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Tourists from the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) 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, HotelierMiddleEast.com reported.
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.
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s member states are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Source: www.hoteliermiddleast.com
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