After a number of difficult years, tourism in Vienna has proven a constructive development. The Vienna Vacationer Board reported a major enhance within the variety of in a single day stays, with roughly 1.9 million recorded in August, marking an 11 p.c enhance in comparison with August 2023.
The Austrian capital metropolis is once more notably fashionable with vacationers from Germany, USA, and Italy. Moreover, there have been 270,000 in a single day stays from different Austrian areas, with many guests from Styria, Higher Austria, and Salzburg.
Taylor Swift Impact
The surge in U.S. vacationers will be attributed to the concert events by Taylor Swift and Coldplay, which drew many worldwide followers to Vienna.
In August, there was a major enhance within the variety of vacationers from USA, with 138,000 guests, marking a 64 p.c rise. This surge is attributed to the introduction of the Boston flight by AUA in July. Vienna depends on air journey for enterprise and tourism, with Individuals being probably the most important variety of friends within the five-star inns.
In August, resort room occupancy averaged round 81 p.c (up from 78 p.c in August 2023), whereas mattress occupancy stood at 64 p.c (up from 61 p.c in August 2023). General, room occupancy for the 12 months elevated barely to round 68 p.c, and mattress occupancy rose to 52.8 p.c.
Twelve Million In a single day Stays since January
Within the first half of the 12 months, Viennese lodging institutions recorded a major enhance in in a single day stays, reaching twelve million, a ten p.c enhance in comparison with final 12 months. The town’s tourism infrastructure can be rising, with resort beds increasing by round 8,000 to succeed in 80,700 beds. From January to July, the turnover of Vienna’s lodging institutions exceeded 700 million euros, marking a major enhance in comparison with the earlier 12 months.
