Düsseldorf’s Hotels See Corporate Demand Start to Grow, Says HVS

HVS | October 17, 2022

17 October 2022, London: Hotels in Düsseldorf, the world’s top destination for trade fairs and business conventions, have seen a market bounce in the second half of 2022 in line with the Germany’s economic growth and the slow return of international and business demand. The city, which has experienced consistent growth in tourism over the past decade, traditionally benefits from strong corporate and MICE demand with some 1.6 million visitors a year at its peak. However, the city’s MICE business was badly hit by the covid pandemic with visitation to Messe Düsseldorf, its main exhibition space, dropping 65% in 2020 and a further 45%...