Schladming study: How the World Cup has been working since 2013

For 34 years Saalbach has had to wait for the second World Ski Championships. In Schladming it should take at least as long (it would be the third one already). A study shows that the long breath pays off: the major alpine event 2013 still has an economic impact after more than a decade. "What does the World Cup bring to the region economically? ", he had often been asked at that time, says the local tourism manager Mathias Schattleitner. With t…

PLANAI. A new study shows that the Ski World Cup has led to an enormous increase in value added, more wealth also in the summer and the economic impulse from tourism increased by 70 percent to 1.27 billion euros, according to the Vienna Economixs Institute.

Twelve years after the Ski World Championships in Schladming, a study shows the long-term impact of the big event. The ski city wants to host a World Cup again in the future.