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Berlin Reports 10.8 Percent More Visitors in First Half of 2012
August 13, 2012

In the first half of the year, Berlin continued its ascent as a top European city for visitors. According to visitBerlin, the German capital received 5,058,677 visitors (up 10.8 percent) from January to June 2012, who spent 11,332,553 nights (up 10.9 percent) during that period.

About a quarter of the room nights were generated by participants in meetings and conventions. They attended 57,800 meetings and conventions (up 8.1 percent).

“The growth during the first half-year has exceeded our expectations by far,” said visitBerlin CEO Burkhard Kieker. “Despite a difficult economic environment outside Germany, the international guests are remarkable growth drivers in Berlin.”

A total of 1,822,042 foreign guests travelled to Berlin during the first half-year 2012 (up 12.8 percent). They spent 4,646,376 nights in the city for a growth of 12.8 percent.

The leading markets were France (up 19 percent), Italy (up 13.6 percent) and Spain (up 6.7 percent).

The city’s 781 accommodation providers made 125,743 beds (June 2012) available. The average length of stay was 2.2 days during the first half-year.

The 57,800 events during the first half-year 2012 were attended by 4.6 million participants -- 7 percent more than during the comparable prior year period or 300,000 additional guests in absolute numbers.

They spent 3.1 million nights in Berlin, an increase of 3 percent.

Source :- http://www.travelpulse.com/