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Austria closes to tourists weeks before start of ski season

Destinations
Will Payne
24 November 2021

Austria has closed its borders to tourists, just weeks before the start of the ski season.

Restaurants and cafes have a curfew of 10pm while bars and clubs remain closed

On Monday (22 November), the country went into lockdown amid a surge of Covid-19 cases. The restrictions are set to last for "a maximum" of 20 days.

Austria’s official travel information portal, Austria.info, said: "A nationwide lockdown is currently in effect in Austria until 13 December at the latest.

"Hotels and other forms of holiday accommodation, restaurants, bars, clubs, cultural institutions and leisure centres are closed.

"Travel to Austria for touristic purposes will therefore only be possible again after this period."