Congress Ranking: Vienna 2024 Again at the Top

In 2024, 154 events took place in Vienna, putting the city at the top ahead of Lisbon (153) and Singapore (144), according to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). This was followed by Barcelona (142), Prague (131), Paris (124), Seoul (124), Bangkok (115), Rome (114), and Athens (111). Vienna was last the leading congress city in 2022 and ranked fourth in 2023. In Vienna, Wien Holding, with its subsidiary VIECON, plays a leading role in congresses. The VIECON Center hosted 55 events, which accounts for over a third of all meetings in the city, according to Wien Holding.

Congresses Account for Every 10th Overnight Stay in Vienna

According to Austrian counting, there were even 6,619 congresses and corporate meetings in Vienna in 2024 with around 670,000 participants. This surpassed the city's 2023 record by three percent. This brought the city 1.9 million overnight stays and 1.32 billion euros in value creation with 365 million euros in taxes. "The further development of the city as a conference destination thus also plays a central role in Vienna's economic and innovation strategy 2030," said Mayor Michael Ludwig according to the release. Norbert Kettner, Director of WienTourismus, hopes that "in the future, every 10th overnight stay in the city will also come from a congress or corporate meeting." In Vienna's wake, all of Austria also performs strongly in the global comparison of congresses according to ICCA counting. 233 congresses took place across the country, two-thirds of them in Vienna. Worldwide, this ranks 16th, with the USA (709) leading ahead of Italy (635) and Spain (536).

(APA/Red)

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