VIENNA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- The Austrian population maintained a strong desire for travel in 2024, even as the country grappled with a sluggish economy and entered its second consecutive year of recession, according to data released by Statistics Austria on Wednesday.
In 2024, 76.4 percent of people aged 15 and above took at least one holiday trip, nearly matching the record level of 76.7 percent in 2023. Young people between the ages of 15 to 24 were the most keen travellers, with a travel intensity of 89.2 percent, the data showed.
