Vienna Experience tourism boom: 8.9 million overnight stays this season!

Vienna Experience tourism boom: 8.9 million overnight stays this season!

Wien, Österreich - Vienna lists impressive overnight number and attracts many tourists. Between November and April, 8.9 million overnight stays were registered in the Austrian capital. This means an increase of 10.3 percent compared to the same time in the previous year and continues the pre-pandemic upward trend, which was briefly interrupted during the coronavirus pandemic. Accordingly, the overnight stays in the 2018/19 winter season and 6.8 million in the 2017/18 winter season, such as orf.at reported.

December 2023 was particularly strong because the hotel utilization was 87 percent. The Christmas traditions, especially the popular Christkindlmarkets, attract numerous tourists from neighboring countries. Vienna is considered the Christmas city internationally and is one of the most booked cities in Europe.

Influence of tourism on Vienna

The strong increase in tourism also has a positive impact on trade and gastronomy in the city's tourist hotspots. At the same time, however, there is increasing criticism of residents about overcrowded inner cities and overloaded public transport. In order to meet these challenges, the city and Vienna tourism plan concepts to make districts away from the city center more attractive for tourists.

Overall, Austria recorded 72.3 million overnight stays in the 2024/25 winter season, which corresponds to an increase of 1.6 percent compared to the previous year. With its 8.9 million overnight stays, Vienna contributed significantly to this nationwide growth. The Tyrol region with 26.4 million and Salzburg with 15.5 million overnight stays remains the dominant federal states, as in the figures of wien.gv.at

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The different nights in other federal states are also remarkable. Styria recorded 5.9 million, Vorarlberg 4.9 million, 3,6 million, Upper Austria 3.2 million, Lower Austria 2.8 million and Burgenland 1.1 million overnight stays. Statistics-Austria General Director Tobias Thomas commented on these results and confirmed a positive balance despite economic uncertainties. An interesting aspect in these bookings is that 46 percent of the bookings were made in the months of January and February.

The range of guest arrivals shows an increase of 2.8 percent to a total of 20.6 million. 14.6 million vacationers come from abroad, which corresponds to an increase of 3.5 percent. The most representative countries of origin were Germany with 25.9 million overnight stays, followed by Austrian guests with 16.5 million and 6.8 million bookings from the Netherlands. These three countries compensate for 68 percent of all overnight stays.

In the calendar year 2025, from January to April, there were a total of 54 million overnight stays, which represents a slight decline of 0.8 percent compared to the previous year. While the bookings from Austria hardly changed, overnight stays from abroad decreased by 1.1 percent to 42.4 million. A positive aspect was Easter 2025, which fell in April and thus led to a overnight increase from 23.9 percent to 8.2 million compared to April 2024. The increase in bookings from domestic is shown in an increase of 7.4 percent, while those from abroad increase by 32.6 percent.