Thinking of holding your next meeting in Österreich? We’re not surprised. State-of-the-art venues, the snowy peaks of the Alps, and the charm of historical buildings like the Homburg make Austria the perfect place for your next corporate meeting.Vienna alone hosted
a record 6,500 congresses and corporate events
in 2023.In Graz you’ll find the Messe—a cutting-edge conference centre holding up to 11,000 people. While Salzburg’s baroque styled St. Peter Stiftskulinarium (a UNESCO world heritage sight) gives your meeting a luxurious backdrop worthy of the royals.In this article, we guide you through the top ten corporate meeting venues in Austria. But before we get started, let’s see what you should look for before making your choice.Auf geht's!What to look for when sourcing a venue
Finding the right venue involves juggling several factors. First, the venue must accommodate the right number of attendees and have suitable meeting spaces with the right equipment and facilities. The event location should also have good transport links and sufficient parking, if required.If you’re hosting a drinks reception or a conference for several days, it’s important to think about food and beverage options, as well as accommodation. The overall cost, including any additional fees (important to keep an eye out for hidden costs) will also determine your venue hire.The venue you ultimately pick will also be determined by the type of event you’re hosting. Some of the events companies hold at corporate meeting and event venues might include:Now that we covered what to look for when selecting your venue, let’s cover the best corporate meeting venues Austria has to offer.
- Meetings with clients or customers: a meeting venue can provide a professional setting creating a positive impression and helping to build constructive relationships.
- Internal meetings or training sessions: an external venue can provide a neutral location for team meetings or training sessions, supporting productive discussions and encouraging participation.
- Conferencing or events: the right space can provide the facilities required for larger-scale hybrid events such as seminars, lectures or product launches.
- Team building activities: the ideal location for off-site training or group activities, helping to develop team cohesion and boost morale.
Top 10 corporate meeting venues in Austria
We’ve ventured through Vienna, scoured Salzburg, and clambered around the country to bring you Austria’s best corporate meeting venues. To make your choice easier, we’ve also included the location, capacity and cost range.Let’s dive into the top ten corporate meeting venues in Austria.
1. The Hofburg: Austria’s central meeting palace
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For over 700 years, world leaders, innovators and business professionals have been making history in the Hofburg, Vienna. It’s where Austria's monarchs once regularly held meetings and congresses. Today, the Hofburg holds over 300 events yearly, including trade shows, festivals and business meetings.The Hofburg boasts 18 wings, 19 courtyards and 2,600 rooms along with four specialised conference rooms. Accessible through public transportation and located 13 miles away from the nearest airport, it’s a meeting venue that is convenient as it is luxurious.
- Location: Vienna
- Capacity: 4,999
- Cost: ££££
2. Austria Centre Vienna: packed with cutting-edge meeting technology
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If you’re rounding up a large team for your upcoming corporate event, then look no further than the Austria centre Vienna. It’s Austria’s largest conference centre, regularly seating over 2,000 people for international conferences with over 24 halls and 134 meeting rooms.This conference and convention centre in the heart of Wien isn’t just famous for its size. It also holds one of Europe’s largest kinetic LED installations, cutting-edge immersive conference technology paired with heat recovery technology to help cut energy costs by 90%. It’s approximately 13 miles from the nearest airport.
- Location: Vienna
- Capacity: 4,999
- Cost: ££££
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3. Courtyard by Marriott Vienna Prater/Messe: luxury accommodation and spacious meeting rooms
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Conference centres and palaces are great, but what if you want your accommodation in the same place of your meeting? The Vienna Marriott hotel is your ideal solution with 251 bedrooms, 24-hour room service and an on-site spa.Most importantly, the Viennese hotel has 800 square metres of conference space on two floors with 14 air-conditioned meeting, banqueting and boarding rooms. It’s also only two miles from the city centre and nine miles from the nearest airport.
- Location: Vienna
- Capacity: Meeting rooms have a capacity of 300 people
- Cost: £££
4. The Messe Congress Graz: state-of-the-art conference centre
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The Messe isn’t just for hosting your next corporate meeting or event. It’s a one-stop-shop for building extraordinary experiences your team and participants will never forget. The Messe Congress features over 40,000 square metres of meeting space including four open air areas, four halls, and a two-level exhibition area.Besides boundless space to suit large meetings, conferences and trade shows, the Messe also sports on-site logistical services, catering, and advanced AV technology. It’s easy to get there too with multiple transport links nearby like tram and train stations, and the nearest airport seven miles away.
- Location: Graz
- Capacity: Approximately 14,500 people
- Cost: £££
5. St. Peter Stiftskeller: Europe’s oldest restaurant
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How amazing would it be to hold your next corporate event in one of Europe’s oldest restaurants? Since 803 AD, St. Peter’s has been serving up culinary delights for its guests. However, you wouldn’t think so by the look of it.From the outside, the building has a charming Baroque style while the interior gives off a venerable classy yet contemporary atmosphere with its stucco work and intricate decor. The meeting spaces themselves are within the walls of the old monastery. Nestled within the old town, St. Peter is only two miles away from the nearest airport.
- Location: Salzburg
- Capacity: Its largest hall can hold up to 200 people
- Cost: £££
6. Hotel Schloss Leopoldskron: for meetings held with pomp and style
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Another event space right in the middle of the Salzburg old town, Hotel Schloss Leopoldskron is considered to be the pinnacle of Austrian opulence and style. It’s famous for its magnificent marble hall and serving as the set for the 1964 hit The Sound of Music.It has nine different event rooms making it ideal for meetings, conferences, celebrations and corporate dinners for mid to large-size teams. Don’t let the classical ambience trick you. The Hotel Schloss is equipped with cutting-edge event technology for a wide range of business events.
- Location: Salzburg
- Capacity: Up to 130 people
- Cost: ££££
7. The Patscherkofel and Innsbruck seminar rooms: an alpine mountain top meeting retreat
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If you like to talk business away from the distracting crowds, noises, and bustling energy of the city, your team will love the seminar rooms on the Patscherkofel mountain top. Here, you can breathe out your worries, and breathe in the fresh pine forest smell at 1,965 metres above sea level.This alpine paradise offers two seminar rooms with enough space to hold 34 people in all, making it best for smaller teams. It offers onsite catering, and event equipment. However, there’s no overnight stays and the nearest airport is ten miles away! Sure, it’s a little tucked away, but that’s part of its distinct charm.
- Location: Patscherkofel, just south of Innsbruck
- Capacity: Up to 34 people
- Cost: ££
8. Tempel 74: a cosy country farmhouse with a modern twist
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Located in the idyllic village Mellau in the Bregenz Forest, the Temple 74 stands out because of its curious combination of contemporary and traditional farmhouse architectural design. But, the inside is even more impressive with a cosy meeting room, corner seating, open fireplace, terrace and lounge.Tempel 74 is all about bringing tight-knit teams together in a tranquil environment to help them collaborate, recharge, and think up new ideas. The charming country house also offers multiple apartment guest rooms and private catering to ensure your participants are well-rested and well-fed. The closest airport is 18 miles away.
- Location: Mellau
- Capacity: Up to 10 people
- Cost: £££
9. Inselhotel Faaker See: your own corporate meeting island
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If you need lots of time, space, and beautiful views for your next corporate meeting, then the Inselhotel Faaker See is your best bet. It’s Austria’s only island located right in the middle of the country’s most southerly lake, the Faaker Sea.Besides breathtaking views of the crystal clear waters, it boasts a main meeting room that can accommodate mid-sized teams, and a hotel for overnight stays. You’ll also have access to advanced technological equipment to ensure everything goes as smoothly as the water taxi ride from the mainland.
- Location: Faaker see within the state of Carinthia
- Capacity: Up to 70 people
- Cost: £££
10. Göttweig Abbey: Benedectine monastery welcoming corporate meetings
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You may expect city centres to have the largest capacity for your corporate meeting, and in most cases you’d be right. But, the Benedictine monastery of Göttweig Abbey—nestled in the Wachau valley—boasts seven enormous meeting rooms and an abbey spacious enough for even the largest of teams.The monks at Göttweig Abbey have been receiving guests since 1,083, with the latest room for conferences and seminars comfortably seating up to 300 guests. You can also make use of their terrace, sports pitch, high speed WiFi, and over 200 parking spaces.
- Location: Krems in the Wachau Valley
- Capacity: Up to 4,500 people
- Cost: ££
Start organising your corporate meeting in Austria today
From Baroque style buildings to luxury hotels or cosy country-style houses, there’s something in Austria for every type of corporate meeting or event. But, picking your ideal venue is only one step in the process of organising your corporate meeting. You still have to manage your attendees, make travel plans, and may need to book accommodation too.Normally, this would take time and effort, but not when you’re using TravelPerk. Our all-in-one corporate travel management platform simplifies managing your travel plans and lets you collaborate with trip details including logistics, agendas and a wider itinerary with participants. Above all, it takes the hassle out of managing amazing corporate travel experiences.
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