Six Months into Linz09

Press Information
Friday, 3 July 2009

The first half of the Capital of Culture year featured a highly diverse mix of projects that at-tracted great interest on the part of locals from Linz and vicinity and tourists alike. Attendance up through the end of June at the many events that have made up Linz09’s colorful lineup totaled approximately 740,000.

The Linz hospitality industry recorded 73,700 overnight stays during this period, an increase of 24% over the prior year—thus, good news despite a global recession!

The enclosure provides a rundown of attendance figures at selected projects staged by Linz09 during the first half of this year. Details about Linz09’s projects are available online at www.linz09.at/press

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