Start of the winter season on December 13th, 2021

Dear guests, the following information & guidelines are based on the official requirements of the WKO and the Ministry of Tourism. 

ENTRY REGULATIONS IN AUSTRIA

Starting from Monday 20 December, entry to Austria for all people from 16 years old is scheduled according to the 2G + rule (vaccinated or cured) plus a PCR test valid for 72 hours. If you are vaccinated with the third dose, PCR testing is not required. 
If you cannot provide the PCR Test, you need to register using the pre-travel clearance form (https://entry.ptc.gv.at/en) and to have a test carried out promptly or at least within 24 hours of entering Austria.

👉  When you need a PCR test

👉  Please find several scenarios below:

2x vaccinated (or 1x vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson): PCR test mandatory*
3x vaccinated (or 1x vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson plus Booster): no PCR test needed
Recovered: PCR test mandatory
Recovered, then 1x vaccinated: PCR test mandatory
Recovered, then 2x vaccinated: no PCR test needed
Recovered, vaccinated, recovered: no PCR test needed
1x vaccinated, then recovered: PCR test necessary
2x vaccinated (or 1x with Johnson & Johnson), then recovered: no PCR test needed*) The first dose of Johnson & Johnson is currently still valid to enter Austria. However, during your stay you need a booster jab to gain 2-G status

👉  Current Covid Measures in Austria

The "2-G" rule (proof of full vaccination/past infection) is in effect again in Austria, as well as FFP2 mask requirements in many areas.

According to the 2G rule, in order to be able to attend places like hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, leisure centres, gyms, cinemas, theatres, Christmas markets, ski lifts/cable cars, hairdressers, proof of vaccination or recovery is required.

Only BioNtech/Pfizer, AstraZeneca (or Covishield), Johnson & Johnson and Moderna are recognised as valid vaccines.

2-dose-vaccinations are valid for 9 months only after the second dose (starting from 01.02.22 validity of the second dose is reduced to 6 months).
In case of vaccination by Johnson & Johnson, you need a booster to access the country.

👉  Proof of full vaccination OR past COVID-19 infection (2G Rule) is required for:

visiting a restaurant
checking in at any type of accommodation (e.g. hotel, chalet, holiday apartment, etc.); and additionally when using services such as the restaurant at a hotel
services that require close proximity to others (e.g. hairdresser/barber, make-up, massages)
indoor and outdoor events (e.g. theatre, concerts, football stadium)
leisure and sport facilities (e.g. spas, indoor and outdoor pools, gyms)
cable cars 

👉  Children below the age of 12 do not need to show an entry test. 
For children aged 12-15 (who were born starting from 01.09.2006), a PCR-Test no older than 72 hours is mandatory as entry test if they are not vaccinated or recovered. This test has to be repeated every 72 hours: please consider that PCR-Tests results may take to 24 hours to be shown.
In case children 12-15 years old are vaccinated or recovered, they do not need any test to enter Austria.

👉  FP2 masks are required in all public areas in enclosed spaces.
In all types of accommodation, FFP2 masks are mandatory in public enclosed spaces, therefore, while staying in hotel, you have always to wear an FFP2 (not in the wellness area). Mask is not required when you are seated at your table. 

FFP2 masks are mandatory on public transport, in cable cars, and in all shops and museums. This states for recovered and vaccinated people as well.

Starting from 27th December, Restaurants and bars (even those inside hotels) have to close at 10 pm. 

In order to assure social distancing with other guests, different timing slots will be organized in our restaurant.
Every guest will establish his restaurant slot together with the front office at the check-in.

CHECK-IN AT THE HOTEL
👉 In addition to the usual registration, the 2-G role has to be followed. We need to prove that 

ROOM
👉 The already high hygiene standards for room cleaning have been expanded again. For example, after every guest change, objects that have been touched a lot, such as remote controls, handles, touchscreens and light switches, are cleaned or disinfected with special care.

RESTAURANT & BAR

👉 Inside, up to 4 people can sit at a common table (plus children). Outside, up to 10 people can sit at one table.

👉 The breakfast buffet in the hotel takes place in the usual form.

WELLNESS & SPA
👉 We have increased the cleaning and disinfection intervals in this area of ​​the hotel again.
👉 In your own responsibility, we ask you to keep the necessary distance from one another in the saunas and swimming pools and to observe the maximum number of people specified. The following applies: the use of the saunas is permitted by one person per 10m2 or by people living in the same household.

ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH TYROL (ITALY)

👉 Please be aware that in South Tyrol a Super Green Pass (2G) is requested in several situations.

The Italian Super Green Pass (2G) proves that a person:

has been vaccinated against Covid-19 (15 days after dose one are sufficient to get the Super Green Pass)
has completed the vaccination cycle (9 months validity – 6 months validity starting from 01.02.22)
has received a booster shot (9 months validity – 6 months validity starting from 01.02.22)
has recovered from Covid-19 in the last 6 months

Taking effect from 16 December until 31 January 2022, the new Ordinance issued by the Italian Minister of Health establishes that those whoever enters Italy coming from Austria must also present a negative swab test (either molecular, if taken within 48 hours prior to entry into Italy, or antigen, if taken within 24 hours prior to entry into Italy).
This rule does not apply for daily excursions and activities which are taken at a distance of no more than 60 km from the Hotel and lasting no longer than 24 hours.
2-G+ rule for going back to the Hotel is mandatory ((proof of vaccination/recovery + negative PCR test OR proof of a booster jab). 

👉 The Super Green Pass (2G) is required in the following situations:

to access to accommodations of any type
for consuming food and/or drink in bars and restaurants (indoors and outdoors) 
when using lifts or cable cars for skiing
for travelling on any form of public transport (both local and long-distance services)
for access to theatres, concert or cinema performances
for admission to museums, cultural sites and exhibitions
for access to cultural centres, social centres (indoors and outdoors)
for access to sports events, stadiums and sports facilities
for access to indoor swimming pools, fitness rooms, changing rooms and showers, team sports indoors and outdoors, wellness facilities indoors and outdoors, including those of accommodation establishments
for access to public indoor and outdoor swimming pools, thermal spas, gymnasiums and public wellness facilities
for participation in celebrations and public ceremonies
for attendance of functions following civil or religious ceremonies
for public events, e.g. village and outdoor festivals
for admission to trade fairs, conferences and congresses
for admission to theme parks and amusement parks

👉 In Italy, starting from 25th December, following additional measures have been introduced:
 
Wearing masks is mandatory both outdoors and indoors
it is mandatory to wear a FFP2 mask on local public transport
An FFP2 mask must also be worn at all performances or events open to the public, regardless of whether they are held indoors or outdoors. This includes theatres, concert halls, cinemas, entertainment venues with live music and other similar establishments, as well as at sporting events and competitions. (In all the above cases, the consumption of food and drink indoors is prohibited

👉 COVID-TEST Centre in Sillian

The Covid Test Center in Sillian is located at the Cultural Center (Sillian 83, 9920 Sillian, Austria). Both antigen and PCR Tests are free of charge

The test centre is open from Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 12:30 and from 17:00 to 19:00; on Saturday and Sunday tests are from 08:00 to 12:30.

You can easily book a covid test at this website: https://tiroltestet.leitstelle.tirol/

👉 SKI Areas

2G Rule to access Skie Lifts and Cable Cars
Mask is not mandatory during the sport activity
Après Ski cannot be opened

Guests with a valid Super Green Pass  (vaccinated or recovered) are permitted to use cable cars and lifts. Children under 12 are exempt.
A FFP2 mask is required in closed lifts.
The same safety regulations apply in the ski huts as in the bars and restaurants (valid 2G - Super Green Pass)