Berlin, 10 December 2010 The number of people visiting Berlin is continuing to rise to record levels. Around 917 100 visitors made the trip to the Spree in October (+14%). With a total of

2 086 100 overnight stays, they spent more nights than ever before in the German capital (+12.5%).

“That’s more visitors to Berlin than we’ve ever had before in a single month” reports Burkhard Kieker, Director of visitBerlin. “Germany’s capital city is increasingly developing into a destination that is attractive right through the year – regardless of what the weather is like or which season it happens to be“.

From January to October 2010, 7 666 600 visitors came to Berlin – an increase of 10.9%. They spent 17 857 600 nights on the Spree, which represents a rise of 11.8% by comparison to the same period in the previous year.

The German capital was particularly popular in October with guests from the USA (+20.2%), Norway (+66.1%) and France (+23%) who availed themselves of a total of 753 accommodation outlets with 113 300 beds.

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