Austria is an incredible travel destination for a European vacation. Because it is one of the safest countries in the world, you might wonder why you should buy travel insurance before you visit.

In Austria, there are repeated calls for the nine-week summer vacation to be shortened. Compared to other European countries, however, pupils in this country still have a comparatively short time off.

True, most full-time employees do get some paid vacation, but one survey reports that we only use half the time we've got coming, a mere 51 percent. That's nuts, too, but it could be worse.

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