German tourists are changing their orientation: this summer will be different – more than half of German tourists will go on vacation only within their country, and more than three quarters will choose the most economical vacation than usual.
Such statistics were shown by a survey of the research firm Forsa 1500 people for the insurance company Cosmos Direkt. The objective reality in the form of rampant inflation and rising food prices, as well as fear of the coming winter, when you have to spend huge sums on heating, forces Germans to change their orientation: many will stay at home, and those who still go abroad, will save a lot.
In general, according to the survey, the Germans do not plan to give up vacation – 68% said they plan to go on vacation this year. Only 28% said they would stay home. However, the preferences of those who go to rest have changed greatly. Yes, 51% will choose domestic tourism and stay in Germany. In other countries, the benefits were distributed as follows: 16% went to Italy, 13% to Spain and another 11% to Austria and France.
At the same time, 61% of respondents would prefer to travel in their car, and only 30% will fly by plane. Also, probably to save money and nerves in the air chaos that covered Europe.
German tourists themselves admit that choosing a vacation will act “price-oriented” due to high price increases. And 78% said they are reducing the cost of their vacation compared to regular and ready to save. By the way, we will remind you that Turkey (the details here) was named the most budgetary country for German tourists, but it didn’t get to the list.