EVOLUTION OF TOURISM IN VIENNA

By annans2002

  • 18th Century: Grand Tour

    Famous Destination During the Grand Tour

  • Universal Exposition in Vienna. Construction of the Opera

  • 19th Century: Heart of the Nobelty (Central Europe)

    Cultural peak of the city

  • Domestic Tourism in Austria

    Period between wars

  • European tourism began

    bus and rail travel were replaced with journeys by car, and later by air.

  • Journeys abroad represented the majority

    79.52 million visitants stayed overnight

  • Global Financial Crisis + UEFA Euro Championship

    Cancellation of cultural events and drop of the attendance in museums

  • International Tourist Arrivals dropped 8.6%

    due to the global financial crisis

  • Record-breaking number of tourists

  • Pandemics

    Drastical decrease of tourist arrivals in the city