
Austrian politicians on Thursday banned parties at ski resorts in the upcoming season and apologized for a previous major coronavirus outbreak in a bid to salvage the vital tourism industry.The government has responded with alarm as a growing number of European countries issued travel warnings not only for the city of Vienna, but also for Austria’s Alpine regions because of rising infection numbers.Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced at a press conference that tourists would be able to go skiing, to eat in restaurants and to attend cultural events during the cold season.”But apres ski as we kn…