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Austria – Table AT.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.;Gap-filled total;

Arrivals of Austria plummeted by 52.67% from 31,884,000 number in 2019 to 15,091,000 number in 2020. Since the 4.60% rise in 2018, arrivals sank by 51.03% in 2020. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.

In 2019 and 2023, Germany was the leading inbound travel market in Austria based on the share of tourist arrivals. In 2023, German visitors accounted for roughly half of all tourist arrivals in Austria, increasing from ** percent in 2019.