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British absence 'won't discourage travel to Euro 2008'
British football fans will still travel to Austria and Switzerland for
the Euro 2008 tournament, despite their respective home countries' failures
to qualify for the event, a national tourist office has claimed.
It was initially predicted that tourism levels between the British Isles
and the Euro 2008 host countries would be limited this summer, with none
of the home nations playing in the competition.
However, the Austrian National Tourist Office (ANTO) revealed that up
to 15,000 British people are expected to travel to the event, Travelmole
reports.
According to a spokesperson for the ANTO, who was speaking after a Euro
2008 roadshow in London, Austria's reputation for hosting international
events may be part of the reason behind Brits' willingness to travel to
the country.
Petra Stolba, chief executive of the ANTO, said that Austria is 'known
for being able to organise a good party'.
She added: 'I'm confident that the fan zones in Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg
and Klagenfurt, as well as the unique public viewing area on the floating
stage of the Bregenz Festival on Lake Constance - where 60,000 tickets
have already been sold - will live up to anybody's expectations.'
Switzerland will host its games in Zurich, Basel, Berne and Geneva.
news.opodo.co.uk,
18 February 2008
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