Vienna: Over 9.8 Million Overnights in 2009

United Kingdom in Fifth Place Amongst Vienna's top Markets With 359,000 Overnights

VIENNA, Austria, January 22 - With a total of 9,843,000 overnights, Vienna was 3.8% below its record
result for 2008, making these the Austrian capital's second best overnight
figures ever. December made a huge contribution to this result, setting a new
record with 916,000 overnights.

The four countries at the head of the overnight rankings in the top ten
list for 2009 each experienced a slight decline: Germany (2,077,000
overnights), Austria (1,970,000) and the USA (508,000) were each down 2%,
whilst Italy (560,000) was minus 3%. The result for France (285,000
overnights) was unchanged compared to the previous year. On the other hand,
there were sharper drops for Switzerland (284,000 / -7%), and above all the
United Kingdom (359,000 / - 10%), Russia (284,000 / - 12%), Romania (272,000
/ - 13%) and Spain (308,000 / - 15%). The "Greater Vienna" region (Vienna
together with seven adjacent communities) will probably report a total of
around 10.5 million overnights in 2009.

Vienna's Director of Tourism Norbert Kettner commenting on these results:
"The fact that, after six record years, Vienna was nevertheless able to
achieve its second best overnight figures in a year characterized by
extremely difficult conditions attests to its attractiveness as a
destination. The decline was so moderate due to the fact that there was
growth - in some instances significant - from many Asian countries, and above
all from Japan, whose overnights were up 8% to 268,000. It remains to be seen
whether the record month of December represents a new trend, or whether it
was just a 'Xmas bonus'. At all events, these results give us the motivation
to face 2010 with confidence."

    Angelika Grzebyta
    Tel.: +43-1-21114-363
    Email: angelika.grzebyta@wien.info
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Contact: Angelika Grzebyta, Tel.: +43-1-21114-363, Email: angelika.grzebyta at wien.info