Continuous Development of Ski Resorts in the Austrian Alps

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  • KUREHA Masaaki
    Faculty of Human and Social Studies, Nagasaki International University

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  • オーストリアアルプスにおけるスキーリゾートの継続的発展
  • オーストリアアルプス ニ オケル スキーリゾート ノ ケイゾクテキ ハッテン

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Abstract

This study examines the continuous development of ski resorts in the Austrian Alps, through an analysis of their regional characteristics based on statistical data. In the Austrian Alps, continuous development is undertaken by those ski resorts that are located in higher altitudes and have large ski areas. During winter, the number of tourist nights is increasing every year, especially in luxury hotels (four and five stars hotels). The increase corresponds to the growth in the number of beds in these luxuary hotels. Therefore, with facilities such as après ski, ski resorts tend to have distinctive options for skiers to enjoy a long holiday. However, some resorts show stagnation, especially traditional luxury resorts such as Kitzbühel and Lech. Location of the Austrian Alps plays an important role in continuous development of their ski resorts. This factor, in the last decade, has attracted many new skiers from neighboring countries such as Switzerland and the Czech Republic. In addition, there are a steady and sizeable number of skiers from Germany and the Netherlands. It is also a fact that skiers from specific locations prefer to stay at specific ski resorts. For example, many British skiers enjoy their winter holidays at St. Anton am Arlberg, in Tyrol. Inexpensive stay is one more factor that affects continuous development in the Austrian Alps, when compared with the Swiss or French Alps.

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  • Geographical Space

    Geographical Space 7 (2), 149-168, 2014

    Japan Association on Geographical Space

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