Viennese Hotels Nearly Fully Booked During Advent

Vienna during Advent has become an international brand. This is also evidenced by the latest reservation statistics from Vienna's hotel industry.

Vienna Hotels Well Booked Even at Christmas

"Especially on the Advent weekends and New Year's Eve, there is hardly any room left", confirms Dominic Schmid, chairman of the Vienna Hotel Industry Association. With an occupancy rate of 85 percent throughout December, Vienna's hotels will set a record - with an increase of 8 percent compared to the previous year".

"Compared to the previous record season of 2019, in which we had similar occupancy rates, the number of rooms has increased enormously. We have added about 10,000 beds in the city over the last 5 years and yet we can maintain this high occupancy rate", explains Schmid. And this, he adds, with slightly increased revenues: "Room prices are about 5 percent higher than last year".

More Long-Distance Travel to Vienna at Christmas Time

Vienna is particularly popular during the Christmas season with guests from Germany, Italy, and Spain, as well as tourists from the USA and increasingly from China. Schmid: "Long-distance travel to Vienna is also increasing". And more and more often, the Christmas holidays themselves are being booked by guests: "Over Christmas, we already have an occupancy rate of about 80 percent, a figure we have not known before".

Overall, Schmid is also very positive about the annual balance sheet for 2024 and expects a new record in overnight stays: "In terms of guest numbers and revenues, it looks like it will be a sensational year. But not in terms of profits, which are collapsing due to increased personnel and energy costs. They will be about ten percent lower", concludes Schmid.

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