Vienna celebrates tourism record: Mayor demands more international events!

Vienna celebrates tourism record: Mayor demands more international events!

Wien, Österreich - Wien mayor Michael Ludwig announced today that 2024 was the best in the history of tourism in Vienna. With impressive 18.9 million overnight stays per year, the metropolis shows a strong upswing after corona pandemic. Ludwig emphasizes that every ninth workplace in the city is directly connected to the tourism sector and assures that this development should continue to be promoted in the future. "We will not be destroyed by this international Vienna," said the mayor and rounded off his statement by the fact that there is still unused potential for further increases in tourism, as well as Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. Details were announced in a publication by

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A central point in Ludwig's statement was the idea of ​​establishing a “Vienna Eventboard” to bring international events to Vienna. The mayor shows great interest in this initiative of Ruck and sees the existing platforms, such as the Vienna Film Commission, role models that can be learned from. "With the Vienna Club Commission, we have created similar structured platforms that serve their respective target groups," explains Ludwig. This interdisciplinary cooperation could be crucial to position Vienna as an event capital of Europe, as was also carried out in the communication of wien.gv.at . The extensive successes of recent years reaffirm the goal of making Vienna an outstanding destination for tourists and event lovers from all over the world.