New Record Half-Year Figures for Tourism in Vienna

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New Record Half-Year Figures for Tourism in Vienna

PR Newswire VIENNA, July 24, 2012

VIENNA,July 24, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

The Vienna Tourist Board recently presented its half-year report containing new record figures: 5.5 million bednights reported for the first half-year of 2012 represented an increase of 8.4 % on the previous year. With 188,000 bednights and an increase of 8 %, theUnited Kingdomranked in 6th place inVienna'stop ten source markets. "Record bednight figures have been achieved for every single month so far this year inVienna," said Director of Tourism Norbert Kettner commenting on the development of the first half-year of 2012. The strongest growth forVienna's main markets was reported forRussiawith a plus of 25 % to a total of 319,000 bednights, followed byJapan(+ 19 %, 130,000),Switzerland(+ 15 %, 179,000) and theUSA(+ 12 %, 275,000). Increases were also reported forGermany(+ 2 %, 1,112,000),Austria(+ 9 %, 1,090,000), theUnited Kingdom(+ 8 %, 188,000) andFrance(+ 5 %, 164,000), whereas bednights forItaly(- 1 %, 273,000) and Spain(- 2 %, 134,000) failed to reach the previous year's levels. There has also been growing interest inViennafrom source markets outside Europe, likeChina(+ 29 %, 79,000),Brazil(+ 40 %, 45,000),Saudi Arabia(+ 163 %, 31,000) and theUnited Arab Emirates(+ 27 %, 25,000). The net room revenues ofVienna'shospitality sector are currently available for the period January thru'May 2012: at191.5 million eurosthis indicator has also reached a new record level. Please address all enquiries to: Astrid Pockfuss Tel.: [phone] Email: [e-mail] http://b2b.wien.info/