Germany Bullish On Tourism Through 2030, Launches Annual …

Nuremberg, Germany — As Europe implements security measures, a point of concern during this election year, the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) continues to welcome seven years of consecutive tourism growth, GNTB CEO Petra Hedorfer said during the 43rd edition of the German Travel Mart held here.

More than 500 international travel industry representatives from 53 countries attended the three-day German Travel Mart (GTM). Located in Nuremberg’s NürnbergMesse Trade Fair Center, the event featured travel suppliers from Germany networking with international buyers. Hosted by GNTB, Bavaria Tourism, and the Nuremberg Convention and Tourist Office, the GTM is the largest ncomiong workshop for Germany.

Counting 80.8 million overnight stays by international visitors means another rise by +1.4% for Germany and a positive forecast of up to 2% growth in 2017. At the same time, Hedorfer said overseas markets showed a consolidation in demand in 2016 with 19.6 million overnight stays (-0.3%). The Netherlands, Switzerland, USA, UK, Austria, Italy, and France comprise the top seven markets that make up 50 percent of all inbound tourism. U.S. visitor traffic saw an increase of 2.5% over 2015.

The country is so bullish on the next decade that tourism executives say the country could potentially reach 121.5 million overnights in 2030. Looking forward, the U.S. would remain among the top 10 overseas markets in that scenario.

In the immediate future, travel agents may be on the look out for packages linked to several events and campaigns: 2018, Culinary Germany; and also in 2018, the city of Triers will be

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