Pioneer Karl J. Reiter

“I wonder where the common sense has gone”

In 2004, at the age of 55, Tyrolean tourism pioneer Karl J. Reiter started all over again - with two hotels in Bad Tatzmannsdorf (Burgenland).(Bild: Jenny Koller)

Tyrolean restaurateur and farmer Karl J. Reiter turns 75. The "Krone" visited the determined tourism expert in his adopted home of Burgenland. He has experienced a lot and has a lot to tell. The wellness and tourism pioneer is also tough on bureaucracy.

The well-known Tyrolean tourism expert Karl J. Reiter, who always introduces himself as an innkeeper and farmer, is celebrating two anniversaries this year and next. Firstly, the Achental native will be 75 years old on September 19, and secondly, he celebrated his 50th anniversary as an entrepreneur on May 1, 2025. Reiter was a determined man throughout his life. He always had clear ideas, which he achieved with a lot of hard work (mostly seven-day weeks).