There is currently a lockdown in place in Austria until 24 January and we are advising prospective apartment buyers to wait until after this date to travel to Tirol.
IMPORTANT: if you travelling to see an apartment or sign a contract (mortgage or Kaufvertrag) then your visit is categorsied as a business trip because you are considering an investment in a “gewerbliche Ferienwohnung” which supports tourism in Tirol.
In other words, you are not travelling as a tourist and it is easier to enter Austria.
Please contact us to discuss this and we will advise you on the best way to make a visit e.g. some visitors crossing the border from Germany will be arriving by car to see an apartment and returning home on the same day, without a stay in Tirol.
The situation for tourists:
Our operator, All-Suite Resorts GmbH, is currently planning to open on Monday 25 January and they are considering two scenarios for February which is typically a very busy month for tourism from all the key markets.
There might be no customers at all except for Austrians because the restrictions are in place entering Tirol and returning home or there could be a deluge of arrivals.
Arriving tourists would probably have to show a negative test to avoid quarantine or if they do not have a test then this could be arranged on arrival and the guest would have to stay in their apartment for up to 24 hours until they get the result.
Tourists would have to comply with their home country rules and some of these might require a quarantine for 5 days followed by a test to release them.
This might be an acceptable given the various holidays in key markets like Germany, the Benelux, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
The new “work from home” means the impact of quarantine is less disruptive on working lives.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
