You love the nature, the culture and the people in your vacation region?
You would like to make a contribution to preserve these treasures for future generations?
Then you've come to the right place! We are a tourism region that is committed to sustainability. We are guided by the Sustainable Development Goals and implement them in as many areas of our tourism industry as possible.
With us you will find:
Ecological sustainability
Economic sustainability
Socio-cultural sustainability
Experience a vacation with added value.
A vacation that not only gives you pleasure, but also benefits the environment and society.
A vacation that shows you how beautiful and diverse our tourism region is.
A vacation that gives you inspiration and incentive for a sustainable future.
Approx. 800 hotels and apartment buildings in the Salzburger Sportwelt are supplied with district heating from 10 regional combined heat and power plants. All the energy required is produced from 100% biomass (regional renewable raw material), which results in a saving of 12 million liters of heating oil per year.
With two international train stations in St. Johann and Radstadt, nothing stands in the way of a climate-friendly journey by train to Salzburger Sportwelt. Many hosts pick up their guests from the train station and there is a good public transport network locally. For all ski pass holders, the modern ski buses are free of charge.
In summer, the hiking bus is available in the entire region for only one euro per route with the Salzburger Sportwelt Card.
The GSTC criteria were developed with the aim of providing a general understanding of sustainable tourism. The Destination Criteria and Hotel Criteria represent the minimum of what every tourism destination and hotel should strive for. They cover four main themes: sustainable management, socio-economic impact, cultural impact and environmental impact. They can be applied to the entire tourism sector.
From all our places, 2 people from the tourism board have done the training.
Yes, there are ski resorts that focus on sustainability. Some ski resorts have taken steps to minimize their environmental impact while providing a quality experience for skiers. For example, Snow Space Salzburg sources 100% green electricity and offers free travel from anywhere in the state of Salzburg with the purchase of a ski pass. The goal is to be carbon neutral by the 25/26 winter season.
For example, the Shuttleberg Kleinarl/Flachauwinkl ski area uses only air, water and pressure for snowmaking, and test hybrid machines are already in use for slope preparation. You can read about many other measures here: