2015 Another Record Year for Convention Destination Vienna

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"The conference destination Vienna achieved record results for all key indicators in 2015," reports Norbert Kettner , Director of the Vienna Tourist Board. Vienna hosted a total of 3,685 congresses, corporate conventions and incentives in 2015. The resulting overnights totaled 1.7 million, an increase of 13% on the previous year." The contribution made by Vienna's meetings industry to Austria's national value-added rose by 16% compared to 2014 to 1.04 billion euros , a remarkable increase that broke the billion euro barrier for the first time," according to Kettner. 81% of value-added was attributable to international congresses, which brought in half the total number of meeting delegates and 76% of overnights in 2015. Meetings, congresses and incentives in Vienna secured more than 19,000 year-round jobs throughout Austria . Overall the Austrian capital recorded 14.3 million overnights in 2015, 12% of which was due to the meetings industry.

For years now, the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has ranked Vienna among the top three congress metropolises worldwide. " Vienna scores as an easily accessible central European hub, with optimal support from urban and scientific institutions, a multifaceted hotel sector, and top meeting locations," explains Kettner. "Congress delegates spend an average 534 euros a day in Vienna , and almost half of them plan a private return visit." Vienna - which can be reached by direct flights from over 180 destinations worldwide - currently offers around 65,000 hotel beds. Further information: http://www.vienna.convention.at.

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Vienna Tourist Board
Isabella Rauter
Tel: +43/1/211 14-301
E-mail: media.rel@vienna.info