Fact says goodbye: A review of 50 years of media history!

Fact says goodbye: A review of 50 years of media history!

On April 4, 2025, the last print edition of fact was published, which looks back on an impressive five decades of Mucha Verlag and the MG Mediengruppe. This edition offers a compilation of the highlights from five different media on 180 pages. The topics of this final edition include the Touristiker-Ranking 2024 to attract the efforts of Austria, Chinese tourists, as well as the problem of Ski accidents.

The estimated publisher Christian W. Mucha looks back on his career as a print publisher in a editor and outlines the future digital orientation. Mucha's creative work and the important contributions to the media landscape recognize an editorial by Manfred Schuhmayer. The cover story addresses the end of the print era, which has produced numerous special interests such as FM, extra service, fact, elite and checklist.

tourism in focus

The tourist ranking, which was created with the support of 15 industry experts, receives special attention. The winners are the Aua boss Annette Mann and Airport Vienna board member Günther Ofner. This award reflects the significant progress and challenges in Austrian tourism.

In the issue, the return of business trips is also discussed, which is optimized by the use of artificial intelligence. However, this also harbors risks such as cyber crime. An analysis of ski accidents gives insights into the reasons for these incidents, while an experience report about possible problems when traveling to the Maldives stimulates thinking.

economic opportunities in pilgrimage tourism

Another relevant topic is the pilgrimage that prove to be an economic opportunity for tourism, especially in Mecca, where an increase in pilgrimage flows is recorded. In order to address these and other challenges in a targeted manner, the tourism industry is based on current statistics and studies, which are provided by the Chamber of Commerce . These include comprehensive data about the tourist labor market, arrival and overnight statistics as well as the economic importance of tourism.

with the Current edition 2025 The study "Tourism and Leisure Management in Numbers" is given an overview of the tourist developments in recent years. These studies are crucial to recognize a total context and to strategically plan the future orientation of Austrian tourism.