AUSTRIA TOURISM ADMINISTRATIVE AND TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION

According to the Austrian Federal Constitution, the nine Länder (federal states) have the legislative and executive competencies for tourism affairs. Nevertheless, as tourism is a typical cross-cutting sector, both federal and European laws apply. In 2006, the Austrian Parliament established the Parliamentary Committee for Tourism. At the national level, tourism policy is the responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy ('the ministry'). In 2010 the minister launched a tourism strategy with the objective of a close and strategic co-ordination in tourism issues.