Tourism in Germany is on an upward trajectory, contributing to 2024 with 11.4% to German GDP. It is indicative that last year the nights reached 496 million, with overseas tourists now reaching 37.5 million.

The “Tourism Case” is extremely important for the German economy. Obviously, this is why tomorrow in Berlin, about a hundred days after the German elections of 23 February, a “summit” of the tourism industry and high -ranking representatives of the German government. The problems faced by tourism in Germany are many: Airports operate on their limits, airlines are transporting their headquarters to provincial airports due to high costs, and the catering is struggling to survive.

Anya Carlicek, a new chairman of the Tourism Committee in the German Parliament, estimates that tourism needs more attention from the government: “Millions of people work in tourism, millions of people come into contact with the services and offers of the tourism industry,” the politician said.

Business survival and jobs in the focus

Anya Carlisek’s goal is to increase the “visibility” of the industry and calls for targeted development opportunities for tourism in Germany in international markets, such as Asia and Africa. At the same time, he asks politicians to focus on the problems facing focus.

“The following are at stake: the financial survival of tourism businesses, the jobs and the attractiveness of the countryside,” she says. In addition, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee warns of the withdrawal of airlines from major airports and stresses that German airports have been under huge pressure for years due to its high costs and increasing competition.

Many airlines are looking for cheaper airports across Germany to limit costs, the conservative politician says, to conclude: “This is not good for tourism in Germany, nor for the economy as a whole.”

At a similar wavelength, statements by representatives of large tourism groups are moving, despite the optimism for further development. Christof Debus, Managing Director of the German Tourism Group, sees a steady rise in tourism for 2025. “The number of visitors is increasing, the desire for traveling is on an upward trajectory and holiday packages are in high demand,” Debus said.

Air Transportation, Tourism Brace

At the same time, however, the Dertour Group is concerned about the planned reform of the European Holiday Package Directive. A tighter framework of conditions could make the consumer -friendly model -friendly interruptions more expensive by bringing it to a disadvantage than competition with individual service bookings. “The added value of the holiday packages is derived from bookings,” says Christoff Debus, asking the Mertz government to intervene more in the process at the European Union level.

For its part, the German Travel Union (DRV) calls on the German government to improve the economic framework of the travel industry. “We need a urine, not the opposite wind,” says Norbert Fibich’s president.

In particular, air transport, as a backbone of tourism, must be strengthened, the president of the Association continues: “If German airports lose their attractiveness, this will have an immediate negative impact on leisure and business trips, while further enhancing their costs. The authorities will have to take urgent measures to prevent negative effects, “concludes Norbert Fibich.

Source: DPA