Vienna has once again achieved a record mark of 12,719,000 visitors in 2013. Norbert Kettner, director of the Vienna Tourist Board explained that these numbers reflect on the growing global popularity and continued attractiveness that Vienna is demonstrating to the international visitors.
Vienna’s ten main markets in 2013 were once again headed by Germany with 2,513,000 bednights (+5%), followed by Austria (2,327,000 bednights, +4%), Russia (709,000, +12%), the USA (658,000, +6%), and Italy (611,000, -5%). Places 6 to 10 were taken by the United Kingdom (450,000, +5%), Switzerland (384,000, +/-0%), Spain (359,000, -5%), France (353,000, -4%) and Japan (306,000, -1%). For 2013 Vienna also reported strong growth from South Korea (124,000 bednights, +24%), China (208,000, +5%), Brazil (115,000, +3%), as well as the United Arab Emirates(82,000, +15%) and Saudi Arabia (79,000, +6%). Over the period from December 2012 to December 2013, Vienna’saccommodation capacity grew by 3,450 beds (+6.3%) to around 59,000 beds. Average bed occupancy over this period was 54.7% (2012: 56.7%), and room occupancy about 69% (2012: 70%).
Vienna also continued to be one of the world’s top congress metropolises: in 2013 the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) once again ranked the Austrian capital as congress city no. 1 worldwide for the eighth time in succession, with 195 international conferences in the year 2012.
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