Winter season 2024/25: Salzburg lists minimal declines for overnight stays
Winter season 2024/25: Salzburg lists minimal declines for overnight stays
As part of the 2024/25 winter season, Salzburg has a slight decline in the overnight stays. According to Krone there was a total of almost 15.6 million overnight stays in 119 municipalities from November 2024 to April 2025, which corresponds to a minus of 0.1 % compared to the previous year. This corresponds to a decline of around 18,000 overnight stays.
The main group of guests came from Germany, with around 5.7 million overnight stays, which is 36.5 % of the total number. Austrian guests form the second largest group with around 3.4 million overnight stays (21.8 %). Furthermore, guests from the Netherlands contributed to the overall balance with 2.02 million overnight stays (13.0 %). These figures illustrate the continuing popularity of Salzburg as a winter travel establishment.
popular regions and sporting events
The geographical distribution of the overnight stays shows that the Pinzgau was the most popular region, with 6.7 million overnight stays (43 %). The Pongau follows with 5.6 million overnight stays (35.7 %), while the city of Salzburg has 1.3 million overnight stays (8 %). Strong major sporting events such as the Ski World Cup as well as the Epiphany jumping and the Alpine Ski World Cup have a positive impact on tourism and strengthen the interest in the region.
Deputy Governor Stefan Schnöll emphasizes the importance of tourism as a central engine for the economy and the creation of jobs. In addition, the high quality of the family -run companies and the first -class service of the top performers in the region are emphasized.
April 2025: Seasonal developments
April 2025 was particularly eventful because this month recorded 1.3 million overnight stays. All districts showed significant increases in the overnight figures, which is largely due to the Easter holidays, as can be seen from the data of DetailsOrt Salzburg, Österreich Quellen