Covid travel news for Austria

Austria tightens controls at border

Austria wants to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from spreading in the country. The government is therefore going to significantly tighten border controls, Minister Karl Nehammer announced on Sunday.

Nehammer has coordinated this measure with, among others, his German colleague Horst Seehofer. That means border control will be stricter  at the borders with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Italy. This was already the case on the connecting roads with Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

In order to ensure that foreign tourists stay at home, the authorities also announced that strict controls will be carried out in the ski resorts. "In times of a pandemic, it is important to keep travel movements to an absolute minimum," Nehammer said. He said that since December, three million people have been checked at a border crossing, 200,000 of them had to be quarantined.

Austria, however, did ease its lockdown on Monday after six weeks. Trade can be resumed, schools and hairdressers are allowed to open the doors again. However, they must comply with the required hygiene conditions.

Updated on February 08, 2021.

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Lockdown Austria extended until February 7

In Austria, the hard lockdown is extended for another two weeks until 7 February. This is reported by the Austrian news agency APA, based on sources from the team who are negotiating the corona measures.

The country has been in lockdown since December 26. Catering establishments and shops are closed and Austrians are only allowed to leave the house for necessary cases. Schools also remain closed.

Updated on January 18, 2021.

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Lockdown Austria extended until January 24

Cafes, restaurants and many shops in Austria will remain closed until at least 24 January. In the country there were plans to reopen the business from January 18 to anyone who was tested negative for corona. The opposition was opposed to this. Because it has a majority in the Senate, the plan doesn't go through.

In Austria, an infection with the British corona mutation has also been detected.

Updated on January 04, 2021.

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Austria gets third lockdown

According to Austrian media, the Austrian Government has announced a new lockdown: from 25 December to 18 January. Schools, the vast majority of shops and businesses and the hospitality industry are closing. People with a contact profession also have to close their doors temporarily.

If the message is correct, Austria will go into lockdown for the third time. The second lockdown took effect in November and was in effect until the beginning of this month.

Updated on December 30, 2020.

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Shops reopen on Monday in Austria

Although the number of new coronary infections in Austria remains relatively high, the government has decided not to extend the lockdown. After three weeks, all shops will be allowed to reopen from Monday. Hairdressers can also resume their work, reports news agency DPA.

Measures such as keeping a distance and wearing a mask will remain in place. Restaurants and hotels will still be closed. The government is expecting the industry to reopen on 7 January.

Updated on December 06, 2020.

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Ski slopes in Austria will open again on December 24 with many restrictions

The ski slopes in Austria will reopen on 24 December. But the hotels, apartments and restaurants in the ski resorts remain closed until January 7. This probably means that only local residents and people from the region will be able to ski again..

In order to discourage all forms of foreign tourism, a measure applies that tourists from countries with more than 100 coronary infections per 100,000 inhabitants must be quarantined for ten days after arrival. And that applies to almost all countries in Europe, including Germany, Italy and France.

Updated on December 02, 2020.

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Hotel stays banned in Austria and skiing closed

Austria is also clamping down on citizens and making restrictions to tourism, especially leisure hotel stays, which are now prohibited.

Due to rising Coronavirus cases, the Austrian government has decided to implement a second lockdown from November 3 until November 30. Measures include:

•     Hotels are closed to leisure travellers/tourists; only business travellers are allowed to stay in hotels. Visitors who are already staying at a hotel when the measures take effect are allowed to remain there until their scheduled departure.
•     Restaurants and bars can only offer takeout/delivery services, dining in is not permitted.
•     Events such as concerts, plays, exhibitions etc. are cancelled.

Read more about the other measures here.

Updated on November 04, 2020.

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Where to wear masks in Austria

It is again mandatory to wear masks in supermarkets, banks and post offices in Austria. This is due to an increase in the number of coronavirus infections, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced this today. 

Updated on July 22, 2020.

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Austria limits travel from Romania, Bulgaria after a spike in coronavirus cases

Austria’s government announced Wednesday it was introducing travel restrictions for fellow EU members Romania and Bulgaria after a spike in coronavirus cases in both countries. Read more here.

Updated on July 10, 2020.

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Austria lifts travel restrictions for third countries

As from 1 July Austria and other EU countries start lifting the travel restrictions at the external borders for residents of the following third countries:

• Algeria
• Australia
• Canada
• Georgia
• Japan
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• New Zealand
• Rwanda
• Serbia
• South Korea
• Thailand
• Tunisia
• Uruguay
• China, subject to confirmation of reciprocity
  

Read more here.

Updated on July 01, 2020.

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Austria opened borders for 31 European countries

Austria open borders for 31 European countries. Tourists from neighbouring countries were already welcome. However, travel restrictions remain for the UK and Swedish residents. However, residents from Spain are already welcome.

We recommend to always check if there are any latest travel restrictions before you book an accommodation. Travel may only be permitted for certain purposes and recreational travel may not be specifically permitted. Government measures are constantly changing, so we recommend that you regularly check for updates. Click here for travel restrictions and guidelines for Austria. 

Updated on June 29, 2020.

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