2025 company profile
Hofburg Vienna at a glance
From its ownership structure and management team to its special focuses and aspects of its corporate identity a successful company presents itself.Company
Founded in 1968, Wiener Kongresszentrum Hofburg BetriebsgmbH operates as an event centre under the terms of a long-term lease agreement concluded with the Republic of Austria. This private commercial enterprise has consistently turned a profit since its foundation without the help of federal government funding – except during the global pandemic years.
Owners
Wiener Kongresszentrum Hofburg BetriebsgmH is owned by a group of leading hotel and tourist industry companies including Columbus (COLUMBUS Reisen GmbH), MOTTO Catering, Hotel Sacher Wien (Hotel Sacher, Eduard Sacher GmbH), InterContinental Wien (Wertinvest Hotelbetriebs GmbH) and Schick Hotels (Schick-Hotels Betriebs GmbH). They are the perfect complement to the event centre’s business model.
Interim Managing Director
Until a new management is appointed, Mr. Christian Koprolin (Senior Project Manager) will manage the day-to-day business of the Wiener Kongresszentrum Hofburg Betriebsgesellschaft mbH and will take over the interim management from 1 July 2025.
He will continue to be supported by the existing management team, Ms. Monika Scheinost as Head of Sales & Marketing and Mr. Andreas Schmiedl as Head of Operations & Engineering. The focus will continue to be on further expanding the status of the international congress and event center and focusing on the three main pillars of the company: Customer Service & Sales, Event Management and Technology.
Operations
The Hofburg Vienna offers 17,000 square metre of space spread across 35 rooms and halls for events for 50-4,900 people. Its core business is the rental of these spaces for conferences, meetings, banquets, gala dinners, balls, fairs, exhibitions, weddings, concerts and other events.
The conference venue and event centre’s USPs are the sense of history that comes with its location in a former imperial palace, its prime location in the heart of the Austrian capital and the one-stop service offered to its customers.
History
The Wiener Kongresszentrum Hofburg BetriebsgesmbH facilities are located in the Hofburg complex in parts of the Alte Burg, the Neue Burg and the Leopold Wing whose origins date back to the 13th century. Before becoming an event centre this unique space was a former imperial residence for centuries. Located in the heart of Europe and with some 10,600 hotel beds to choose from within just a few minutes’ walking distance, the Hofburg is also surrounded by about 40 restaurants, world-class sights, museums and upscale shopping streets. It is also easy to reach for travellers coming from outside the city: it is just 15 km from Vienna International Airport, 10 km from the motorway, 3 km from Vienna’s Westbahnhof railway station and 4 km from the new Zentralbahnhof station.