Abstract
This study attempts to examine changes in tourism activities of the people from the Visegrád Countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) in Austria. They had mostly visited to urban regions in Austria, mainly Vienna, in the socialism period. Since the East European Revolution, the number of tourists to Austria has remarkably increased. Most of tourists from the Visegrád Countries often visit large ski resorts in Austria in recent years. Their tourism form indicates the different feature with that from Germany or the Netherlands, for example they often use cheaper accommodations. The development of winter sports tourism from the Visegrád Countries in Austria is caused not only by the growth of recreational activities in the Visegrád Countries, but also by market management of various bodies for tourism in Austria.
