GCC tourist arrivals break-records in Vienna

Tourists from the GCC region are continuing to travel to Vienna in increasing numbers, with 2015 already proving to be another record-breaking year for arrivals and overnights in Austria’s capital city.

Between January and October 2015, overnights from the UAE have increased 48.2% compared to 2014, recording 110,663 so far.

Recent figures from the Vienna tourism board also show arrivals have seen a similar growth, with 50,891 from the UAE, up by 44.8% when compared with the previous year.

Saudi Arabia also recorded a 20.4% growth in overnights in the city, and arrivals increased by 19.4%.

More than 80% of visitors to Vienna are coming from outside the country’s borders.

In total 13.5 million overnight stays were reported in 2014, the largest markets were German, Austrian, USA, Italy and Russia; guests from the GCC made up for approximately 295,000 overnight stays.