A new camping amendment in Burgenland introduces micro-camping with up to five pitches or ten people, tied to an agricultural or hospitality business, allows up to 20 motorhome pitches under a simplified notification procedure, and permits existing campsites to allocate up to 35% of pitch area to glamping and mobile homes. The draft law is under review and is set to take effect on 1 January 2027. Michaela Heeger-Gmeiner of Gmeiner tourism businesses, which operates campsites in Rust and Purbach, said the document is still only a draft and noted a decline in bookings in August due to heat. René Lentsch, managing director of Podersdorf Tourismus, welcomed the amendment, citing increased competition and an approximately 3.5% year-on-year drop in visitors in August.
