Prague tourism statistics

The most recent report of this Czech Statistical Office (CSO), who gathers data from collective accommodation establishments, has shown that Prague congress tourism experienced a noticeable decrease this past year. During recent years the amount of activities organized not just in Prague was increasing, the statistical data for 2013 demonstrate an important break point. According to the statistics of CSO, Prague hosted 3, 427 activities, which means a 20% reduce (by 837 occasions) versus 2012.

This is basically the most affordable quantity regarding number of activities held in Prague in final five years. Decrease in the number of occasions also resulted in a reduction in the amount of delegates by 18.2% in comparison to 2012 (from 671, 812 delegates in 2012 to 549, 225 delegates in 2013).

This regrettable truth in the area of Prague meeting industry can be verified because of the data of Prague Convention Bureau (PCB) just who collects information from its users. According to PCB's statistics, there have been 1, 837 events held in Prague a year ago, which means a decrease by 179 events (8.9per cent) in comparison to 2012. The figures are based on the info supplied by 36 participants, mainly neighborhood hotels with own meeting services (31%). The busiest duration in 2013 was April whenever Prague hosted 633 events (34.45per cent). The best amount of events ended up being recorded in August (35 activities).

Persisting trend is reducing the common duration of conferences. This past year, the average amount of conference shortened from 2.06 days (2012) to 2 times (2013). One-day meetings (53.6percent) dominated over multiple-day group meetings.

About the measurements of meetings, the most common were activities utilizing the attendance of 10 – 49 delegates (31.7per cent) that were accompanied by events because of the attendance of 50 – 149 delegates (23.5per cent) and 250 – 499 delegates (22.2per cent).

When it comes to style of occasions, as well as in 2012, corporate seminars/ meetings held primacy in 2013 with the total number of 989 events. They certainly were accompanied by various other activities (393), incentive conferences (366), connection seminars and congresses (70) and exhibitions and reasonable trades (19). In all categories of activities in accordance with their particular kind, motivation meetings being the actual only real exclusion (enhance by 253 events), there was clearly a noticeable annual decrease.

Based on the country of beginning of event managers, the most crucial country had been the Czech Republic (68.2%), followed closely by the UK (8.1percent) therefore the USA (4.8percent). The absolute most regular subject of conferences in 2013 ended up being drugstore (7percent), IT and telecommunications (6.5percent) and trade (5.8%).