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Austria eager to draw more Thai visitors

A view of Hallstatt village in Austria’s mountainous Salzkammergut region, one of the most iconic images for tourists. (Photo supplied)

Prospective tourists from Thailand are a primary target within Southeast Asia for the Austrian National Tourism Office (ANTO), bolstered by improved flight frequency, which is set to recover to 50% of the level reached in 2019.

Southeast Asia is the fastest-growing source market, recording a 90% rebound since Covid-19 measures were lifted, exceeding other Asian markets that still report slow growth, such as China at 15% and Japan at 50%, said Emanuel Lehner-Telic, regional manager of ANTO and attaché for tourism at the Austrian Embassy Bangkok.

Mr Lehner-Telic said Southeast Asian tourists…

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