Destination:Germany
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Destination Germany | |
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Reference Year | 2011 |
Overnight Arrivals | 141.7 million |
Bednights | 339.0 million |
Length of Stay | 2.39 nights |
Arrivals Development since 2005 | +18% |
Bednights Development since 2005 | -1.5% |
No. of coll. Establishments | 53,164 est. |
No. of Bedplaces in coll. Est. | 3,324,000 beds |
Europeans interested in Germany 2012 | 28.6 million |
Tourism Share of GDP (total contribution) | 4.6% |
Tourism Share of Workforce (total contribution) | 4.9% |
No. of UNESCO World Heritage Sites | 4 sites |
NTO Website: www.germany.travel | |
Statistics Website: www.destatis.de | |
If you like to see a comperative factcheck, please see Benchmark Report Destinations 1 (Overnight Arrivals), Benchmark Report Destinations 2 (Bednights), Benchmark Report Destinations 3 or Benchmark Report Destinations 4 (Economic Dimension) |
In Germany 339.0 million overnight stays were made at collective accommodation establishments during the year 2011. Compared to 2010, this means an increase by 4.1%. Most overnight stays at collective accommodation establishments in Germany were made by Germans, 275.9 million overnight stays or 81% during 2011. The number of overnight stays in 2009 made by people living outside Germany were 63.1 million. Netherlands, Switzerland, the USA and the United Kingkom are the largest foreign markets and stand for 38% foreign overnight stays. Asia is the biggest market outside Europe with 6.1 million overnight stays replacing Northern America with 5.2 million overnight stays during the year 2011.
If you are interested in historic data, here you can find the complete BASTIS data for the destination Germany withthe base year 2009: Destination:Germany2009
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Use of Accommodations
Sources and Definitions
The main source for Tourism Accommodation and Capacity Statistics in Germany is the Eurostat database[1]. Here the most harmonised and complete European Tourism Statistics can be found. Hence we use definitions according to Eurostat directives:
Hotels and similar | Other collective accommodation |
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9 beds or more |
Holiday dwellings = 9 beds or more |
As additional sources TourMIS[2], destatis [3] and DZT [4] are used complementary with clearly marked references.
Please note that the National German Tourism Statistics data (destatis) are different compared to the data reported in the Eurostat database. This is due to a different classification of accomodations. In addition to the data reported the Eurostat database, the National German Tourism Statistics data also cover Preventive care or rehabilitation centres and Training homes. In the TourMIS database you find the data according to the definitions of destatis.
Arrivals
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Arrivals in all collective accommodation establishments | 116.4 million | 120.6 million | 125.2 million | 127.7 million | 130.8 million | 127.6 million | 134.5 million | 141.7 million |
Arrivals development compared to previous year | +5.4% | +3.6% | +3.9% | +1.9% | +2.4% | -2.5% | +5.4% | +5.4% |
- Arrivals by kind of accommodation 2011:
- 115.6 million hotels and similar (82%)
- 7.1 million tourist campsites (5%)
- 19.0 million other collective accommodation (13%)
- Domestic/international arrivals 2011:
- 113.4 million domestic arrivals (80%)
- 28.3 million international arrivals (20%):
- 14% Netherlands
- 8% Switzerland
- 8% US
- 7% UK
- 5% Italy
- 5% Austria
- 5% France
- 4% Denmark
- 4% Belgium
- 3% Spain
- 3% Sweden
Overnights
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Overnight stays in all collective accommodation establishments | 338.8 million | 344.0 million | 351.2 million | 317.3 million | 323.9 million | 314.1 million | 325.4 million | 339.0 million |
Overnight stays development compared to previous year | +15.6% | +1.5% | +2.1% | -9.7% | +2.1% | -3.0% | +3.6% | +4.1% |
- Overnight stays by kind of accommodation 2011:
- 240.8 million hotels and similar (71%)
- 25.0 million tourist campsites (7%)
- 73.2 million other collective accommodation (22%)
- Domestic/international overnight stays 2011:
- 275.9 million domestic overnight stays (81%)
- 63.1 million international overnight stays (19%):
- 17% Netherlands
- 7% Switzerland
- 7% US
- 7% UK
- 5% Italy
- 5% Austria
- 5% France
- 4% Belgium
- 4% Denmark
- 3% Spain
- 3% Russia
- 3% Poland
- Seasonality overnight stays 2011:
- 52.6 million Winter [Jan., Feb., Dec.] (16%)
- 77.6 million Spring [Mar.-May] (23%)
- 121.6 million Summer [Jun.-Aug.] (36%)
- 87.3 million Autumn [Sep.-Nov.] (25%)
- Regional distribution of overnight stays 2011:
NUTS-Code | Overnight stays 2011 | Market share | |
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Baden-Württemberg | DE1 | 37.8 million | 11% |
Bayern | DE2 | 70.8 million | 21% |
Berlin | DE3 | 22.2 million | 7% |
Brandenburg | DE4 | 9.2 million | 3% |
Bremen | DE5 | 1.9 million | 1% |
Hamburg | DE6 | 9.5 million | 3% |
Hessen | DE7 | 23.5 million | 7% |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | DE8 | 24.7 million | 7% |
Niedersachsen | DE9 | 34.0 million | 10% |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | DEA | 35.5 million | 10% |
Rheinland-Pfalz | DEB | 18.6 million | 5% |
Saarland | DEC | 1.5 million | 1% |
Sachsen | DED | 14.7 million | 4% |
Sachsen-Anhalt | DEE | 6.1 million | 2% |
Schleswig-Holstein | DEF | 21.3 million | 6% |
Thüringen | DEG | 7.4 million | 2% |
- Eurostat collects and publishes statistical data on different geographical levels according to the "Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS". Here the regional distribution of overnight stays in collective tourism establishments on the NUTS 1 level are shown. Geographically more detailed data is published by Eurostat and by Statistische Ämter der Länder.
- Special characteristics in the National German Tourism Statistics
- As described in the Definition-chapter, the national Germanclassification of use of accommodations includes Preventive care or rehabilitation centres and Training homes. These forms of accommodation accounted for 55 million overnight stays in 2011.
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For your convenience here you find a detailed tabulation on the development of overnight stays in Germany from the TourMIS database. And here you can find the corresponding graph.
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For your convenience here you find a detailed tabulation on the source markets of overnight stays in Germany from the TourMIS database.
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For your convenience here you find a detailed tabulation on the seasonality of overnight stays in Germany from the TourMIS database. Here you find the corresponding graph.
- More detailed data can be found at destatis
Length of stay
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Average length of stay in all collective accommodation establishments | 2.91 nights | 2.85 nights | 2.80 nights | 2.49 nights | 2.48 nights | 2.46 nights | 2.42 nights | 2.39 nights |
- Average length of stay by kind of accommodation 2011:
- 2.08 nights hotels and similar
- 3.50 nights tourist campsites
- 3.85 nights other collective accommodation
- Average length of stay by domestic/international travellers 2011:
- 2.43 nights domestic travellers
- 2.30 nights international travellers
Accommodation Capacities
Number of collective tourism establishments
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Number of all collective accommodation establishments | 55,278 est. | 55,331 est. | 54,797 est. | 53,758 est. | 53,959 est. | 53,179 est. | 53,532 est. | 53,164 est. |
Capacity development (establishments) compared to previous year | +0.3% | +0.1% | -1.0% | -1.9% | +0.4% | -1.4% | +0.7% | -0.7% |
- Number of collective tourism establishments by kind of accommodation 2011:
- 35,579 hotels and similar establishments (67%)
- 3,027 tourist campsites (6%)
- 14,558 other collective accommodation (27%)
Bedplaces in collective tourism establishments
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Number of bedplaces in all collective accommodation establishments | 3,292,000 beds | 3,327,000 beds | 3,329,000 beds | 3,210,000 beds | 3,271,000 beds | 3,231,000 beds | 3,287,000 beds | 3,324,000 beds |
Capacitiy development (beds) compared to previous year | +5.4% | +1.0% | +0.1% | -3.6% | +1.9% | -1.2% | +1.7% | +1.1% |
- Number of bedplaces in collective tourism establishments by kind of accommodation 2011:
- 1,749,000 bedplaces in hotels and similar (53%)
- 888,000 bedplaces in tourist campsites (27%)
- 687,000 bedplaces in other collective accommodation (20%)
- Regional distribution of tourism capacities (beds) 2009:
NUTS-Code | Tourism capacities 2009 | Market share | |
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Baden-Württemberg | DE1 | 360,000 bedplaces | 11% |
Bayern | DE2 | 662,000 bedplaces | 20% |
Berlin | DE3 | 125,000 bedplaces | 4% |
Brandenburg | DE4 | 120,000 bedplaces | 4% |
Bremen | DE5 | 13,000 bedplaces | 0.4% |
Hamburg | DE6 | 49,000 bedplaces | 2% |
Hessen | DE7 | 227,000 bedplaces | 7% |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | DE8 | 280,000 bedplaces | 8% |
Niedersachsen | DE9 | 367,000 bedplaces | 11% |
Nordrhein-Westfalen | DEA | 319,000 bedplaces | 10% |
Rheinland-Pfalz | DEB | 231,000 bedplaces | 7% |
Saarland | DEC | 18,000 bedplaces | 0.5% |
Sachsen | DED | 139,000 bedplaces | 4% |
Sachsen-Anhalt | DEE | 71,000 bedplaces | 2% |
Schleswig-Holstein | DEF | 246,000 bedplaces | 7% |
Thüringen | DEG | 100,000 bedplaces | 3% |
- Eurostat collects and publishes statistical data on different geographical levels according to the "Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS". Here the tourism capacities in bedplaces in collective tourism establishments on the NUTS 1 level are shown. Geographically more detailed data is published by Eurostat and by Statistische Ämter der Länder.
Average size of collective tourism establishments
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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Average number of bedplaces per collective accommodation establishments | 60 beds | 60 beds | 61 beds | 60 beds | 61 beds | 61 beds | 61 beds | 63 beds |
- Average size of collective tourism establishments by kind of accommodation 2011:
- hotels and similar: 49 bedplaces
- tourist campsites: 293 bedplaces
- other collective accommodation: 47 bedplaces
Utilisation of bedplaces (hotels and similar)
2011 | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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Net use of bedplaces | 26% | 30% | 32% | 36% | 41% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 48% | 43% | 34% | 27% |
Gross use of bedplaces | 26% | 30% | 32% | 36% | 41% | 45% | 46% | 47% | 48% | 43% | 34% | 30% |
Please note: Neither Eurostat nor other sources provide more detailed data on the utilisation of bedplaces.
Holiday travellers 2011 to Germany
Based on the Flash Eurobarometer 334 [5] of March 2012 we can identify the holiday travellers to Germany 2011 of the 408 million citizens aged 15+ years in the 27 EU member states (EU27).
Germany as holiday destination 2011
8% (32.6 million) of all EU27 citizens have travelled to Germany for a minimum of 4 nights in 2011. These 32.6 million persons live in the following source markets:
- 63% Germany
- 6% Poland
- 5% Netherlands
- 4% UK
- 3% France
- 2% Spain
- 2% Italy
- 2% Romania
- 2% Denmark
- 2% Austria
Nature holiday: Holiday travellers 2011 to Germany
- The Flash Eurobarometer 334 identifies 18% (44 million) of all EU27 citizens whose main reason for going on a holiday in 2011 was "nature (mountain, lake, landscape etc.)":
- 17% (7.5 million) of the EU27 nature motivated travelled to Germany for a minimum of 4 nights in 2011. Upside down this means: For 23% of the 32.6 million EU27 citizens who travelled to Germany in 2011 the main reason for going on holidays in 2011 was "nature (mountain, lake, landscape etc)." [EU27: 18%]
Cultural holiday: Holiday travellers 2011 to Germany
- The Flash Eurobarometer 334 identifies 14% (34 million) of all EU27 citizens whose main reasons for going on holidays in 2011 was "culture/religion":
- 17% (5.8 million) of the EU27 culture/religion motivated travelled to Germany for a minimum of 4 nights in 2011. Upside down this means: For 19% of the 32.6 million EU27 citizens who travelled to Germany in 2011 the main reason for going on holidays in 2011 was "culture/religion" [EU27: 14%]
Interest in Germany as a Holiday destination
Based on the Flash Eurobarometer 334 [5] of March 2012 we can identify the interest for their holiday destinations 2012 of the 408 million citizens aged 15+ years in the 27 EU member states (EU27).
7% (28.6 million) of all EU27 citizens are interested in Germany as their holiday destination 2012. These 28.6 million persons live in the following source markets:
- 70% Germany
- 4% Netherlands
- 3% UK
- 3% Italia
- 3% Poland
- 2% Spain
- 2% France
- 2% Romania
- 1% Austria
- 1% Sweden
- 1% Belgium
The economic dimension of travel and tourism
GDP: DIRECT CONTRIBUTION
The direct contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP was EUR 41.9 bn (1.6% of total GDP) in 2011, and
is forecast to fall by 0.0% in 2012, and to rise by 1.4% pa, from 2012-2022, to EUR 48.3 bn in
2022 (in constant 2011 prices).
GDP: TOTAL CONTRIBUTION
The total contribution of Travel & Tourism to GDP was EUR 117.6 bn (4.6% of GDP) in 2011, and is
forecast to fall by 1.8% in 2012, and to rise by 1.0% pa to EUR 127.1 bn in 2022.
EMPLOYMENT: DIRECT CONTRIBUTION
In 2011 Travel & Tourism directly supported 731,000 jobs (1.8% of total employment). This is
expected to fall by 1.1% in 2012 and fall by 0.2% pa to 709,000 jobs (1.7% of total employment) in
2022.
EMPLOYMENT: TOTAL CONTRIBUTION
In 2011, the total contribution of Travel & Tourism to employment, including jobs indirectly
supported by the industry, was 4.9% of total employment (2,002,000 jobs). This is expected to fall
by 2.9% in 2012 to 1,944,000 jobs and fall by 0.6% pa to 1,833,000 jobs in 2022 (4.5% of total).
VISITOR EXPORTS
Visitor exports generated EUR 34.8 bn (2.7% of total exports) in 2011. This is forecast to fall by
2.4% in 2012, and grow by 2.3% pa, from 2012-2022, to EUR 42.6 bn in 2022 (2.0% of total).
INVESTMENT
Travel & Tourism investment in 2011 was EUR 19.2 bn, or 4.1% of total investment. It should rise
by 1.8% in 2012, and rise by 3.5% pa over the next ten years to EUR 27.7 bn in 2022 (4.4% of total).
Source: World Travel & Tourism Council - Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2012 [6]
Heritage attractions
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
At the moment (2012), there are 37 German heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List. 2 of the cultural and 2 of the natual World Heritag Sites are situated in the Baltic Sea Region:
- Hanseatic City of Lübeck (cultural)
- Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar (cultural)
- Ancient Beech Forests of Germany (natural)
- The Wadden Sea (natural)
The remaining World Heritage Sites are situated outside the BSR.
Click here to access the official UNESCO website for Germany.
BASTIS Heritage Sites
At the moment (Dec. 2012), the users of BASTIS have entered 2 German heritage attractions into BASTIS:
- Bad Doberan Abbey Church (Church)
- Viking Museum Haithabu (Museum)
Please be aware that all this information (number and selection of attractions, content of the profiles) is solely in the resposibility of the authors who contributed this information to BASTIS.
Miscellaneous
- Tourism intensity - information can be found e.g. at the Eurostat database
- Employment in tourism - information can be found e.g. at the Eurostat database
- Travel&tourism competitiveness report 2011 of the World Economic Forum
References
- ↑ Eurostat database 2011 [1]
- ↑ TourMIS database 2011 [2]
- ↑ Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland [3]
- ↑ Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus [4]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 European Commission: Flash Eurobarometer 334, March 2012: Survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism [5]
- ↑ World Travel & Tourism Council - Travel & Tourism Economic Impact 2012 [6]