Christmas and Eurovision Song Contest Lead to Well-Booked Hotels in Vienna

The planned increase of the local tax in Vienna has been postponed to the next summer season, which has brought relief to tourism entrepreneurs. This spares the hotels in Vienna from financial burdens in the winter and spring seasons. The Vienna City Hall responded to the criticism and made the postponement.

Hotels in Vienna Expect a Good Winter

"Many hotels have regular guests just before Christmas who want to experience the pre-Christmas atmosphere in Vienna every year," explained Neutatz. In recent weeks, the Christmas business has picked up, and the Eurovision Song Contest weekend is already well booked: "Many contracts are signed and sealed, and after a somewhat weaker summer, we will have a good winter again."

In addition to the postponement of the local tax, another "important decision" was fixed in the negotiations with the city, according to Neutatz. Due to the current calculation method, it is not possible to separately list the local tax on price lists or contracts. Now this possibility should be created.

"This will finally make our prices much easier to compare. Both nationally and internationally, it is quite common to list the pure room price - without local tax - on price lists and to show the local tax separately. We as Vienna hotels always had the problem that our inclusive prices were compared with those without local tax, which made us appear comparatively more expensive," explained the chamber representative.

(APA/Red)

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