Vienna boomt: 79,500 hotel beds thanks to 9% more overnight stays!

Vienna boomt: 79,500 hotel beds thanks to 9% more overnight stays!

In February 2025, the number of available hotel beds in Vienna rose to 79,500, which means an increase of 6,400 beds or 8.7 percent compared to the previous year. These are gratifying news for urban tourism in the capital of Austria, which in the first two months of 2025 recorded an increase in overnight bookings by 9 percent to 2.2 million guests. vienna.at reports that the average utilization of the rooms in February 2025 was 52 percent, unchanged compared to the previous year.

The capacity utilization of the hotel beds slightly improved from 39.7 percent to 40 percent. As a reminder: In January 2025, the occupancy of the rooms was 49 percent and that of the beds at 37.5 percent. This indicates a positive development in overnight tourism, which is explained in particular by the increase in available hotel capacities. The net power turnover for January 2025 was 69.1 million euros, and there was a positive trend of 1 percent compared to the same month.

growing interest in Vienna

Last February Vienna reported a total of around 1.1 million overnight stays and thus an increase of 6 percent compared to February 2024. href = "https://presse.wien.gv.at/presse/2025/24/wien-1-mio-naechtungen-im-february-Jaenner-mezet-bei-1-mio-euro"> press.wien.gv.at show that the overnight stays have been around 2,2 million, which is growing from 9 Percent corresponds. These figures illustrate the continuing popularity of Vienna as a travel destination.

The most successful markets of the guests in the course of the year are Austria with 213,000 overnight stays and Germany with 153,000 overnight stays. While the numbers from Austria and Germany are slightly declining, Italy recorded an increase of 10 percent with a total of 64,000 overnight stays. Poland and Ukraine also deserve special mention, which also grow strongly with growth of 39 and 41 percent.

statistics and trends in the tourism sector

The accommodation statistics to which the data mentioned is based is collected by the municipality of Vienna and includes both monthly overnight statistics and annual inventory statistics. These statistics offer a comprehensive overview of the number of arrivals, overnight stays and the origin of the guests, while the inventory statistics cover the number of guest rooms and beds available in the different seasons. According to wien.gv.at , this data is transmitted aggregated to the Federal Statistics Federal Institute, which contributes to the creation of the overall Austrian accommodation statistics.

Overall, the current development in tourism shows that Vienna continues to establish itself as an attractive goal, which is underlined by raising the bed capacities and the increase in overnight stays. The outlook for the coming months remains optimistic, in particular with the observed tendency to increase hotel utilization and the steady growth of the number of visitors.