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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Record visitors, record taxes: Vienna cashes in on tourist boom

Vienna, Jul 10, 2026 -As Vienna grapples with smashed record after smashed record for tourist numbers, a plan to more than double its visitors' tax has worried hotel owners fearful of killing the Austrian capital's golden goose.

In two decades, Vienna's winning trio of cleanliness, safety and schnitzel has propelled the Austrian capital to the top of rankings of the world's best cities to live in, just behind Copenhagen and ahead of Melbourne.

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