Less CO2 instead of more long-distance travel – Habeck duped German holiday providers

Tourist magnet Neuschwanstein

Travelers who come to Germany by plane over longer distances are increasingly lacking in the hospitality industry.

(Photo: imago images/Westend61)

Bad Neuenahr, Cologne, Dusseldorf A lack of foreign guests, an impending increase in VAT in the catering trade, a destroyed holiday region on the Ahr: These are just three examples of the concerns that Germany’s hoteliers, tour operators and restaurateurs are currently dealing with. The hopes in the planned “National Tourism Strategy” of the Federal Ministry of Economics are correspondingly high. “To strengthen the competitiveness and crisis resilience of the tourism industry” is their declared goal.

With the Munich management consultancy Dr. Fried & Partner even hired an external service provider to set up a “National Platform for the Future of Tourism” a few days before the kick-off event last week. The tourism committee of the Bundestag drummed up important industry representatives such as the Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW), the German Travel Association (DRV) and the travel agency organization VUSR to ask about their concerns for the future strategy.

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