• #6 in the ICCA ranking for international conventions
• Almost 1,500 Association Meetings (out of 4,500 events in total) take place in Vienna annually
• All service-providers work together as a close-knit team to ensure that everything is exactly as you imagined it

• Located in the heart of Europe: most European capitals can be reached within two hours by plane
• Gateway to Eastern Europe
• Flight connections: 74 airlines provide regular connections between Vienna and 195 destinations worldwide
• 150 international train connections daily to e.g. Budapest, Krakow, Berlin, Florence, et

• Vienna leads the way in Europe when it comes to research spending
• Vienna is historically known as a leading scientific and medical destination
• Vienna’s 20 universities have around 200,000 students enrolled, making the Austrian capital the biggest university town in the German-speaking world.
• Vienna University of Applied Sciences for Management and Communication is Austria’s leading UAS for management and communication, offering comprehensive and practice-oriented academic programs to over 2,800 students.

• Vienna is a big city with short routes between congress centers, hotels and locations.
• State of the art public transportation: more than 150 reliable subway, tram and bus routes
• City Airport Train (CAT): 16 minutes transfer from the city center to the airport
• Vienna Airport Lines: regular bus services from the airport to various destinations throughout the city
• Regular train connections from the airport to the main train station
• Cyclists are also well-looked after with clear pathways and 1,398 km cycling paths throughout the city
• 350 hotels and 32,477 rooms for all tastes and budgets.

Each year, the international consulting firm Mercer carries out a study to assess the quality of life in 231 cities around the world. The results of the study in 2022 once again gave Vienna top marks and made the Austrian federal capital the most livable city in the world for the tenth time.

• 3 conference centers for meetings with up to 29,000 delegates
• More than 200 versatile locations from historic to contemporary
• More than 30 function rooms at 14 universities.

The excellent public transport network includes trains, metros and buses and offers numerous ways to getaround. Check out Vienna City Cards where you can use any transportation for 24, 48 or 72 hours.

Aside from the urban flair, Vienna has an excellent reputation for being a clean and green city, with excellent air- and drinking water quality. Vienna has countless parks and recreational areas where you can enjoy some peace and quiet. More than half of the metropolitan area is made up of green areas, including a total of 2,000 parks, forest and agricultural land. Besides, Vienna has a firm commitment to sustainability with shops and restaurants focusing on environmental awareness, zero-waste and a more local approach to doing business. Currently 112 tourism and leisure operators are certified with the Austrian Ecolabel.

Vienna is famous for its open-mindedness and harmonious, multicultural way of life. The city is home to major international organizations and is the only UN headquarters city in the European Union. More than 200 multinational groups have their CEE headquarters here. All in all, these international organizations employ more than 6,000 people in Vienna.

Crime rates in Vienna are among the lowest in Europe: worries felt by residents over theft, muggings, and assaults are ‘low to very low,’ and the overall level of crime across the city was ranked as ‘low.’