Vienna is closing a record half-year

Despite the flagging economy and increasing concern over the Eurozone debt, Vienna’s tourism industry is booming. The results for the congress and conference sector in 2013 are every bit as good as the record tourist results which Vienna achieved last year,” reported Director of Tourism Norbert Kettner. “Here, too, all the indicators are at the highest level ever attained. The number of congresses and corporate events increased by 7% compared to 2011 to 3,376, whilst the resulting bednights rose by 8%, exceeding the 1.5 million mark for the first time ever – 1,521,170 to be precise. The national value-added generated by the Vienna conference industry was up by 9%, contributing an amount of 914.7 million euros to the gross domestic product and securing approximately 17,500 year-round jobs. Our President, Vice-Mayor Renate Brauner, has asked me to express her most sincere congratulations and a big `thank you´ to the conference industry. She particularly emphasized the fact that such impressive achievements cannot be appreciated highly enough in view of the steadily growing competition in the convention business worldwide.”