Turismo
Vienna: More Bednights Than Ever in First Half of 2014
" Vienna has once again convincingly demonstrated its tourist attraction in the first half of 2014, with an increase of 5.8% to some six million visitor overnights," said Norbert Kettner , Director of the Vienna Tourist Board, of the new record. Vienna's ten main markets in the first half of 2014 were once again headed by Germany with 1,213,000 bednights (+6% on the same period the previous year), followed by Austria (1,157,000, +4%), Russia (322,000, -12%), the USA (319,000, +16%), and Italy (289,000, +18%). Places 6 to 10 were taken by the United Kingdom (213,000, +5%), Switzerland (187,000, +2%), France (168,000, +2%), Spain (135,000, +1%) and Japan (130,000, -4%). Vienna also recorded particularly strong growth compared to 2013 from China (97,000 bednights, +19%) and South Korea (67,000, +27%). International bednights accounted for around 81% of Vienna's total volume of bednights. The average room occupancy of Vienna's hotels in the first half-year was around 65% (1-6/2013: approximately 64%). The total number of beds rose by 1,500 beds from June 2013 to June 2014 , meaning that the Austrian capital now has an accommodation capacity of around 64,000 beds. Vienna currently occupies first place worldwide in the latest Mercer "Quality of Living" survey, whilst as a convention metropolis both the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) and the Union of International Associations (UIA) ranked Vienna as the world's number 3 for its international meetings in 2013.
Vienna Tourist Board
Isabella Rauter
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