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Новости • Германия • 2012-12-13
Berlin celebrates birthday with growth in tourist numbers
The German capital surpasses 20 million overnight stays for 2012 in October
Berlin, 12 December 2012 775 years old and more attractive than ever: Berlin celebrated its 775th birthday in October as it welcomed 1,050,160 visitors (+ 8.1 per cent). The Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office announced that guests from Germany and abroad spent 2,432,428 nights in Berlin during October. This represents an increase of 8.5 per cent over the same month last year.
The 20 million mark already crossed
The capital city has once again cracked the 20 million mark for total number of stays for a calendar year, but this is the first time this target has been met so early. From January to October, visitors spent 21,204,352 nights in Berlin. This represents an increase of 11.2 per cent over the same 10-month period last year.
\"Berlin has year-round drawing power as shown by our October figures. The capital is no longer seeing seasonal dips in the autumn and winter months\", says Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin. \"We are especially seeing growth in the number of travellers from Brazil, Russia and China. Our marketing efforts in these countries have paid off\".
The number of visitors from Brazil rose by 33.3 per cent, from Russia by 24 per cent and from China by 28.4 per cent in October. Among Europeans, Berlin welcomed many Swedes (+59.9 per cent) and Turks (+52.7 per cent). A total of 392,783 visitors came from abroad (+13.2 per cent).
Also the number of visitors from Germany has grown: 657,377 German visitors (+5.2 per cent) spent a total 1,419,903 nights in their capital (+5.4 per cent).
Attracting the visitors in October: The Festival of Lights and the 775th Birthday Celebration
From 10 to 21 October the Festival of Lights set the capital and its attractions in a sea of colourful lights. visitBerlin estimates that 600,000 day-trippers and overnight guests came to Berlin for this event alone. On 28 October, numerous visitors came to help the city celebrate the 775th anniversary of its founding.
On average, visitors to Berlin spent 2.3 days in the city in October. A total of 125,986 beds were available in 781 Berlin establishments.
Who comes from where and for how long? Tourism-Statistics:
press.visitberlin.de/en/article/tourism-statistics
October 2012
Country of origin
Guests
Variation versus October 2011 in %
Room nights
Variation versus October 2011 in %
Germany
657.377
5,2
1.419.903
5,4
Abroad
392.783
13,2
1.012.525
13,1
Total
1.050.160
8,1
2.432.428
8,5
January to October 2012
Country of origin
Guests
Variation versus Jan to Oct 2011 in %
Room nights
Variation versus Jan to Oct 2011 in %
Germany
5.672.870
8,3
12.173.015
9,3
Abroad
3.470.925
13,3
9.031.337
13,9
Total
9.143.805
10,2
21.204.352
11,2
Source: Berlin-Brandenburg Statistics Office
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Press Officer contact details:
Katharina Dreger
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
visitBerlin
“We know Berlin”. This is the slogan that Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH, operating under the trade name visitBerlin, has been using since 1993 to globally advertise for Berlin as a travel destination. visitBerlin’s Berlin Convention Office markets the German capital as a congress metropolis. As a tour operator, the company offers a wide range of travel packages and also issues the official tourist ticket, the Berlin WelcomeCard. visitBerlin operates three Berlin Tourist Infos. The Berlin Service Center (Tel. +49 (0)30-25 00 25) provides information on the complete spectrum of tourist services in Berlin. visitBerlin.de
