Business facts
The famous Oktoberfest with thousands of visitors from all over the
world has an enormous influence on the economy of Munich and the
surrounding area .
Approximately 955 Millions EURO during the 16 days are spent - 450
Mio EURO on the festival grounds for food, drinks and entertainment,
205 Mio EUR0 for shopping in and around Munich, public transport
and restaurants as well as about 300 Mio EURO for hotel accomodation.
About 12,000 people are employed to enable the world´s largest
and most popular festival.
Technical facts Oktoberfest 2003
Area: 103.79 acres ( 0.42 km² )
Seats in the festival halls: ca. 98,000
Expenditure of electricity: 2,7 Mio. kWh ( as much as 14 % of
Munich´s daily need or as much as a four person family
will need in 52 years and 4 months)
Expenditure of gas: about 184,299 m³
Expenditure of water: about 89,587 m³ ( as much as 27 %
of Munich´s daily need )
Waste: 678 t
Toilettes: about 1,440 and 17 for disabled persons
Telephone: 83 ; also for international creditcards
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