Vienna Moves Up In Industry Ranking

According to the statistics just published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), the congress metropolis of Vienna improved its ranking in 2014, landing in second place worldwide.

Vienna has taken second place in the survey of international congresses held worldwide in 2014 just published by the ICCA (after taking third place in 2013, and first place for eight years prior to that). With 202 such events, the Austrian capital ranked after Paris (214) and ahead of Madrid (200). Christian Mutschlechner, Director of the Vienna Tourist Board’s Vienna Convention Bureau, commented: “We are very excited that Vienna has regained a top position, and congratulate Paris on taking first place. This latest success also reflects the growth that the Vienna conference industry was able to achieve in 2014. This survey is an important trend barometer for the Vienna Convention Bureau, and a benchmark showing Vienna’s position in the global marketplace.” Berlin ranked in fourth place in the ICCA rankings (193), followed by the cities Barcelona (182), London (166), Singapore (142), Amsterdam (133), Istanbul (130) and Prague (118).

Austria moved up to 11th place in the country ranking with 287 events. Top place was taken by the United States (831) followed by Germany (659) and Spain (578).

Courtesy of Vienna Convention Bureau, 09/06/15