Last updated: March 14, 2022, by Grant Thomas
🔖Cite this webpage (Thomas, Grant. “2020 – Austria Travel Statistics & Data”. visasassociation.com, March 14, 2022, https://visasassociation.com/statistics/2020-austria-travel-statistics)
Note: The latest travel data available about Austria is for 2020. We will update this page as soon as Austria’s 2021 travel data and statistics are available.
Highlights: Travel and Tourism in Austria – 2020 Statistics & Trends
- In 2020, the number of Schengen Visa applications received by Austria dropped by 86% compared with 2019.
- In 2020, the countries with the highest Austria Schengen Visa rejection rate were Senegal (37.6%) and Nigeria (30.8%).
- In 2020, the countries with the lowest Austria Schengen Visa rejection rate were Indonesia (1.0%) and Kazakhstan (1.0%).
- Austria recorded 35% fewer overnight stays in 2020 in comparison with 2019.
- During the spring 2020 lockdown, overnight stays in Austria dropped by 97%.
Covid’s Impact on Schengen Visa Applications for Austria & Austria’s Tourism
Tourism is critical to the Austrian economy as it generates 7.3% of value-added. That’s why the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe had a significant impact on the industry.
The spring 2020 lockdown badly affected tourism in the country, with overnight stays falling by almost 100%. However, tourism and travelling recovered over the summer, especially thanks to German tourists.
In October and November 2020, a new COVID-19 wave affected Austria’s tourism sector, as authorities ordered a new lockdown and closed many accommodation establishments and restaurants.
- In 2020, Austria received 45,000 Schengen Visa Applications (86% or 278,000 fewer than in 2019).
- In 2020, Austria approved 41,900 Schengen Visa applications (86% or 261,000 fewer than in 2019).
- In 2020, the total contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in Austria was 24.5 billion euros (44% or 19.7 billion euros less than in 2019).
- In 2020, the added value of the tourism sector to the economy was 20.5 billion euros (31% or 9.24 billion euros less than in 2019).
- Austria recorded 98,000,000 overnight stays in 2020 (35% or 55,000,000 fewer than in 2019).
- Austria recorded 25,000,000 tourist arrivals in 2020 (46% or 21,000,000 fewer than in 2019).
- In April 2020, overnight stays in Austria dropped by 97%.
- In April 2020, payment card expenditure for accommodation establishments dropped by 100%.
- In 2020, tourists and non-residents spent 13,000,000 euro in Austria (24% or 11,000,000 euro less than in 2019).
- In 2020, Austria’s travel intensity was 38.1%, while in 2019, it was 60.1%.
- Austria recorded roughly 721,000 overnight business trips in 2020 (79% or 2,700,000 fewer than in 2019).
- Travel receipts (including international passenger transport) reached 13,600,000 euro in 2020* (41% or 9,600,000 less than in 2019).
*Preliminary data
Schengen Visa Applications and Tourism in Austria: 2020 Trends
○ Austria’s Schengen Visa approval rate from 2015 to 2020
○ Countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria from 2015 to 2020
○ Overnight stays in Austria from 2015 to 2020
○ Tourist arrivals in Austria from 2015 to 2020
○ The added value of the tourism sector to Austria’s economy from 2000 to 2020
○ Travel credits (goods and services acquired by tourists and non-residents) registered by Austria between 2015 and 2020
○ Austria’s travel intensity from 2015 to 2020
○ Travel receipts recorded by Austria from 2015 to 2020
○ In 2020, Austria ranked no. 15 for the number of Schengen Visa applications received
○ In 2020, Austria ranked no. 12 for the number of Schengen Visas issued
○ Top 5 countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria in 2020
○ Approval rates for the countries that submitted the highest number of Schengen Visa applications for Austria in 2020
○ Top 5 third countries that had the lowest rejection rates for the Schengen Visa for Austria in 2020
○ Top 5 third countries that had the highest rejection rates for the Schengen Visa for Austria in 2020
Sources:
European Commission – Statistics on short-stay visas issued by the Schengen States
European Travel Commission – EUROPEAN TOURISM: TRENDS & PROSPECTS Quarterly report (Q2/2021)
UNWTO – World Tourism Organisation – World Tourism Barometer Statistical Annex May 2021
STATISTA – Travel and Tourism in Europe
