OTS - 2016: 11% more meetings - new record for Vienna
2017. March 22. 10:30
Vienna, 22 March, 2017 (APA/OTS) - Record values for all key
indicators: "In 2016 Vienna's meetings industry recorded more
events, bednights and value-added than ever before," reports
Director of Tourism Norbert Kettner.
Last year 567,000 delegates (+7% on 2015) participated in a
total of 4,084 congresses, corporate events and incentives (+11%)
in Vienna. The resulting number of bednights increased by 2% to
around 1,718,000. The nation-wide value-added of the Vienna
conference industry once again broke the significant billion-euro
barrier, contributing a total of 1,072 billion euros (+3%) to the
Austrian gross domestic product. 80% of this value-added was
attributable to international congresses, which in 2016 attracted
about half the total number of meeting delegates, and three
quarters of bednights. Meetings, congresses and incentives in
Vienna secured nearly 20,000 year-round jobs throughout Austria.
Overall the Austrian capital recorded almost 15 million bednights
in 2016, 12% of which were attributable to the meetings industry.
For the eighth time in succession, the consulting firm Mercer
has just rated Vienna the city with the highest quality of life in
the world. For years now, the International Congress and Convention
Association (ICCA) has also ranked Vienna among the leading
congress metropolises worldwide. "Vienna scores as an easily
accessible central European hub, a multifaceted hotel sector, and
top meeting locations," explains Kettner. "Meetings are optimally
supported by both urban and scientific establishments, and, with 36
licensed certification agencies for Green Meetings, Vienna has
already demonstrated far-sightedness with respect to environmental
compatibility and sustainability." Vienna can be reached by direct
flights from almost 200 destinations worldwide and currently offers
around 66,000 hotel beds.
Further Information:
Vienna Tourist Board
Isabella Rauter
Tel.: +43/1/211 14-301
E-Mail: media.rel@vienna.info
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