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The tourism sector of Germany is preparing for a bumper year this year following hardships of the Coronavirus pandemic, as holidaymakers return in droves despite high inflation as well as the war in Ukraine, according to businesses at the ITB travel fair.
“We expect an Easter and a summer business which is not only very stable but loosely matches that of 2019. Tour operators are very bullish about summer,” the head of Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, Jens Bischof, pointed out in this regard, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
Recently, German travel giant TUI reported an increase in bookings at the beginning of this year, while CEO Stefan Baumert added that business in this period had been stronger than the company had seen in a long time.
“We expect a good to the very good summer season,” said stressing that the company expects a strong increase this year than the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
At the same time, TUI competitor Alltours already surpassed pre-pandemic figures for both guests and sales last year, according to the company, while the same noted that demand for this summer was also strong, accounting for a 30 per cent surge in passenger numbers compared to summer 2022.
Authorities in Germany experienced an improvement in the accommodation and food services industry last year. The data provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) revealed that in 2022, accommodation and food services increased by 45.4 per cent in comparison to figures from 2021.
Germany also suffered significant financial losses due to COVID-related restrictions however, the situation has now ameliorated, while the country’s travel and tourism sector which has been among the most affected ones has also started to recuperate.
Destatis figures previously revealed that the tourism sector significantly improved last year, however, the figures are still below pre-pandemic levels.
The same source shows that Germany registered about 450.8 million overnight stays in 2022, accounting for about a 45.3 per cent increase compared to 2021 figures. At the same time, in compared to pre-pandemic levels, where COVID-related restrictions didn’t exist, the number of overnight stays in Germany recorded last year remained behind by a total of 9.1 per cent.
“The tourism industry in Germany recovered partly from the Covid-19 crisis compared with 2021. Based on provisional results, Destatis reports that accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 450.8 million overnight stays of visitors last year,” Destatis noted.
The Federal Statistical Office registered a surge in overnight stays of more than 45.3 per cent in comparison to 2021 figures, but still, a decrease of 9.1 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels, before the spread of the Coronavirus.
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