Austria: Congress City Vienna - Record Results in 2012

Politics ♦ Published: April 12, 2013; 15:31 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's capital city is not only a favourite destination for tourists but also a hit with the congress and conference sector.

Austria: Congress City Vienna - Record Results in 2012 / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Austria’s federal capital, Vienna, has presented the best congress report of all time. The number of congresses and corporate events rose by 7% in 2012 to 3,376 and the related bednights rocketed to over 1.5 million for the first time (+8%). National value-added also increased, with the Viennese convention industry contributing EUR 914.7m to GDP in 2012, at the same time securing…