Status: 02/10/2023 12:29 p.m
Hotels, guesthouses and other accommodation establishments in Germany recorded more overnight stays in 2022 than in the previous year. Tourism should also benefit from this in the current year.
The tourism industry in Germany recovered from the Corona crisis last year, but is not yet back to pre-crisis levels. Hotels, guesthouses and other accommodation establishments reported a total of 450.8 million overnight stays by guests from Germany and abroad. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office today.
That was 45.3 percent more overnight stays than in 2021, which was partly characterized by corona restrictions. However, the number was still 9.1 percent below the level of 2019, the year before the pandemic began.
More travelers from abroad
The number of travelers from abroad increased particularly strongly. In 2022 it was more than twice as high as in the previous year. “The global effects of the corona pandemic on international tourism in Germany decreased last year, but the numbers before the pandemic have not yet been reached again,” the statisticians summarized the development.
Overnight camping stays popular
Different accommodation types benefited from the recovery to varying degrees. The hotel industry, i.e. hotels, inns and guesthouses, remained 12.5 percent below the pre-crisis level of 2019 despite strong growth in overnight payments.
The picture was significantly better for accommodation such as holiday homes and campsites, which are considered to be comparatively low-contact. Vacation rentals almost reached pre-crisis levels. The number of overnight stays at campsites even increased by 12.4 percent compared to 2019.
The pre-crisis level was reached in the summer
It is also noticeable that the number of tourist overnight stays at both the beginning and the end of the year was well below the values of the pre-crisis year 2019. In contrast, a record 58.0 million overnight stays was achieved in August 2022. “Summer tourism seems to have recovered from the pandemic faster than tourism in autumn and winter,” it said.
Inflation and crisis do not deter travelers
Despite high inflation and economic uncertainties, people in Germany are in the mood to travel, as various studies have shown. Germany tourism should also benefit from this in the current year. According to a survey by the Research Association for Holidays and Travel (FUR), Germany will continue to be the top travel destination for people in this country.
After the end of the corona restrictions, travelers are increasingly drawn abroad again. The tourism analysis by the BAT Foundation for Future Issues assumes that Germany will remain by far the most popular vacation destination for German citizens. 28 percent of those willing to travel this year wanted to vacation between their home coasts and mountains.