Enormous number of new beds

Why traditional hotels in Graz are coming under pressure

A Radisson hotel with 464 beds has opened this year at the former C&A site near the main railway station.(Bild: Christoph Schubert)

The number of new guest beds in the provincial capital has risen massively this year. Large chains in particular are pushing into the market. Tourism experts and Graz family hotels fear that the market is overheating.

Graz is becoming increasingly popular as a tourist destination: apart from a corona-related slump, the number of overnight stays in accommodation establishments has been rising for years. With almost 1.3 million overnight stays, a new record was set in 2023 - "this will be surpassed this year, that's for sure," says Graz Tourism boss Dietmar Hardt-Stremayr, anticipating the final results for 2024.