The Austrian operator ÖRV confirmed this Wednesday that the south of Gran Canaria will be the protagonist in 2025 with a very intense summer campaign and previously with high occupancy in winter 2024/25 "with equally good reservations", according to the president of ÖRV, Eva Buzzi, at the congress of the Austrian Travel Association. Last year 2023, nearly 45.000 Austrian tourists chose Gran Canaria as a holiday destination, that is, almost 1.000 a week.
“The desire to travel is very high in these last days of October. Many traditional medium-haul airports, for example to Gran Canaria or Antalya, are already almost full,” reported Eva Buzzi. But she adds: “Austrians are also attracted by Portugal and the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa, especially the seaside resort of Sal.”
Salzburg Airport published all the connections for the winter 2024/25 flight schedule on Wednesday. Since the end of October, there have been two direct connections to Gran Canaria up to twice a week. "Gran Canaria will continue to be a favourite for medium-haul and easy access, Austrians are also attracted by Portugal and the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa, especially the seaside resort of Sal.
